Still, that’s a huge bill to eat each month.

don’t I know it 😭

lol. all houses are terrible investments, too volatile.

it’s kind of a mix of everything.

I grew up poor. like, “take a nap for dinner” poor. I was afforded great opportunities that allowed me to become comfortably wealthy, as in I can freely go to the store and just buy groceries without concern. This is important because I always promised myself that when I grew up I would live comfortably.

I keep my house between 68F-72F year round. I don’t open my windows because I have terrible allergies (that my kids have also inherited). at least half of my bill is just heating and cooling. the other half is likely a mix of the servers and the regular appliances.

I have family ranging from 30-60 years old. when I told them how much I spend on power their eyes popped out. they don’t run their hvacs as much as I do, and actually use their windows and attic fans. they also don’t have the allergic reactions I have either so 🤷.

in my old home, 1600sqft, our highest bill was around $300, and that was still high for the area. our neighbors were average between $100-$150. they were in their 70s though, so likely they didn’t use their hvac as much either, nor the technology I was running.

my house is over 120 years old. it still has knob and tube in half the house. I have even found gas lines for the old sconces, that were “conveniently” used as grounds for said knob and tube in some places. the house is a nightmare, electrically speaking. the only new-ish electrical are the HVAC systems, the 200amp panel, and the basement (where the rack lives).

for me to get proper solar installed, it would cost more than the house cost to buy. For me to find it in any way cost effective, I would need my $900 a month power bill to pay for the $200k loan on top of my mortgage.

that’s an average btw. last months bill was $1100.

this month is already at $960 and we’re only halfway through the month.

this year has been lower than previous. I had new insulation installed last November.

highest bill I have ever seen was around $2200 which is over my monthly mortgage.

no crypto farm. though it would probably be higher if I was.

per month.

glad I’m not the only one that noticed that.

last time I checked I was using around 4600-5800kwh from May to August. the rest of the year its 3300-4200.

I live in a dual zoned 5200sqft home and my average power bill is around $900.

I’ve had solar sales try to talk me into solar panels but once they see my consumption they stop answering my calls lol. could be because I told them I’ll buy once I can get net zero.

is that Gabriel Bell?

last I checked I had over 220 users blocked. now it’s probably 250.

I block people who are willfully ignorant or trolls.

sell a joke to my family for $40.

get going little Canadian troll! you can do it!

he did not write that.

I work because I genuinely enjoyed developing new products. the pay was only second to my happiness in the product.

now the products are thrown away as easily as the wrapper on a candy bar.

why do I work now? so I don’t lose my home. to provide for my family. to support my kids futures. I could do that with any job though…

Schrödinger’s political martyr.

they are both leftist terrorist and ally and deserves to die painfully while being prayed for.

Robert Johnson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEht5PbNWN4&t=3

I’ve done that before! it’s great.

I’ve also fell asleep eating a sandwich after pulling a double… not great.

I want to write a zombie apocalyptic story that starts with the MC at a trek con. they eventually meet up with some people but they don’t speak the same language until they find out they all speak fluent Klingon.

the rest of the book would just be them becoming Klingons and building an empire in the midst of the zombie outbreak.

the people on selfhost would be very upset if they could read this.