OT: Rolling in Cash

Switching from water to heat.

I have several heat sources in my house. An air-source heat pump (for both AC and heat...works down to about 10 degrees). In-floor heating under the tile in kitchen/dining room, hallways and guest bathroom. My wife sets it once we get our first frost...on for about an 90 minutes before we get up in the morning and same thing about bed time. We bought the house 28 years ago and it had some in-wall electric baseboard heaters which we've used maybe twice. So I shouldn't really count that.

The main source of heat is wood. We have an open floor plan and there is nothing like a fire in the wood stove to chase away the morning chill, or relax in the evening. I've got about 15 face cords of wood all split and almost all stacked. Does that impact my electric bill, yes, but...I prefer the heat from that wood stove to anything electric or fossil fuel generated.

They say that wood heats you twice...once when you cut and split it, and once when you burn it.

Montana Tom wrote:
Switching from water to heat.

I have several heat sources in my house.  An air-source heat pump (for both AC and heat...works down to about 10 degrees).  In-floor heating under the tile in kitchen/dining room, hallways and guest bathroom.  My wife sets it once we get our first frost...on for about an 90 minutes before we get up in the morning and same thing about bed time. We bought the house 28 years ago and it had some in-wall electric baseboard heaters which we've used maybe twice.  So I shouldn't really count that.

The main source of heat is wood.  We have an open floor plan and there is nothing like a fire in the wood stove to chase away the morning chill, or relax in the evening.  I've got about 15 face cords of wood all split and almost all stacked.  Does that impact my electric bill, yes, but...I prefer the heat from that wood stove to anything electric or fossil fuel generated. 

They say that wood heats you twice...once when you cut and split it, and once when you burn it.

15 cords of wood?!! Wow, I'd say you're ready for the next dozen snowpocalypses.

No, I hate being cold...Once its in the 40's/30's at night?

My furnace is on!

You want thrifty?

My last paycheck in my chosen profession was in January. To date I’ve hit my savings account twice for a grand total of $3k. All the while subsisting on Uber wages. Making payments on two cars and mortgage plus groceries.

Stayed at the Marquette on points. Got 200 level tickets to the Bengals game on birthday cash and Uber earnings. Flight was a birthday present.

Good news is starting November 3rd I start my next and final (probably) contract that will take me to my minimum planned retirement age (67.5). Most likely I’ll work until 70 since the fiancé will work until at least 67.5 as well. TBD. 

By far the longest I’ve been between contracts. Not for the faint of heart.

Congrats, we run the A/C and Furnace the entire winter, and space heaters during the summer because there's such a temperature difference between floors. My downstairs shower is like getting buckets of water poured over you. I enjoy being comfortable. I'm not sure how much it costs. lol

JustInTime wrote:
You want thrifty?

My last paycheck in my chosen profession was in January. To date I’ve hit my savings account twice for a grand total of $3k. All the while subsisting on Uber wages. Making payments on two cars and mortgage plus groceries.

Stayed at the Marquette on points. Got 200 level tickets to the Bengals game on birthday cash and Uber earnings. Flight was a birthday present.

Good news is starting November 3rd I start my next and final (probably) contract that will take me to my minimum planned retirement age (67.5). Most likely I’ll work until 70 since the fiancé will work until at least 67.5 as well. TBD. 

By far the longest I’ve been between contracts. Not for the faint of heart.

Congrats on the new gig. And yes, I agree, contracting is not for the faint of heart.

I run cold, which is why I am on west coast, the home I am currently in did not have heat when I bought it, which was my first house improvement! October has been one of our warmest months over the past few years, but has been colder than usual this year and I have already had my furnace on! Heat is definitely a priority! On the other end, I do not like AC and never run it, but lucky we do not get extreme heat here.

Getting cold here in Maui lately....down to 72 at night & a blazing 87 in the heat of the day.
Of course the trade winds makes it feel more like 78...

Heh...Heh...

JustInTime wrote:
You want thrifty?

My last paycheck in my chosen profession was in January. To date I’ve hit my savings account twice for a grand total of $3k. All the while subsisting on Uber wages. Making payments on two cars and mortgage plus groceries.

Stayed at the Marquette on points. Got 200 level tickets to the Bengals game on birthday cash and Uber earnings. Flight was a birthday present.

Good news is starting November 3rd I start my next and final (probably) contract that will take me to my minimum planned retirement age (67.5). Most likely I’ll work until 70 since the fiancé will work until at least 67.5 as well. TBD. 

By far the longest I’ve been between contracts. Not for the faint of heart.

Congrats on the contract! 

Hope all the planning falls into place for you guys.

Montana Tom wrote:
Switching from water to heat.

I have several heat sources in my house.  An air-source heat pump (for both AC and heat...works down to about 10 degrees).  In-floor heating under the tile in kitchen/dining room, hallways and guest bathroom.  My wife sets it once we get our first frost...on for about an 90 minutes before we get up in the morning and same thing about bed time. We bought the house 28 years ago and it had some in-wall electric baseboard heaters which we've used maybe twice.  So I shouldn't really count that.

The main source of heat is wood.  We have an open floor plan and there is nothing like a fire in the wood stove to chase away the morning chill, or relax in the evening.  I've got about 15 face cords of wood all split and almost all stacked.  Does that impact my electric bill, yes, but...I prefer the heat from that wood stove to anything electric or fossil fuel generated. 

They say that wood heats you twice...once when you cut and split it, and once when you burn it.

you might need that 15 cords this year  tom lot people are saying it we are do for another95-96 winter.and black and orange long haired catipillar was almost completely black.last time they were like that here it was a long winter

Congrats on the contract. Your timing might be impeccably well timed as things could get incredibly tight here in short order.

MaroonBells wrote:

Congrats on the new gig. And yes, I agree, contracting is not for the faint of heart.

Neither is sales nor being an artist either...

You dont sell? You dont eat.

Bunsen82 wrote:
Congrats on the contract.  Your timing might be impeccably well timed as things could get incredibly tight here in short order.

Oh trust me, it’s been tighter than a snare drum most of the year. 1 interview by July. Then we hit a normal pace of opportunities. Had two offers in August/September that lost funding. It’s been a real bear.

MaroonBells wrote:

15 cords of wood?!! Wow, I'd say you're ready for the next dozen snowpocalypses.

I said 15 FACE cords.
A full cord is 3 face cords....4' x 4' x 8' stacked wood.  A face cord is about 16" x 4 x 8.  There's a difference.

I have a little more than 5 FULL cords cut, split and stacked...I do like it seasoned (at least a year old, so it's nice and dry...burns clean without creosote in the chimney).

When I was working from home, and was there most days during the heating season so I could keep the wood stove going during the day, the most I ever went through was 4 1/2 full cords.  

Without me there during the day, and my wife working from her home office, I used more like 1 1/2 to 2 FULL cords all winter.

Now she's working in town most days of the week, so if it's a normal winter, maybe will use that much and have plenty of seasoned wood left for next year.

But if it's a dandy winter like 1987 recalls, yeah...that one set an all-time record for snow.  I'll want all of that wood.