‘We are being charged $400 a month’: Renter uses portable AC unit hack to circumvent high electricity bill this summer

Last week, 76 million Americans were under a heatwave warning and 150 million experienced over 90 degrees Fahrenheit. A Kansas City-based woman revealed how she bought a portable AC unit to combat the heat wave while trying to lower her electricity bill. And now we're all wondering whether this increasingly common solution is worth the effort.

In a viral video, TikTok user Vivian (@fathervivian) films her boyfriend on the floor of their apartment, leafing through some paper instructions.