Fortunately, there are other less expensive ways to make summer more bearable. Portable fans, ceiling fans and evaporative coolers can go a long way toward keeping your home cool at a fraction of the cost of an air conditioner.
Portable fans Use a portable fan as the cheapest way to keep cool.
Fans cool by evaporating the moisture from your skin. Because they are portable they can easily be moved to meet your family's needs. Ceiling Fans Use a ceiling fan as another inexpensive means of cooling yourself in your home and get a decorative item as well. Like portable fans, ceiling units move the air across the perspiration on your skin, causing it to evaporate and cool you. Remember that fans do not cool homes, only people, so if you're in a room with a fan, turn it on, but remember to turn it off when leaving the room.