rod
Retired 22 years
I have a high-efficiency natural gas furnace which never gets used because I prefer to heat with my woodstove.
During the summer months I log onto Craigslist every day and check the "free" section for firewood. 99% of the time what is available is just crap, someone tore down an old deck and is trying to get rid of a bunch of rotten lumber, but every once in awhile somebody with no fireplace will have a tree felled on their property and they wind up with a bunch of green unsplit rounds to get rid of. I have about 4 cords of good quality firewood (oak, Douglas fir, maple) that cost me nothing but a few hours of work and $20 worth of gas for my truck. Splitting and stacking firewood is good excercise and I enjoy it.
I love coming home on a cold winter day and warming my hands and butt up in front of a hot crackling fire in the woodstove.
My wife didn't fall for that line either.