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If you want to be comfortable this winter and save money on heating costs, then a portable space heater for your home can be a great investment. And, as winters seem to be getting cooler lately, extra heat for your home can be a real comfort to you and your family.

According to the US Department of Energy, using a portable space heater to heat only the rooms that you use instead of your entire home will save you money. And, you can have more heat where you need it most, so you'll be much warmer and more comfortable. It only makes sense, and if you live in an older, less insulated home, your savings may be even greater! But, the big thing for me is comfort. With my heater at my feet on a cold winter's night, I know that my evening will be great.

More good news - there are plenty of choices in a portable electric space heater. Prices range from a few dollars

For a Wal-Mart cheapie (which I would not recommend) to just under $200 for a well-designed and built portable electric space heater that you can use for years to come. Here are just two of the more popular portable space heaters you can get that will do an excellent job keeping you warm.

Convection heaters are great if you want a small, low-profile portable electric heater. These are among the least expensive heaters, can take a while to warn up a room (relatively small room at that), but will hold a temperature well once the room is warmed up.

Then there's the fan-forced convection portable electric heater, which is probably the most popular heater and most common unit on the market, and that popularity is well deserved as it heats up quickly and keeps the room warm too. If you use the fan at a high speed, these heaters can be noisy, especially the cheaper models. As a rule, I usually stay away from the cheapest anything. Some of the absolutely cheapest heaters can be downright obnoxiously noisy. My advice? Get a quality mid-priced heater, and you won't be bothered with excessive noise.

Here's my absolute favorite heater, the oil filled heater. I have one and I love it. It looks like an old-fashioned hot-water heater, but instead is filled with oil that circulates the heat around the heating coils and then into the air. The heat is gentle but persistent and quiet. And, the heat is not so strong that you'll get burned if you accidentally touch it. Plus, no heating coils are exposed, so there is no fire danger if it gets tipped over. All in all, a real nice technology.

Need some help choosing a portable space heater for your home? PortableSpaceHeater.org has everything you need to stay warm!

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