Winter Tips

I Bought This $10 Amazon Tool and Saved $500 on My Heating Bill This Winter

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A handheld thermal leak detector pointing at a cold electrical outlet in a winter home.

I have spent thirty years crawling through damp crawlspaces and squinting at rusted metal furnace flues. I have seen every “miracle” heater and overpriced smart thermostat the big-box stores try to shove down your throat. Most of them are junk. They are designed to look pretty in your hallway while your money leaks out through … Read more

The Winter Burn: Why Cheap Ice Melt is Killing Your Garden (and Hurting Your Dog)

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I just watched my neighbor dump half a bag of rock salt onto his driveway. He’s happy because the ice is melting. What he doesn’t realize is that by April, his expensive boxwood shrubs will look like they’ve been hit by a flamethrower. We’ve all been there. It’s 6:00 AM, the driveway is a skating … Read more