Everyone talks about the CFL bulbs. What's the benefiit? The average household has 30 light fixtures. Lighting makes up 20% of the average electric bill.
CFL bulbs are more expensive--especially when buying one or two. The multipacks are a much better deal. They even make globe versions for bathroom lighting and flood light versions. The technology has come a long way. There is still the matter of disposal, since they contain mercury.
In my case, I had roughly 28 to replace. I did them gradually, with eight packs. Typiocally, you can get 8 for $10 or so at most stores. If you're lazy, you can order them on Amazon, with free shipping (orders over $25).
The bathroom lights were the biggest deal--those were roughly $3 a piece.
If you swap all 30 bulbs, assuming they're 60 watt, with 13 watt CFL's, your savings would be as follows:
Sincerely,
The Frugal Maestro
In my case, I had roughly 28 to replace. I did them gradually, with eight packs. Typiocally, you can get 8 for $10 or so at most stores. If you're lazy, you can order them on Amazon, with free shipping (orders over $25).
The bathroom lights were the biggest deal--those were roughly $3 a piece.
If you swap all 30 bulbs, assuming they're 60 watt, with 13 watt CFL's, your savings would be as follows:
You can save as much as $188 per year this way.
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