The microwave experiment didn’t save me money in any meaningful way.
But it did something arguably more useful.
It corrected my assumptions.
Because it turns out, the easiest things to notice are rarely the things that cost you the most. And the most visible “waste” is often not the most expensive one.
By the end of those two weeks, I stopped unplugging the microwave.
Not because I gave up.
But because I finally understood where to actually look.