Chris Wondra . com

This column first appeared in print on January 31, 2007 in that day’s issue of the Inter-County Leader.
I’m so bad at giving presents that my wife has taken to buying, wrapping, and then happily opening her own gifts so our children will think I actually got her something. As a grown man, part of […]

[Read more →]

Part of me still has a hard time believing we really have it.
It’s something I had dreamed about for years. From the start, I found the concept and technology fascinating. And oh, the money you can save!
For a confessed energy geek, everything about a geoexchange heat pump seemed really really cool.
Share This

[Read more →]

“Dad?” She asked, leaning on the kitchen counter, watching me take plates out of the dishwasher.
“Yeah?”
“Do you know about new year revolutions?”
“Yep,” I said.
I knew what she meant.
I wanted to hear what she had to say.
Share This

[Read more →]

This article was first published here in December of 2004.
I wrote it with the help of a couple of editing angels.
It’s a long story, but those angels really did a lot for me back then. I was trying to promote a project that I was working on (if you visit please don’t order, I’m not […]

[Read more →]

Alchemy 101: A Golden Nugget in a Chunk of Coal
Living paycheck to paycheck sucks. Let’s not sugar coat it. But I want to let you in on a little secret . It can also be the most educational and enlightening time of your life.
I’ve learned more because I was poor, than for any other reason. […]

[Read more →]

This column first appeared in print on September 27, 2006 in that day’s issue of the Inter-County Leader.

“Dad!” she said one Sunday morning. “I was going right back up!”
“I know,” I said, my head thrust in the refrigerator. “But every second counts. Every penny adds up. You have to turn the lights off when you […]

[Read more →]