Shopping for an Appliance? Remember
to Consider All the Costs
Suppose you go shopping for a new refrigerator, and you're on a budget.
The best buy is the 'fridge with the lowest sales price, right? Not
necessarily. If you buy the lowest-priced refrigerator, you may end
up spending more than if you buy a more expensive one. The reason? The
cost of owning a home appliance has three components:
To figure out how much you'll
spend over the lifetime of the appliance, you have to look at all these
costs. To learn how an appliance's energy consumption can affect your
out-of-pocket costs and other information about buying an energy-efficient
appliance click
here.