I am slightly ashamed to admit how excited I am about this, but James bought a Kill-o-Watt meter, and it’s the most awesome thing ever!!!

You plug your appliances into it and the meter tells you how much energy the appliance uses. After you know that, you can figure out how much money it costs to run the appliance; per day, month or year. Do you know how much money it costs to run your modem each year? Cause I do!

I guess ever since we started tracking our finances in order to buy our home I have become obsessed with them. I meticulously color code each purchase we make in a spreadsheet so I know exactly how much money we spend on things like gas, or food. Not because we need to be crazy about our pennies, but because I just love knowing! And this new kilowattmeterthing tells me how much money the hair dryer uses to run or the coffee pot!

PLUG IN ALL THE THINGS! TEST ALL THE THINGS!