Comments on: The Money Saving Aspects of Daylight Savings Time http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2008/04/25/102103_the-money-saving-aspects-of-daylight-savings-time.html Bridging the gap between saving money and investing Mon, 13 Oct 2008 02:16:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Wendy http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2008/04/25/102103_the-money-saving-aspects-of-daylight-savings-time.html#comment-294253 Wendy Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:00:43 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2008/04/25/102103_the-money-saving-aspects-of-daylight-savings-time.html#comment-294253 I'm no expert, but here's my take. I'm a young female who works until 7:30 at night. I do not have a car, and my apartment isn't in the best part of town. I greatly enjoy walking home when it's still light outside, rather than when the sun has set over three hours prior (and people have already been at the bars for awhile). I could certainly walk in the morning, but I suspect my employer would not appreciate an office sleepover. I don't know. The amazing hassle it is to chance all two of my digital clocks and have just a little less daylight in the morning - I wake up at 6:30 in the morning, and there's always enough light for me regardless of what time of year it is - doesn't seem like that big a deal. Perhaps it's because I'm young, but I have no problem adapting my sleeping schedule (in fact, when I went to Japan, I was the only one without a serious case of jetlag. Go figure.) If it is for you, stop complaining and move to Arizona. We'll all be happier, I think. I’m no expert, but here’s my take.

I’m a young female who works until 7:30 at night. I do not have a car, and my apartment isn’t in the best part of town. I greatly enjoy walking home when it’s still light outside, rather than when the sun has set over three hours prior (and people have already been at the bars for awhile). I could certainly walk in the morning, but I suspect my employer would not appreciate an office sleepover.

I don’t know. The amazing hassle it is to chance all two of my digital clocks and have just a little less daylight in the morning - I wake up at 6:30 in the morning, and there’s always enough light for me regardless of what time of year it is - doesn’t seem like that big a deal. Perhaps it’s because I’m young, but I have no problem adapting my sleeping schedule (in fact, when I went to Japan, I was the only one without a serious case of jetlag. Go figure.)

If it is for you, stop complaining and move to Arizona. We’ll all be happier, I think.

]]> By: Hilary http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2008/04/25/102103_the-money-saving-aspects-of-daylight-savings-time.html#comment-292780 Hilary Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:41:42 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2008/04/25/102103_the-money-saving-aspects-of-daylight-savings-time.html#comment-292780 I grew up without DST, and I must say, things were much simpler.... I grew up without DST, and I must say, things were much simpler….

]]> By: Sally http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2008/04/25/102103_the-money-saving-aspects-of-daylight-savings-time.html#comment-292157 Sally Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:54:12 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2008/04/25/102103_the-money-saving-aspects-of-daylight-savings-time.html#comment-292157 NPR recently did a story on the myth of daylight savings time saving energy costs—the increase in air conditioning usage actually outweighs the reduction in electricity. Go figure. NPR recently did a story on the myth of daylight savings time saving energy costs—the increase in air conditioning usage actually outweighs the reduction in electricity. Go figure.

]]> By: buzymommy http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2008/04/25/102103_the-money-saving-aspects-of-daylight-savings-time.html#comment-292090 buzymommy Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:09:10 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2008/04/25/102103_the-money-saving-aspects-of-daylight-savings-time.html#comment-292090 I completly agree with comment #1. It doesn't save you anything. It actually wastes your time because you have to spend time to change all those clocks. You have to adjust your schedule, because you have to wake up at a different time and go to sleep at a different time, so that creates extra stress, and that might make people want to have extra snacks or some kind of treat, which makes you spend more money. I don't think it would save lots of electricity if everybody would go to sleep an hour earlier, because lightbulbs don't take as much as appliances and heat/ac that you have to use anyways. I completly agree with comment #1. It doesn’t save you anything. It actually wastes your time because you have to spend time to change all those clocks. You have to adjust your schedule, because you have to wake up at a different time and go to sleep at a different time, so that creates extra stress, and that might make people want to have extra snacks or some kind of treat, which makes you spend more money.

I don’t think it would save lots of electricity if everybody would go to sleep an hour earlier, because lightbulbs don’t take as much as appliances and heat/ac that you have to use anyways.

]]> By: Jack http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2008/04/25/102103_the-money-saving-aspects-of-daylight-savings-time.html#comment-291888 Jack Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:32:26 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2008/04/25/102103_the-money-saving-aspects-of-daylight-savings-time.html#comment-291888 Daylight saving time is a fraud, it's a lie. The author writes as though this innane clock-changing actually creates daylight. It does not create one millisecond of daylight. You can take that clock, change it forward or backward, throw it in the air or slam it against the wall and there's still the same number of daylight hours per day. The author can work in her garden in the morning just as well as in the evening. There's no reason why we all must wake up on dark, dreary, depressing "daylight saving" mornings just so people can golf after work instead of before work. I think waking up in the dark makes it harder to get up in the morning. When it doesn't get dark until 10 p.m., it keeps us up later. This results in less sleep, which makes us less, not more, productive. While the author rides her bike in the evening light, she could do the same in the morning light. However, most people drive their cars more when it's light longer in the evening. According According to an April 5, 2007 article in USA Today, gasoline consumption was up 3% in March '07 compared to the same three-week period the previous two years when we were on standard time. Since it was light longer in the evening, people were out more driving their cars going places. If daylight saving wastes gas, a non-renewable resource, in March, wouldn't it stand to reason it wastes energy other months of the year? Daylight saving time is a fraud, it’s a lie. The author writes as though this innane clock-changing actually creates daylight. It does not create one millisecond of daylight. You can take that clock, change it forward or backward, throw it in the air or slam it against the wall and there’s still the same number of daylight hours per day.

The author can work in her garden in the morning just as well as in the evening. There’s no reason why we all must wake up on dark, dreary, depressing “daylight saving” mornings just so people can golf after work instead of before work. I think waking up in the dark makes it harder to get up in the morning. When it doesn’t get dark until 10 p.m., it keeps us up later. This results in less sleep, which makes us less, not more, productive.

While the author rides her bike in the evening light, she could do the same in the morning light. However, most people drive their cars more when it’s light longer in the evening.

According According to an April 5, 2007 article in USA Today, gasoline consumption was up 3% in March ‘07 compared to the same three-week period the previous two years when we were on standard time. Since it was light longer in the evening, people were out more driving their cars going places. If daylight saving wastes gas, a non-renewable resource, in March, wouldn’t it stand to reason it wastes energy other months of the year?

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