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In an apartment, your options are limited, but:
*Go with the weatherstripping as others have suggested, and also thick curtains over the window. Curtains really make a difference.
*At night: electric blankets for everybody, and turn the thermostat down to 55. As for the birds: leave a light bulb on right next to it; should keep them warm enough.
*If you've got separate wall or baseboard heaters rather than central heating, close off rooms you don't use that often at various times and leave the heater off in there, if there is one. One of the bedrooms during the day and early evening, for example.
What scout says about shutting vents in central heating is something our own HVAC repairman has brought up. In a system with very few vents (we have just four), it's not recommended to close any.
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