My wife's brother burns heating oil up in Boston and it runs him, for a medium to small house, average $400 a month and he keeps it a bit cool to save money. We know someone who uses propane and says he can run as high as $700 for ONE MONTH heat in the winter. $700!!!!!!!!!!!!
Considering that in the three decades we've lived in this house, we have paid zero to heat except for a few bucks gas/oil for the saws, my wife does not care a darn bit if I buy a saw. I only buy what I need to keep us in wood, though, so that is not many saws. But if I really wanted more, she wouldn't care a bit. She is pretty cool.....