Heating options...

[Argie's Wife]

Long story short: We were unable to pre-buy oil this year and now I'm running scared about how we're going to get through the heating season without loosing our shirt. Hubby is a teacher and is on his second year with no contract . The cost of living has certainly gone up - income has not...

So...

I'm posting here, hoping that some of you with loads of Yankee ingenuity can help me with some advice...

What secondary affordable heating options do you recommend?

Our home is about 2200 sq ft - I don't need to heat the whole thing - we're only upstairs to sleep, really. We currently heat it with a No. 2 heating oil furnace (baseboard heat).

(Keep in mind we have young children, pets, etc - woodstoves concern and worry me... but I would consider them... )

Thanks for your input...