By: retirebyforty
Wow, that’s a lot of power. I guess the old computers weren’t very efficient.
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By: Lisa @ Cents To Save
We have a timer on our water heater. It is set to be on for three hours in the am and three hours in the pm. This fits our schedule and saves money. Just a note, an electrician is needed to install the...
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This is a great idea. I think we’ll try a tankless water heater when our current one goes.
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We were looking at a tankless water heater, but at the time it was a bit too expensive.
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[...] at Retire by Forty found out He Just Spent $25 to Save 43 Cents a Month… whoops. Maybe these power vampires you hear about aren’t as bad as you thought. He [...]
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Winter isn’t half as bad as summer for us. Heating is actually far cheaper than cooling, so for those of us who like 68F as their comfortable temperature, the summer is the killer, but winter, well, a...
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Really? You must live in a more temperate part of the country. We keep our thermostat at 64 and heating still cost us quite a bit.
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I remember hearing this quote on a random podcast, on having an energy-conservation policy at home “It’s called: turn out the freaking lights!!”. Except that it was the other f-word. Much more dramatic.
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“I paid $24.89 for the Belkin Conserve Power strip. At this rate it will take about 57 months to get that back. That’s not exactly a great investment.” You’re looking at it wrong. What you actually did...
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By: retirebyforty
If it works forever, that would be great! This thing is pretty new though and I hope it last at least 5 years for me to get my money back. The annual ROI is 1.7%. I guess that’s not bad, but you can...
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The 1.7% is per month. 20.7% per year. If I could get 15% per year guaranteed, I’d be retired right now. (Actually even 8% might do it)
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By: retirebyforty
Don’t forget that someday the gadget will break and the principle + future interest will be gone at that point.
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