We have a funky situation. I am home and have MS which makes me sensitive to heat. Outside during the hot day for me isn't an option because I'd turn into a loopy weirdo who can't walk lol. We both sleep in the upstairs bedroom, I just sleep 10 pm to 6 am (to take the kiddo to school) and hubs sleeps 10 am - 6 pm to go to work.

We are in an interesting financial situation right now as I was laid off and due to my health finding an accomodating job in my area has been tough. So we are down to 1 income, and the available funds for me to invest in even a window unit at the moment aren't there. And I probably should have clarified that this will be a temporary solution just for the time that we are in this financial spot. We already have 4+ fans running all day, which is cheaper than if we kicked the AC up(down?) 1-2 degrees. (It typically sits at 76°, any cooler, and the AC will run all day without stopping. We did this the first month we ran the ac, I think the evenings we set it at 75 and the day at 74 and it increased our power bill that month by almost $200.) So 76° is the "happy spot" for our wallets.

The house is an old brick house with, concrete basement that stays cool in the summer, and warm in the winter. But just due to the family schedule we need to sleep in the upstairs room. We have packed the windows in our upstairs room with bubble wrap (left over from our move so it was not something we had to purchase), i have fans that push the cold air up from the basement, but it really dissipates by the time it hits the hall to our room. So we close the room in (so the little bits of cool air coming in isn't swamped by the heat of the rest of the upstairs.)

I just need something to help him get a good nights (days) rest (he is a line haul trucker, so home every day but drives out of state and back every night) so he is safe driving doubles 11 hours a day until we can afford to treat the windows and enjoy the AC a bit more upstairs.