My friends are proud Yankee penny pinchers, we even jokingly call ourselves "Miser Snobs" as we compete with each other to find the best bargains. But our frugality is the opposite of Scrooge, we try to save on the everyday expenses so we can be more generous with the things and people we love. Even a Miser Snob recognizes that in order to save a lot later, you may have to spend a little now, and that's especially true in Maine. As they say in Maine there are two seasons, winter and the 4th of July. And I just may have found the most bodacious bargain to put all the other Miser Snobs in the state to shame.
Last year the state of Maine planned to weatherize 4,400 homes with the help of nearly $41.9 million in funding from the Recovery Act. This year there ain't no Recovery Act, but next year I found a way we may be able to weatherize over 4,000 homes for only $40 thousand. Now that's a savings!
Continue...
