Galvanized by an oversized electric bill, I accidentally started a journey toward more sustainable living. After six years, I realized an almost 40% decrease in electricity usage due to the many home improvement projects I embarked on. Project by project, I tell the entertaining stories that reveal the struggle between me, a man whose goal was to ultimately reduce waste, and my wife, whose goal was to have a comfortable household without what she considered disruptions to our daily life and risks to our finances.