It's getting hotter here in Arizona and that makes me tired. I had to turn on the AC this evening. Pretty soon I'll have to leave it on all day. I am not looking forward to those electric bills. Since I am paying for my rental house's utilities the bill will look outrageous but hopefully I charged enough extra rent to cover it. I didn't expect 8! people to move in to the house though. The spring and fall months should offset the summer bills. If not, this will be an expensive lesson and I definitely won't try it again next year. It might work out. I have a $700 cushion. Some of that should be saved for later repairs and maintenance but at least I won't have to pay out of my own pocket just yet. Now if I have to replace all of the carpet and repaint when they leave then I will be hurting.One thing I need to do since it is getting hotter...put some shade up for my plants. I am quickly running out of water for them. Anything I can do to help them need less water is a plus. I tried stringing up a crude tarp/shade but it has been windy and so far my ties did not hold. I'll try again when the wind stops.
Also, I need to brush the cat more often. She is shedding like mad and even though I feed her hairball control formula, she still hacks one up every once in a while (I know you are cringing Mom!). She always manages to hit the carpet too. Could she aim for the linoleum once in a while? Oh no. That would be too easy to clean up.
The problem for not charging extra for guests electricity is that they are likely to use more than they would at home. My in-laws have a holiday cottage and they always complain because the guests leave the electric heater on all the time - even overnight and when they are out and it costs them a lot of money. There are ways they could save money - such as fitting a radiator and having a boiler which would not run on electric and so be cheaper. Perhaps you could consider providing your guests with some fans which might be cheaper to run.
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