And sure enough, her energy bill decreased because Jill no longer used her HVAC during the day
Jill’s cousin has been working from home since he opted to go into quarantine. And since that time, his office has downgraded and switched to a smaller office space. He was given the option of remaining at home or driving into the office, and he chose to remain at home because of the convenience. He doesn’t want to get dressed every day to deal with the traffic to and from work. Jill didn’t blame her cousin at all because when she worked from home, it was the best thing ever. Plus, Jill was saving so much money on food and on gas for her car. Of course, she was also spending extra money on particular things. One thing in particular that increased was her energy bill. Prior to working from home, her HVAC device would not be running during the daytime. In fact, Jill doubts that her HVAC device cycled on at all. However, that changed because she needed to use her HVAC device to remain comfortable while she worked. And even though she saw an increase in her energy usage, the extra cost to run her HVAC device all day was far less than what she was spending on gas and food for the week. So, working from home was beneficial to her pockets. Jill knows that her cousin is experiencing the same savings as well. Unfortunately, she wasn’t as fortunate as her cousin and had to return to work. And sure enough, her energy bill decreased because Jill no longer used her HVAC during the day. However, she is now spending more money on gas and food. She is hoping that at some point in the future she can return to working from home again because it was easier on her bank account.