You can also bake it low and slow. I fucking hate water baths. A 6-7 hour bake of a cheesecake at 200°F and an overnight chill in the fridge yielded the best cheesecake I have ever eaten.

Also, I believe r/baking would disagree with no one making their own cheesecake. People take on all sorts of absurdly fiddly bakes there.

My living room will sometimes hit 70 at the thermostat on cold nights. It's not intentional; I have a Nest thermostat with sensors, and my bedroom runs 4-6 degrees cooler than my living room and can take a little while to heat up (corner bedroom with windows on the 2 exterior walls).

That said, I keep my temp set at 64 degrees but will sometimes up it to 66-68 if I'm feeling chilly while working from home. Layers, cozy socks, and blankets are my friend. I live in ~1100 square feet, and my bill last month was around $160, which I thought was high. Posts like these are a handy reality check.

The only downside is that it is very hard to get out of bed in the morning because I've made my bed too comfortable... Worth it

I have a Bear mattress that I love. Not sure longevity of it since it's only been like a year, but the price was good, it's incredibly comfortable, and I don't wake up hot.

That said, I have a cooling mattress cover on it (Tempurpedic, highly recommend), percale sheets, and a breeze comforter from Buffy with a eucalyptus cover. And a fan on me all night. This combo has been incredible for some of the deepest and most restful nights of sleep I've ever had.