collegeboy69us said: +1 on the AC bill being nuts -- its going to be 100+ F basically for the next month solid, my AC has already been working overtime to keep my ass cool. Not looking forward to next months bill. Click to expand...

Ok so this is totally off topic.Yeah August is always fun. I got a whole new 20 seer 8 ton HVAC this year with variable speed etc to replace a 20 year old unit. It cost a fortune and it's weird having it "blow" all the time, it really freaked me out at first. You're like... OMG the AC is running constantly, turn it down! Then the bills came. (checking TXU website) so July 2016 was 2239 kwh $176... last year July 2015 it was 3069 kwh $400. Same pool pump and normal household electric usage, the difference is the new HVAC. A 47 year old, 3000 sq ft (single story) house in the DFW area is not easy to keep cool. The pool pump has GOT to be be $75-100 of that bill, it runs 10 hours a day in the summer.I'm currently racking up some massive debt remodeling my house, but the energy saving stuff (aside from the HVAC which I kind of didn't have a choice, they wanted a ton to fix a gas leak inside the heater component) has to wait.... I want all new windows, massive attic insulation, new variable speed pool equpment etc etc. But unless I win the lottery none of that is happening in the next 5 years. I feel like the pool equipment will happen in the next couple years (around $4-5k) as it's 20 years old and the pump has been fixed 2 or 3 times. But other than that, my next major investment will be a whole new fence (mine is almost falling down, I pray it lasts another 5 years)... that's probably going to be $25k.Never, ever, EVER buy a house with a pool. Unless it's mine that I'm selling!So yeah another $40 a month to power a mining rig, who cares....