When you run the numbers, it just doesn't look like that great of a deal.
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Back in the day, "get rid of your old refrigerator and you'll save a couple hundred dollars a year" was conventional wisdom. But it's generally not like that anymore. Most appliances will save you $40 to $50 a year. That's nothing to sneeze at, but a new appliance costs $750 or more. It would take 15 years before you break even.
So when you need to buy a new appliance, look for one that's energy efficient, but trying to save money by going that route today - that's going to be a hard one.
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