It’s 5:30 AM. and the Cheapskates are getting  out of bed and off to work. Looking for the first great deals of the New Years 2012.

First stop is looking for the last of the 100-Watt A19 Household Bulb. Officially the 100 Watt Lamp is a goner, Voted out by the Bush administration in legislation called Epact. Read #2 Cheapsters Article on Led Lamps the Next Generation-WATT’S with That?

A 100 watt equivalent is a GE 62180 9-Watt LED Soft White A19 Light Bulb @ 29.79, they just dropped 30 dollars in price. Read the article on LED’s to see the savings and payback time.

The energy cost of a 60-100 watt lamp is  on avg.$36.00 a year per lamp based on 8 hours a day. The energy cost of the LED is $5.40. it pays for itself in less than a year.

LEDs can last 50,000 hours. 50,000=5.7 years if the light is on 24 hours. If you have the lamp on for only 8 hours a day, the lamp wont need to be changed for 17 years.

The new generation will be born and graduate from High School and never know the experience of having to change a light bulb.

If you have to have your 100 watt lamps, Hoard them now!!!