I unplugged my microwave between uses for 2 weeks this April to see if it would cut my electric bill. This is what happened

every cent, fully expecting to prove my theory right. Instead, the numbers quietly dismantled my fears. The microwave’s standby draw was real, but tiny—only a few watts, translating to just a few dollars per year. The “silent drain” wasn’t a budget killer; it was barely a whisper on the bill I’d been agonizing over.

What did scream, though, was the continue reading …