Creosote Question Concerning Vermont Castings Stoves

A neighbor told me that burning the stoves dampered down will cause a lot of creosote buildup.
I have my stove, but cannot afford the catalytic converter now.. 250.00. so am using it without it.. but I get a good bed of coals going then switch to the slow burn setting and drop 1 piece of wood in every few hours.. the stove stays hot..between 350 and 450 degrees. This keeps our home really toasty, around 74 degrees.
We only have white birch and spruce in Alaska..
Sure would like to know more about this.

Will using my stove this way create a lot of creosote buildup? If so, how often should I look at trying to clean the pipes? We burn every day.

Having troubles...
Our home is only 1000 sq. ft. We are in Alaska.. some times the temp goes below 30 below zero.
Typically our temp in winter is like 10 below - 30 degrees variation.
The problem.. this little stove brings out temp up to like 90 degrees if we run it above 400 degrees.
At 11 degrees outside, if we run the stove at about 300 degrees.. it keeps the home at around 75 degrees..
If we run at 400 or above.. whew! Gets pretty hot in here...

Just trying to learn how to use this stove properly.. efficiently.. with out burning down our home...
lol

Sure could use some insight.

I position the thermometer directly in front of the opening for the stove pipe. It is magnetic and sticks to the top of the stove.
Is that a good place?