So here we are. After talking about it repeatedly as a family, the time for execution of our air conditioning strategy is upon us. Well, we did the first two steps this Spring so getting started isn’t the right sentiment. We are now to the point where the Summer heat and humidity are for real and the hardest part of the plan begins. The Spring stuff wasn’t too bad when it came to adopting a new approach to cooling our house. We started the new air conditioning plan with an air conditioning tune up for the heat pump. This way, we’ll be operating at max efficiency. And this Spring, we decided to leave the cooling off as much as possible so we could acclimate to the rising temperatures over time. Simply put, we just had to save money on the air conditioning in our home. Perhaps we are the outliers but the couple of years of inflation have hammered our family budget. We are not the sort of folks who simply live paycheck to paycheck. Each month, there is a certain number that goes into savings or investments. But with inflation and no rise in pay, we had to really address some cost cutting. Of course, one of the higher fixed costs for us as a household are costs associated with air conditioning. We have a history of just doing whatever we want with the thermostat setting all Summer. Well, not this year and that’s going to be the toughest part of the year. Yet, we can deliver on disciplined thermostat control. I’m convinced of it. Our target is to shave 20 percent off the utility cost that comes with cooling our home From mid May through mid October.