Forget turning on the heating this early in fall – stay warm instead with this 5-cent-a-day heating hero and enjoy lower energy bills all winter

An upholstered green armchair beside a brick fireplace in a cream living room. .

I have chronic pain, so the cold really bothers me. That’s why I’d usually be the first in line to flip the switch and turn my heating on as the cooler weather creeps in.

However, in a bid to keep my energy bills low, I have been reaching for my trusty $16 heatpad from Amazon, instead of the thermostat, whenever the chill hits me. HVAC pros confirm it costs as little as 5 cents a day to run a small one, and take it from me, it really makes all the difference.