I've got a daughter not much older than you that signed up with a temp agency and went from working crappy hours at a gas station to a full time position in an attorney's office that deals in foreclosures.

In the event of sub zero temps (in our market) we walk through each vacant unit during the cold snaps to ensure pipes are not freezing and heater is functioning.

Bet we could save money just adjusting the water heater's temp relative to the outside temp.

My experience with the Township has been horrendous starting with first obtaining the temp CO to purchase, down to them wanting to charge me for the property being vacant prior to me purchasing. 

Just wanted to add to this that we rent single family detached, and we email tenants about cold weather requirements, how they should never turn the heat off in the winter, even during short vacations, remind them that our minimum heat setting in cold weather months is 59 degrees (in our lease), that they should leave cabinets and doors open to any pipes (laundry, sinks, etc.) that are near exterior walls to ensure heat reaches them if temps are going below freezing, and make sure they keep walkways clear and safe.  

The AC would be set on a temp from upstairs it can not be controlled from downstairs.

Okay well Feb wasn't a great month but it wasn't completely dismal, here goes with Mar hope it gets better from here :D 1) Continue to tackle those pesky mistakes from years past2) Continue to save money 3) Locate potential properties in the AZ area preferably Queen Creek, Tempe or Chandler.4) Get some extended time off of work, gotta get a way from "the man" every once and a while.Here goes, will keep you all posted.

I don't know why my last post posted like that, but someone living in philadelphia is going to be way better off with gas heat, because when temps hit below 40 guess how a heat pump heats, with resistance heat.

Found a crappy job working for a temp service 16+ hours a day, slept in the park for a bit, found a better job, rented an apartment.

I told the father to tell his son about the high temp in his room.