Some questions about wood stove? Please help!?

Wood stoves are much cheaper than any other heat here in MI. Installing one is a big job and must meet codes for safety reasons. A chimney can go out a basement window and up the side of the home to heights above the roof line. The metal chimney kit will cost more than the stove. Ashes must be dug out into a metal bucket about once a week and put outside . Basement stoves don't need fan and ducts if there are open floor vents above the stove, heat rises. My stove needs loading at least every 8 hours, sometimes more often. Barrel stoves kits are ok, but the thin metal won't last many years. Electric heat here can cost $300-$500 per month, that is why I burn wood.