With all the intense heat experienced globally this summer, utility bills have been rising right along with the temperatures. So how can we better understand things like our energy and water usage to keep our utility bills as low as possible? In this episode of “Grown-Up Stuff: How to Adult,” Molly and Matt talk with Lucas Hall, founder of Landlordology, about all things Utilities. 

Find out what’s considered an essential utility, which utilities you’re responsible for as a renter, and how we can keep our bills down during the peak of summer and the dead of winter. 

Sources Cited:
Scientific America - “July 2023 Is the Hottest Month Ever Recorded on Earth”
EPA - Climate Change Indicators: Heat Waves
National Energy Assistance Directors Association - Families Spend More on Summer Cooling

With all the intense heat experienced globally this summer, utility bills have been rising right along with the temperatures. So how can we better understand things like our energy and water usage to keep our utility bills as low as possible? In this episode of “Grown-Up Stuff: How to Adult,” Molly and Matt talk with<a href="https://www.zumper.com/about"> Lucas Hall</a>, founder of Landlordology, about all things Utilities. 
Find out what’s considered an essential utility, which utilities you’re responsible for as a renter, and how we can keep our bills down during the peak of summer and the dead of winter. 
Sources Cited:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/july-2023-is-hottest-month-ever-recorded-on-earth/">Scientific America - “July 2023 Is the Hottest Month Ever Recorded on Earth”</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/climate-change-indicators-heat-waves#:~:text=Prolonged%20periods%20of%20extreme%20heat,conditioning%20strain%20the%20power%20grid.">EPA - Climate Change Indicators: Heat Waves</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://neada.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/summercoolingestPR.pdf">National Energy Assistance Directors Association - Families Spend More on Summer Cooling</a></li>
</ul>

Do your eyes glaze over when looking at a long list of annual health insurance enrollment options – or maybe while you’re trying to calculate how much you owe the IRS? You might be wondering the same thing we are: Where’s the guidebook for all of this grown-up stuff? Whether opening a bank account, refinancing student loans, or purchasing car insurance (...um, can we just roll the dice without it?), we’re just as confused as you are. 

Enter: “Grown-Up Stuff: How to Adult” a podcast dedicated to explaining the complexities of adulting for which most of us are woefully under-prepared. In each episode, we seek out folks who can actually help us start to make sense of all the basic life skills required to be, well, a grown-up.

Do your eyes glaze over when looking at a long list of annual health insurance enrollment options – or maybe while you’re trying to calculate how much you owe the IRS? You might be wondering the same thing we are: Where’s the guidebook for all of this grown-up stuff? Whether opening a bank account, refinancing student loans, or purchasing car insurance (...um, can we just roll the dice without it?), we’re just as confused as you are. 
Enter: “Grown-Up Stuff: How to Adult” a podcast dedicated to explaining the complexities of adulting for which most of us are woefully under-prepared. In each episode, we seek out folks who can actually help us start to make sense of all the basic life skills required to be, well, a grown-up.

Grown-Up Stuff: How to Adult

Utilities for Grown Ups

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