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Originally Posted by Slava
I don't even know where to start. Of course if you buy a new furnace it going to save you money. First you have to drop the $10k for the furnace though! This isn't just buying a pack of LED bulbs or maybe spending $50 on a programmable thermostat; its a big undertaking.
That's also great that you bought a new house. I don't consider that a cheap fix to this either though. So I'm not doing the math for you here, but saving say $500/yr (which is what the government claims it will cost people) takes roughly 20 years to pay off the furnace.
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Do you ever bother to read my entire posts? Yes a lot of people would struggle to make certain changes, but a lot of people wouldn't, and those people who can make the changes could help the others by helping out the local economy, while helping themselves in the process. Those who are struggling likely have some things they could change to make things easier, downsizing to a more fuel efficient vehicle is very doable in a lot of cases.
I wasn't advocating people just up and buy a new home, but for the record my new home was purchased for less than what I sold my old house for, and the early indications are that I will save significantly more than $500/year.