the heat in my home is set to 65. I have radiators at home that heat up the home fairly quickly.

The heat doesn't go above 68 and my roommates and I just recieved at $760 heating bill!
last month was grossly underestimated (at $200) but 500 a month is still just a bit ridiculous.
space heaters in the bedrooms at night really help, instead of heating half the house that we aren't even using.

Between 65-70 well at least that's how my landlord does it.

Well I live in Florida so I turn my air off completely. We have great weather, it's been 78 during the day and it's about 64 in the am when I'm on my way to work. So I don't need to use my ac or my heat =) Winter is the cheapest for me, my electric bill goes down A LOT! In the summer I keep it set on 80 during the day only because I have animals otherwise I would turn it off completely when not at home. But it pretty much stays on all day since it gets so warm.

64 but during the week while I am at work.. 62

My apartment comes with heat paid (best choice I EVER made!) but I still keep the temp around 68. It gets pretty cold here in NH, and if you're going to go outside at all, or sit in your car for any length of time, you'll be wearing long pants and a sweater. I don't want to have to strip all that off in my house - it needs to be cool.

I'm wil you, reinphall, about summer temps. It doesn't get quite as warm here, but I live in the middle of a city where all the pavement reflects summer heat. Still, I'd rather keep the temp around 80 so it's not so much of a shock when I go outside.

Unless it's below 40 degree F outside, I don't turn up the heat or thermostat. I put more layers of clothing while inside the house and sometimes a jacket. At night , while sleeping, we turn off all the heat even in our bedroom. We use our electric thermal blanket instead. Call me frugal, but this is the only way we save up heating costs in the winter. We live in a state where electricity is the most expensive in the whole nation.

This is in fahrenheit!!! Why do you guys only do American measurments on here! There are lots of loyal Canadaians on this site too!!!
Anyways, i suaulyl keep my place at at about 74...

I usually set it to heat at about 64 when I'm at work, or on a warm day, I'll set it to cool at 75. The weather in the South is different everyday, so these are both winter temps for me.

I cannot for the life of me figure out how to program my thermostats! Isn't that sad?

I turn it all the way up and keep it on until I feel toasty, then turn it off until I get cold. If I'm cold, my cats are cold, otherwise I'd let it stay cold because I don't really mind it.

While i am at work i set it to 62. When i get home from work it's usually on 68 unless i am really cold then 70. When we go to sleep i put it on 64 as it get's really hot in our bedroom with the door closed even then it is sometimes too warm. Which i won't complain because where we used to live the heat barely worked and it was usually colder in the house than outside.

My parents fight with each other when it's freezing temps outside. My mom keeps it in the mid 60s, about at 65, to conserve on gas. Meanwhile my dad likes it up the low 70s, 72 max, in order to warm up because it gets drafty after a while. I see where they both are coming from though.

Mine's on 60..almost always. Occasionally I'll turn it up to 64...just to warm up the house a bit. My apartment has really high ceilings and it gets really cold. But that's what blankets and slippers are for!

Mine is on 70 all the time. Found out that it costs more to turn you heat or air up and down than it does when you keep it at one temp. But this will be my first gas and electric bill so we'll see how it works when I get it.

When we're at work, the thermostat is set for 65 degrees. When we're home, I usually turn it up to 72 degrees. I get cold so easily.

Our thermostat is set at 68 throughout the winter- I live in So. Arizona, so it doesn't usually kick on during the day. However, the desert can get really cold at night, so 68 makes us comfortable. And like Reinphall, our winter electric bill gives us a nice reprieve before the hot summer months set in.

65-70. Energy is too expensive out here to heat our house all the time. We *try* not to use our A/C very often in the summer, either.

We keep the house around 60-62 and it's so much better to snuggle up at night than be too hot.

Energy is so cheap in Quebec, so I don't mind heating as much as I need (around 21C). But when I go away for the weekend, I turn the heat down to 17C.

i agree with ashcwebb! Anyway, i converted it and i think it is around 68. the landlord upstairs controls the heat (sucky, i know) but luckily it is set relatively low most of the time. we have a fireplace that is electric that we use sometimes as it gets chilly when it rains (which seems like always).

A wonderful night is living in SC, at 70, underneath a down comforter, ahhh....

Mine varies between 60 and 70.

I keep my heat at 289 K during the day. Hahaha! We all love the metric system. It's cetainly superior for distance and weight. But for body temperature and weather temperature, Fahrenheit is a little better than Celsius because it is a finer (i.e. less coarse) scale.

For example:
70F: 21.11C
71F: 21.67C

I have absolutely no idea, I don't even think my thermostat works! I do know (after much experimentation and a few cold showers!) it takes 12 hours to heat enough hot water for 4 20-year-old girls to shower and do all the washing-up in our house! The heating is on for that time, and then put on boost if necessary.

Our heating bills have been sky-rocketing recently though. Multiple jumpers and hot water bottles are the way to go!

My heat is at 58 when I'm at work, 65 for the few hours I'm awake after work, and then back to 58 through the night. I'm a fan of sweaters and blankets to keep warm if I'm not moving around enough to stay warm. And if it gets really chilly to me, I bake something in the oven or make tea.