Have you ever gone through a summer without using A/C in your home?

I'm looking to cut expenses, and have been doing so since last October. I haven't turned on the A/C since then, and have been braving it out. Do you think one would be able to make it through the summer without using A/C, or is that just crazy? I have been enjoying the $40 electric bills though, as opposed to $80-$100.

Have you ever gone through a summer without using A/C in your home?
I can't afford an A/C
Reply:Hell, no!!


That's almost impossible!
Reply:OMG! where do you live???


I would LOVE to have a $100 light bill!


my bill is always over $400!


I live in Ga, and yes I use my AC- but we also have a pool that runs 24/7
Reply:You are one brave man... I applaud you... Good luck with summer...
Reply:Here in Florida, its impossible to live without AC. 40 dollars is a really cheap electric bill. I wish i was even paying 100 dollars. My light bill averages in 150-180 dollars a month. I heard if a hurricane did hit in the summer that the Average electric bill would be in the 200's. To me because im use to the heat, if i live in the north, i wouldn`t use it. You should use it though even though its 20-40 dollars more. I hear people dying up north from the heat but in the south, where it is hotter and more humid, you do not .
Reply:I live in New Hampshire in the mountains...even in the middle of summer, it's rare that it ever get hot enough for AC
Reply:Nope...
Reply:Yes, I packed the A/C away and bought a swamp cooler, It works a lot like an a/c except you pour water in it and turn on the unit, it's cheaper and my hydro bill was cut in 1/2
Reply:There is NO way I could live without aircon in the home or in the car - it's needed where I live (tropical Queensland) Australia.


I don't care about the cost.- would rather be comfortable.
Reply:Depends on where you live and your tolerance for being hot.





I spent a whole summer without it a long time ago...I was pregnant and we couldn't afford to buy one. I thought I would die. I live in South Carolina!!!





For Daniel below: People do die each year in the south due to the heat. Every summer it's on the news here in my state about someone who couldn't afford A/C and passed away from heat stroke/exhaustion. I've lived here in SC for over 30 years and I've seen the thermometer as high as 116º. That is too hot for anyone who has no A/C, regardless of where you live!!





A light bill that is less than $200 during the summer in Florida? Consider yourself lucky! Mine ranges from $350-$450 during the summer!!
Reply:i've never used a/c in my life. too poor to pay for that stuff. i live on long island, we get pretty hot and humid summers, if that gives you context of what i deal with. just throw your hair up and wear less clothing. open the windows. and if it's really bad, consider getting a fan..they don't eat electricity like a/c does but they help a lot when it's really terrible outside.
Reply:No chance in hell, too hot here in Australia
Reply:God no, I live in Houston. I would die!
Reply:Honestly there are places that can go on for the whole summer without utilizing the A/C in their home-- but it really depends on the weather and location you're at. I stayed in the bay area and most of the apartments there only come with a heater so during the summer there's no A/C, and we actually get by without complaining. The weather there is great and you can go one for the whole summer w/o the A/C.


However, here in Vegas during the summer you can either: 1) run up your electricity bill trying to use all these fans that will be blowing what feels like hot air 2) end up in the hospital with a heat stroke b/c of the lack of cooling in your home or 3) turn on the A/C and only suffer the bill. In the desert it's a must, day and night.


And no, I can't go on w/o A/C during the summer if I was here in LV.
Reply:When I was a kid we didn't have any A/C... and I will never go through that crap again... ;-)