BEST USE OF $1000: SAVE DAILY ENERGY

Take an Energy-Saving Tumble; A front-loading clothes washer will cut your water and energy use
Pat Mertz Esswein, July 23, 2007 (Kiplinger Personal Finance Magazine)

WHO
Readers of Kiplinger Personal Finance Magazine

WHAT
When the magazine called for suggestions of how best to invest $1000, the most frequent reader-suggested investment was an energy saving appliance.
A typical front-loader can help make you a freeloader.

WHEN
August issue cover story.

WHERE
Kiplinger Personal Finance Magazine

WHY
- Of energy-saving appliances, Kiplinger suggested a high-efficiency, front-loading clothes washer. It uses 30-60% less water (pooled at the bottom) and 50-70% less energy (because most of the energy is used to heat the water and the rest to swish the water).
- Front-loader costs $300-400 more than top-loader but pays off in 1st few years of 15-year life (Rocky Mountain Institute).
Read the label and save.

QUOTES
- Kiplinger: “Check out Kenmore's HE2t and Bosch's Nexxt 500 Series. The suggested retail price on each is $1,100, but a little shopping will reveal discounts and rebates that drop the price below $1,000.”
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