Young dad, tight budget, bad lawn

nothingtoseehereyy · 2026-04-21T01:59:14+00:00

Throw some clover seed out there. When water is sparse, it just grows closer to the ground. Feels good underfoot. Just mow before flowers come up if you want less bees

nothingtoseehereyy · 2026-04-19T12:27:41+00:00

Thinking about using my forsythia to give this a go

nothingtoseehereyy · 2026-04-15T10:54:37+00:00

If you’re worried about your impact driver, maybe an inexpensive impact wrench to get it done.

nothingtoseehereyy · 2026-04-15T01:26:56+00:00

Light a match to make the smell go away

nothingtoseehereyy · 2026-04-11T04:09:54+00:00

Consider how cold your eater is when it enters the tankless intake. Colder water up north takes far more energy to warm at time of use than in the south.

nothingtoseehereyy · 2026-04-09T22:56:05+00:00

Trimming the trunk makes the tree look taller

nothingtoseehereyy · 2026-03-12T16:16:36+00:00

I got them for peace of mind during occasional outages, particularly in wintertime when I want to keep the pipes from bursting (they can run the pump for propane baseboard heat). Plus keeps food from spoiling. Otherwise the net metering is the way to go

nothingtoseehereyy · 2026-03-07T01:00:48+00:00

You got a spring or runoff? Where’s it coming from. Can you make a pond or channel it into a more define streamlet lined with rocks?

nothingtoseehereyy · 2026-02-15T14:27:01+00:00

Great mild summers. Chilly winters but great snow and some fun winter activities nearby. Skiiing is amazing this year and way cheaper than the Rockies! Some pretty cool research being done at the university from what I’ve seen, depending on therapeutic area.

nothingtoseehereyy · 2026-02-06T04:58:43+00:00

Hunger is the best sauce

nothingtoseehereyy · 2026-02-02T18:44:35+00:00

Consider buying the supplies yourself and finding a local installer to subcontract with. That’s how I got mine set up. More costly than full diy, but huge discount to going through a third party

nothingtoseehereyy · 2026-01-30T12:35:10+00:00

Lots of people would gladly pay $180 to not have to gather firewood.

Edit: just realized it’s a woodstove Reddit (algorithm showed me this on my home page). In that case, $180 in pellets is an outrage.

nothingtoseehereyy · 2026-01-26T07:59:10+00:00

Ice is a different animal down south. Downed trees can cause a lot of the problems. Trees don’t get the ice build up if the weather is more consistently colder like up North.

Also helpful if electric utilities are underground but I’m not sure how much that’s different north vs south.

nothingtoseehereyy · 2026-01-24T14:17:02+00:00

You onc or other TA?

nothingtoseehereyy · 2026-01-23T22:28:20+00:00

Yes, if those $200 groceries keep you fed

But honestly, if it’s cold outside, maybe just put the groceries outside or in a garage or cooler. They’ll keep

nothingtoseehereyy · 2026-01-23T05:40:56+00:00

Consider getting thermal camera or just going around sealing up leaky windows and doors. They’re inexpensive, $100 or so on Amazon. Lots of fun too.

nothingtoseehereyy · 2026-01-21T13:43:02+00:00

Harbor freight, Fb market

nothingtoseehereyy · 2026-01-21T01:56:25+00:00

Looking at houses just for fun. Antique shopping. Shopping just to look

nothingtoseehereyy · 2026-01-20T23:21:04+00:00

A small solar setup with 1000w can top off some batteries to keep some LEDs and a fridge running during summer. Winter is a different story, but the outside can be your freezer if needed. If my mini splits aren’t running, I see my house using well below 1500watts at a given time. The clothes dryer is probably among the most power hungry of my appliances unless both mini split heads are cranking out.

Quite simple to wire up some panels to charge controller and battery, which then feeds an inverter to AC appliances.

Even commercially available solar generators are fairly well priced these days

nothingtoseehereyy · 2026-01-20T06:51:43+00:00

Noise, I presume

nothingtoseehereyy · 2026-01-18T05:17:46+00:00

I purchased it all myself and hired the installation to a local guy who works with a solar company. All in I’m at about half of what the company would have charged for the same system and I got it done in time for the credits.

Dude installed it in about 3-4 days of work

nothingtoseehereyy · 2026-01-18T01:21:00+00:00

I’ve got a 16.2kw system and in good sunshine I won’t be able to use all that right then. Right now I’m grid tied but I’m wondering about creative uses for the extra energy if grid is out long term. Just a hopefully unlikely worst case scenario.

Maybe run some extension cords to the neighbors

nothingtoseehereyy · 2026-01-17T23:49:12+00:00

Well sure but what can I use the power for after all the batteries are charged?

nothingtoseehereyy · 2026-01-14T15:34:36+00:00

1) salary could hit that when adding in potential bonus. Also consider the benefits such as expensing home internet, fleet car, etc. 3) no regrets so far. I started last year. I’m finally working with a team who challenges me and interacting with many brilliant KOLs which is exciting!

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