my dream has come true. my wife’s nightmare a reality.
my Blue Line Innovations PowerCost Monitor
for those of you unaware of the benefits of this brilliant money-saving device, allow me to list a few:
- it will gauge the exact cost of the electricity you are consuming at any given time.
- it will estimate your monthly electrical bill based on your per/day usage.
- it will measure each of your appliances so that you know how much it costs to turn them on.
- it will alert you if you have gone over your “first-tier” kwh pricing.
- it will help you reduce your energy consumption, which is good for everyone.
- it will remind you to shut off lights/televisions by its very presence.
as i mentioned, we received ours today. within 25 minutes, it was completely installed and working properly. i took the evening to experiment with many of our electrical devices to determine their actual cost/hour. here are some of the results:
- hallway lights (03 cents/hour)
- outdoor lights (01 cent/hour)
- 27″ tube television (02 cents/hour)
- 32″ lcd television (04 cents/hour)
- desktop computer (03 cents/hour)
- oven (42 cents/hour)
- microwave (15 cents/hour)
- washing machine (25 cents/hour)
- clothes dryer (71 cents/hour)
i highly recommend this product to minimalize your monthly electrical bills. even without changing your lifestyle drastically, the actual utility cost/hr of your home devices is enough for you to make simple, money-saving changes.
like i mentioned, i was able to purchase ours for $35… which is a much better deal than $109. although even at $109, it will eventually pay for itself.
the only drawback is that your wife may not enjoy you running around the house turning on/off every electronic device… especially if she’s trying to watch it at the time.
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- benefits of minimalism #1 – simple dollars and sense
- control your spending
- who’s helping me not waste money
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Wow! I love knowing about this. 71cents/hr for the dryer??!! Do you know how many times I “fluff” a load b/c I didn’t get the clothes out before they got cold and wrinkled, then forgot I only wanted to “fluff” for a few minutes and before I know it, the dryer has run through a whole drying cycle again? What a waste! Makes my stomach hurt…
I do think this device might trigger a slight OCD I am pretty convinced I might have.:) Thanks for the info. Great post, as always.
i use a wonderwash http://www.laundry-alternative.com/wonderwash.htm to wash my clothes which doesn’t use any electricity and i hang them to dry on a drying rack, which also doesn’t use any electricity. i don’t have to pay that bill b/c its included in my rent, but it saves me from trekking to the laundry mat in the dead of winter.
two televisions? hmm…
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