Debt Free- Ways to Save Money

Debt Free- Ways to Save Money: "Change your bulbs and or add dimmers. Modern compact fluorescent light bulbs, and soon LED bulbs are a very effective way to save money on energy and bulb replacements. They use about 60% - 75% less energy per unit of light they produce than a standard incandescent bulb, and can last 10 times as long (although I don’t seem to get that kind of life out of them very often). An interesting development on the horizon is LED lighting. This promises to be even more efficient than CFL lights and the lighting modules last up to 50,000 hours. You can conceivably use one LED lighting unit for the life of your home. They are very small, use very little power, produce almost no heat (very safe) and can be used in some interesting locations. They are beginning to be used in places such as Christmas lights, and flashlights. Some expensive designer LED light fixtures have been on the market for a few years, but they are getting less expensive. At this point they are still a bit pricey, but recent advances in high brightness LED technology have begun to bring the price down."