The Government. It seems like they are always take, take, taking our money with their food tax, their property tax, their federal tax, their "what ever the heck we feel like" tax. Well, good news folks! Times are a changin' and the government, well they want to pay YOU, yes YOU, for your new windows and doors (with some minor terms and conditions of course...it IS the government after all, they aren't going to give it up THAT easy.) So, here's what we've found about this little gem of a rebate: Read more »

The Government. It seems like they are always take, take, taking our money with their food tax, their property tax, their federal tax, their "what ever the heck we feel like" tax. Well, good news folks! Times are a changin' and the government, well they want to pay YOU, yes YOU, for your new windows and doors (with some minor terms and conditions of course...it IS the government after all, they aren't going to give it up THAT easy.) So, here's what we've found about this little gem of a rebate: Read more »

Bring on da money!! The IRS is given it to ya, again! Winter is coming and that means the cold is coming. When it's cold, we want to hibernate and eat lots of home cooked meals, do we not? In order to do that you need a little diddy you may know as, a stove. Well, that clunky one that blows black smoke all through the house and just looks like it's on it's last leg, it just won't do. You probably should buy and instal a new one. In that case, this money is all for you! As of June 1, 2009, the IRS is giving a 30% consumer tax credit (up to $1500) for the purchase and installation of a 75-percent efficient biomass-burning stove. As we learned before, there are of course rules and regulations. So, here's what we got: Read more »