Money saving tip #12

Here's a great way to save a few dimes each day. Get rid of half your light bulbs!

I know a lot of you out there have the new and improved light bulbs in your house that are supposed to last a lifetime, but usually last less than a regular bulb. Not to mention you paid 5 dollars a bulb VS 25 cents a bulb .. smart thinking. I'm not convinced that spending a fortune on these new bulbs is worth it. Everyone I talk to says they burn out quicker than a regular one, what's the savings in that?

Here's My brilliant idea. Those ceiling fixtures that have 3, or 5, or 8 light bulbs in them .. unscrew all but ONE!! I mean do you really need 6 light bulbs to see that your eating a bowl of Cheerios at your dining room table?? Here at the State of Les, we have a chandelier over our dining room table that holds 5 bulbs (sorry, it came with the house). I've unscrewed 4 of them giving Me a 80% savings every time we 'light up' to eat. I like to think of all those extra sockets as 'bulb storage'. As soon as one bulb goes out, tighten up another one and your back in business. Also, when we have a gourmet meal like shrimp, or steak, we turn in a couple extra bulbs for the meal ... as in a 4 star dinner, but instead it's a 4 bulb dinner. In other words, Mac N Cheese would constitute a 1 star (1 bulb) meal, a good homemade hot dish would be 2 stars (2 bulbs), and for the 'creme de la creme', like an all out Thanksgiving meal .. we screw in every damn bulb!! Martha Stewart living at it's finest!!!

And those ceiling fans with 3 light bulbs on them in the bedroom .. you guessed it, unscrew 2 of them. ONE light bulb is really all you need. And another thing .. next time your replacing your burnt out bulbs, kick it down a notch. If you normally use a 100 watt, put in a 60. If you normal use a 60, put in a 40. You'll never know the difference until you get your electric bill and see that it's smaller.

So once again, My genius mind and ingenuity have combined to give the rest of the world a savings in the pocketbook. Now I'm not saying I deserve a Nobel Peace Prize or Pulitzer Award, but if Barrack Obama got one .... well I think you get the idea!