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

inconvenience. Resetting the clock every day, reaching behind the appliance, fumbling with the outlet—those small frictions added up fast. I realized I’d been blaming the wrong villain. The real cost wasn’t the power; it was the mental load of obsessing over pennies while bigger energy decisions went untouched. Unplugging the microwave didn’t transform continue reading …