"Now wait a minute," you're thinking, "I just went out and got LED's, just like you suggested in the last post!"
This will save you even more on top of that!
All you have to do is get a few outdoor solar lights, the kind meant to be stuck along the walk in your garden, put them by a sunny window or set them outside during the daytime, and stick them around your house at night! No, this won't cover all of your lighting needs. When I heard of this tip I immediately envisioned trying to cook by their light in the kitchen--it wasn't a terribly happy vision. Where they are perfect is in the living room, used as a reading lamp, or at your computer desk, in the dining room, and basically whenever you just need enough light to see by. Instead of turning on a lamp you just use these! When you don't need a lot of light, as opposed to when you're cooking or putting on your makeup, these should provide what you need whilst never accessing the grid, A.K.A. saving you money on your electric bill. |
| These guys look like they're already perfect for a tabletop! |
Stick them in a cup of sand, prop them up against the wall, build a little holder for them--heck you can probably just use them upside down on their flat tops--it doesn't matter, they're completely portable! After the initial cost of $3 a pop for cheap ones (back to Home Depot), all they're using is the darn near limitless energy of the sun and not your hard-earned cash.
