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Rather than a fireplace, a wood burning stove would be easier to install, and much more efficient. I used to heat my house through the winter with one.
Triple pane vinyl windows make a big difference. If your house has a crawlspace you can close some of the vents leading to it. Close the air vents leading to the rooms you have blocked off. Turn down the maximum temp of your water heater and install a low-flow shower head.
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"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." - Winston Churchill
"All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act out their dream with open eyes, to make it possible." Seven Pillars of Wisdom, T.E. Lawrence
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