It's FREEZING here! Literally....I'm not kidding. Our heating bill is going to be sky-high, considering the rate cap that's been in place since '96 expired, and the rates are going to increase by 30% this year....sigh. At least we've got heat! I can't imagine living back in the day when all you had was the fireplace that heated the whole house. I swear I don't know how they did it...they were a ton tougher than I'll ever be. I am, however, frugal. We do have a fireplace in the house (not used for primary heating, of course), and I make home-made fire starters. You can buy them in the store for a boat load amount of coin, but I make my own using cardboard egg cartons, lint from the dryer, and old candle wax...granted, they're not the prettiest things, but there's no waste here! They work like a charm. The Ol' Man laughed at me at first, but he's a convert now. A penny saved....
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