When I was younger, the air conditioning machine ran all of the time, most of the day even. My parents had the money, and so they could afford the expensive repair bills. I didn’t realize how expensive HVAC bills were, nor did I realize how lucky I truly was. I didn’t realize it until I went to college. When I went to college, their HVAC machine was less than fantastic. Much less. A lot of kids complained about it, but it was ignored by the staff. So, I ended up buying a portable air conditioning unit to get me through. This was my first experience of not having the cooling unit of my dreams. The second was when I moved into my first apartment. I got stuck with a window A/C device, and those aren’t known for being the best to begin with. Not only that, but even when it was working, I couldn’t run the HVAC device all of the time, because the bills were crazy! It was really hard not to go back to old habits, and start having the A/C run all day, but I know I wouldn’t be able to afford it by the end of the month. So, I only kept the air conditioning component on for a few hours a day. It was hard, it really was, but slowly I was getting used to the lack of HVAC in my life. I hope when I am older and have a better job I can have as much heating and cooling as I want.