Comments on: Compact flourescent light bulbs http://www.livelearninvest.com/compact-flourescent-light-bulbs/ Living life to its fullest by generating passive income through investments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:40:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Rita http://www.livelearninvest.com/compact-flourescent-light-bulbs/comment-page-1/#comment-46976 Rita Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:27:20 +0000 http://www.livelearninvest.com/2007/05/21/compact-flourescent-light-bulbs/#comment-46976 I just bought some of those CFL light bulbs and they work great. They are really saving me a lot of money and they last so long. I like how small they are too. I just bought some of those CFL light bulbs and they work great. They are really saving me a lot of money and they last so long. I like how small they are too.

]]> By: Kenric http://www.livelearninvest.com/compact-flourescent-light-bulbs/comment-page-1/#comment-4628 Kenric Mon, 21 May 2007 20:56:53 +0000 http://www.livelearninvest.com/2007/05/21/compact-flourescent-light-bulbs/#comment-4628 The CF candelbra bulbs are still too expensive to make them cost effective. You actually will lose money on them if you swap out all your incandescents. The cheapest I saw them was on Ebay for $3 a piece. That's $30 to replace my living room chandelier and a light I hardly use. The CF candelbra bulbs are still too expensive to make them cost effective. You actually will lose money on them if you swap out all your incandescents.

The cheapest I saw them was on Ebay for $3 a piece. That’s $30 to replace my living room chandelier and a light I hardly use.

]]> By: Shaun http://www.livelearninvest.com/compact-flourescent-light-bulbs/comment-page-1/#comment-4626 Shaun Mon, 21 May 2007 20:09:45 +0000 http://www.livelearninvest.com/2007/05/21/compact-flourescent-light-bulbs/#comment-4626 Ikea has ones with candelabra bases. Look <a href="http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?storeId=12&catalogId=10103&langId=-1&topcategoryId=15579&parentCats=15579*15756*16294&categoryId=16294&cattype=sub" rel="nofollow">here</a> I especially like theirs because they have a rubber coating over the glass - I don't worry so much about them breaking when the knock against something. Ikea has ones with candelabra bases. Look here I especially like theirs because they have a rubber coating over the glass – I don’t worry so much about them breaking when the knock against something.

]]> By: Another Investor http://www.livelearninvest.com/compact-flourescent-light-bulbs/comment-page-1/#comment-4621 Another Investor Mon, 21 May 2007 17:56:59 +0000 http://www.livelearninvest.com/2007/05/21/compact-flourescent-light-bulbs/#comment-4621 In Northern California, Costco has a great rebate deal on packages of 8 Phillips 60 watt equivalent mini twists (Marathon bulbs). With the manufacturers's $8.00 rebate, the price is $3.19 for 8 of them. That's $0.40 each, plus the tax on the additional $8.00 (tax is paid on the pre-rebate price). The price comes to just over $0.48 per bulb. Can't find any CF's with candelabra bases for the fixtures that use them, and the Phillips bulbs don't work outside unless they are well-protected from the weather. In Northern California, Costco has a great rebate deal on packages of 8 Phillips 60 watt equivalent mini twists (Marathon bulbs). With the manufacturers’s $8.00 rebate, the price is $3.19 for 8 of them. That’s $0.40 each, plus the tax on the additional $8.00 (tax is paid on the pre-rebate price). The price comes to just over $0.48 per bulb.

Can’t find any CF’s with candelabra bases for the fixtures that use them, and the Phillips bulbs don’t work outside unless they are well-protected from the weather.

]]> By: Shaun http://www.livelearninvest.com/compact-flourescent-light-bulbs/comment-page-1/#comment-4610 Shaun Mon, 21 May 2007 15:21:57 +0000 http://www.livelearninvest.com/2007/05/21/compact-flourescent-light-bulbs/#comment-4610 I've found that Ikea carries some smaller-sized CF bulbs that fit in fixtures where the ones I find at Lowe's and Home Depot don't. I’ve found that Ikea carries some smaller-sized CF bulbs that fit in fixtures where the ones I find at Lowe’s and Home Depot don’t.

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