[ScottO]

Many things that conserve energy will recoup your investment:

- My programmable thermastat.
- A new hot water heater that is more effecient.
- Extra insulation in the attic.

Plus, many of these items qualify as a tax credit making them practically free!

My cell phone also easily pays for itself. Not only do I save lots of time (which is money) but I don't have to use pay phones like in the dark ages. Plus I can pull up my city's traffic maps on the screen and see traffic jams in advance and avoid them, this saves me several hours each week. I can plug my laptop into it and use it as an internet connection while away or on the road. I just stayed at a hotel that wanted $20 a night to let my laptop use their internnet connection. I used my cellphone's data connection for free!