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“There are many people who have lost everything, and the last thing they need to be worrying about is a toaster or a coffee maker.”

We take for granted that we can pick from seven different brands of coffee makers or thousands of hours of filmed entertainment on a streaming service.

A woman found living in the rooftop sign of a grocery store in Michigan had set up the small space to call home with flooring, a Keurig coffee maker and a computer, the authorities said.

One kilowatt hour is how much power it takes to use a 1,000-watt appliance — a coffee maker or vacuum cleaner, for instance — for one hour.

Today, I keep my coffee maker, grinder and a small toaster oven on the counter and stow lesser-used small appliances on easily accessible pullout shelves in the lower cabinets.