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terry_barnes•1h ago

The guy at the Hardwick transfer station said my woodstove setup was going to burn my house down

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skyler_lane83•1d ago

Question about my wood stove, a chimney sweep in Concord talked me out of the fancy fix

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the_oscar•1d ago

Warning: my 6 month electric bill dropped from $140 a month to $61 after one swap

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the_henry•2d ago

Pro tip: my neighbor's "make it last" list on the fridge got me to finally fix my $4 thrift store lamp

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williams90•3d ago

TIL a 30 dollar solar shed light from Tractor Supply beats the string of bulbs I ran out to my coop for 3 winters

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coleman.seth•5d ago

The energy audit guy looked at my 1920 farmhouse in Pelham and said the biggest leak was the hatch to the attic, not the windows

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tylermurray•6d ago

My wood stove cut my oil use from 800 gallons to 190 in one winter

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hernandez.morgan•6d ago

My neighbor's $340 electric bill made me check mine, and the number that scared me was 19

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hunt.ben•7d ago

Overheard a guy at the Ashland transfer station say he burns scrap pallets all winter, is that actually cheaper or just a headache?

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piperr58•8d ago

Just realized nobody around here actually knows what off grid means for a well pump

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morgan_butler•8d ago

Everybody says you need a generator up here, but 14 months on solar and a wood stove has me disagreeing

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wendy72•10d ago

PSA: my January electric bill dropped from $287 to $94 after I stopped running the furnace fan all day

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the_jessica•11d ago

Tried a $3 window quilting trick on my drafty 1920s rental in Worcester and the oil bill dropped more than I expected

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webb.keith•13d ago

Update: my neighbor's dead lawn in Concord came back in 6 weeks after he stopped mowing it to the dirt every Saturday

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sanchez.mary•13d ago

Warning: my old wood furnace beat the new propane one on cost and I'm still mad about it

Brave New Englanders

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A place for people in New England to share tips on living simply, off the grid, or just getting by with less in a high cost of living area.

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