Do you think it costs to much to put up Holiday lights outside?

brensmom · 10-16-2009, 10:00 AM

we have never hung lights for the holidays. I love how it looks but just don't want to use the electricity.

How about you do you do lights or no lights?

mkw70 · 10-16-2009, 11:17 AM

It only cost you too much if it doesn't bring you joy.

I usually put a few up, I see maybe a $10 difference.

I get such a kick of the pretty lights, that I find it worth it.

Pianolady · 10-16-2009, 11:20 AM

We used to go all out, but it did become too expensive. Now we may put out a few lights, but not much.

For us, it's not so much the electricity bill, but the squirrels that keep eating our electrical cords. It became quite costly.

mamax3 · 10-16-2009, 11:35 AM

I love the white Christmas lights all around the house. Honestly, we have never noticed a big spike in our electric bill.

melsb · 10-16-2009, 11:40 AM

I've never noticed a big difference in our bill.

mew5c · 10-16-2009, 12:19 PM

I've never noticed a difference in our bill, but even if I did I would do it anyway. I love the lights and one of the reasons I work so hard to save money in some areas of my life is so I can splurge on the things that bring my family joy.

ruthie · 10-16-2009, 12:25 PM

It is well worth it for once a year!

swishina · 10-16-2009, 02:08 PM

We've never noticed a big difference in electricity either. Replacing the lights and the time and effort are the big expenses for us.

smilingangel · 10-16-2009, 04:09 PM

We put up lighte every year, we also put them on timers so they are only on for a few hours each day and it might cost us a difference of $10-20 depending upon how much we have up, but we figure it's only once a year and it's kinda tradition for us.

Oregano · 10-16-2009, 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by melsb

I've never noticed a big difference in our bill.

Me either.

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