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'Paying for itself': Homeowner saves $464 on energy bills by upgrading to heat pump

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'Electricity is just getting more expensive': DIY homeowner turns to solar to reduce bills

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Homeowners are turning to solar with batteries as power bills rise and prices plunge

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Shopper takes in a split socket, and the stamp reveals it lasted their late dad's entire life

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Cape Cod homeowner powered nearly whole house through 80-hour blizzard

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Homeowner's meadow garden costs next to nothing as frogs and toads keep vegetables safe

A white door with a window is flanked by dry bushes against a light-colored wall, with a visible electrical meter nearby.

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Homeowner issues PSA after stacked mulch bags catch fire in hot, dry weather

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Gardener planted cosmos for the blooms, then got bees, bouquets, and volunteers for years

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Gardener begs for help after neighbor's peanut buffet leaves fearless squirrels destroying crops

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'Almost the size of my head': Gardener moved every worm they found into onion patch and were shocked by the results

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Tiny home villages are hailed as a fix for homelessness, but one founder needed a police escort

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Kentucky's 400-mile yard sale turns a highway into a treasure hunt

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Thrift shopper goes down unexpected rabbit hole after purchasing $15 artwork from Goodwill

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Homeowner gets $1,575 shock after new water meter reveals years of estimated bills

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'They never saw it coming': Gardener takes down 28 invasive spotted lantern flies in just 60 seconds

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Homeowner's monthly water use jumps to 34,400 gallons before discovering issue with unused toilet

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Gardener spots 'groggy' toad hibernating in their peppers

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Gardeners warn expensive 'compost' bags can be mostly wood filler and rob plants of nitrogen

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Gardener rips out invasive monkey grass, then cages it because it can survive the compost

A potted plant with green leaves casts shadows on a sunlit surface next to a bowl of water.

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Gardener spots lemon tree on fire and realizes the dog's water bowl acted like a lens

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Brothers that save sunflower seeds every year now look up at 16-feet stalks towering over family farm

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