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NoWayNotThisAgain t1_iuxkxr6 wrote

You can save probably $20 a month on your heating bills with only $50 worth of candles. You’d be dumb not to try it.

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neotericnewt t1_iuysaav wrote

You can get candles for ridiculously cheap. If you could actually save $20 a month that'd be a pretty solid option. Of course, there's the increased fire risk of using candles, but that can be mostly mitigated by not being a dumbass.

I'm doubtful anyone's really saving $20 a month doing this, but maybe I'm wrong. I once lost power for a few days during the winter, in a small room just having a few candles going got it to a pretty comfortable temperature when it was below freezing. Only issue was all the soot, got a bit of a scratchy throat afterwards.

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Tales_Steel t1_iv02n1t wrote

Recently saw a guy doing the math ... compare the price of a pound of heating oil with the price of a pound of these candles. The candles cost more and heat less.

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Dismal-Run-697 t1_iv5ud6e wrote

Makes sense since the candles are made of oil. Buying candles is just buying oil with extra steps.

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Tales_Steel t1_iv6850k wrote

Paraffin also heats less per pound then normal heating oil. So it costs more and heats less.

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Dismal-Run-697 t1_iv530hl wrote

A candle is a small amount of fossil fuel, and you are not getting a good price because of the small amount.

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