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Cover widows with heavy plankets or quilts to help keep heat in and cold out. Just take them up with staples or nails. Not the best looking, but it really helps keep the cold out. I also to 50 during the day when no one is home, 55 at night, and 62 when I am home. Check all your doors and windows and make sure you can't feel 'breezes' at the seems. If you can you need to get some weather stripping so that they seal well. You may also call a few heating contractors and see if they do free home evaluations. I know around here that they want to make sure your heaters are tweaked for the new gas mix they are switching to. So make sure there is no service needing to be done to your heater. Talk to neighbors and see if they are in the same price range as you. You may be doing better than you thought. See if your provider does a 'balanced' bill to stop the spikes...you'll probably have to wait for next winter though....but it's planning ahead. Good Luck!