There is a lot of buzz these days about all of the technical methods of keeping a house cool. The low tech ways are pretty easy to do. Buy cellular blinds for the east south and west facing windows. Cellular blinds act like insulation if you keep them closed during the hot parts of the day, your house is kept cooler. If you don't like the look of the blinds, buy light colored curtains the light color does not absorb the heat.
If you have a basement and a forced air heating system, run the fan on that to get the cool air from the basement circulating in your house.
Ceiling fans are another inexpensive investment to make you feel cool.
For future cooling, plant deciduous trees to the south of your house. That will shade your house during the hot parts of the year and allow solar gain during the cool parts of the year.
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