Erin Gobler is a personal finance writer based in Madison, Wisconsin. She writes about topics including budgeting, student loans, credit, mortgages, investing and insurance. Her work has been ...

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Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. Humming air conditioners are the soundtrack to summer in the U.S., given that almost 90% of households use them for cooling. Even ...

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