I’m hoping that this year results in getting back much of the income I lost last year. Working from house in the relative safety of my air conditioner, I was not able to make as much cash as I normally do. This was due in giant part to the fact that my supplier took away the bonus structure the two of us all relied on. So not only were the two of us without that nicely zone control HVAC at the office, a immense chunk of our cash was gone as well. That was a bitter pill. But it was better than layoffs or worse. The bonus structure will be reinstated next month as the office opens on a rotational basis. I’ll still be working from house in my air conditioner about half the time. Last year was a real exercise in just how much cash my husbandy and I could save on the household budget. We did a superb job on the cooling costs last summer. This was a sizable target of ours. And since the two of us were home, the two of us could be a lot more disciplined with the temperature control. That was the key to saving more than 20 percent on the cooling over past years. However, 1 locale the two of us did not scrimp on when it came to the HVAC was repair. I have always been a strong believer in heating repair and air conditioner tune-ups. The HVAC device is intricate and needs semi annual repair. That HVAC device is too expensive and essential to our needs not to spend money for HVAC repair. Still, I guess my husbandy and I are going to make sure the programmable temperature control is set to save us cash this summer.