[RKDinOKC]

Niece told me that last night they had a talk with their kids about how they needed to save money. Said she came home from and errand this afternoon and there was only one light on in the whole house. A single lamp and a couple of them were in the lamp's light reading. The other kids were playing battleship in the dark. She said they must have been listening. She has 7 kids that were home.

Told her that a single 60watt incandecent bulb if left on 24 hours a day for an entire year would cost $47.17. And a 9watt LED bulb that puts out the same lumens that cost $4 each would cost $7.08 if left on 24hours a day for a year. That's $0.0008 per hour versus $0.005 per hour.

Also told her about the free energy audit thing she could sign up for where they give you 10 LED bulbs free. And the LED bulbs are on sale now at Wal-mart for $2.49.

It's kind funny to me cause my brother said he just got thru helping her husband and a couple of the boys install a bunch of can lights in their living room for more light because hey thought having just a few lamps was too dark.