Free Firewood- Finding Gold in the Burbs

10 Dec , 2015 Video

This is an awesome deal for people that have a wood burning fireplace or wood stoves. Free firewood! Why buy it when it’s being given away for free.

Whenever I head back home to the suburbs I drive around the neighbourhood or look online for free firewood. It’s a win-win scenario. I don’t have to worry about cutting a tree down or wasting money on gas for a chainsaw and the homeowner doesn’t pay to have the wood disposed of at the green waste dump.

Go online to Craigslist or Kijiji type in “firewood” in the Free section. You will then see a bunch of listings from homeowners advertising free firewood to be picked up. Fire off a quick email and then head down and load up your vehicle. It’s easy. No cutting down trees, no working a chainsaw, no wasting money on fuel and if your lucky, you might find a hardwood like Maple, Alder or Oak. When properly dried, hardwoods burn hot. If you have a truck or trailer it makes everything so much easier.

In my area it costs $350 for a cord of wood. That is a stack of wood that is 4 feet wide by 4 feet tall by 8 feet long. Boy, that’s a lot of cash for something you can do yourself.

My wife laughs at me and says I need a firewood intervention, but it’s such a good opportunity to stock up. After a year, and Mother Nature takes her time and dries out the firewood I will be ready.

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