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Don't Forget to Take Advantage of Green Tax Credits

How to reduce energy bills, save the environment and get a tax credit:

1. Install Energy Star appliances
2. Install qualified insulation
3. Install energy efficient windows and doors
4. Turn your roof energy efficient
5. Use energy efficient heating and cooling systems and water heaters

You may be able to get a tax credit for up to 30 percent of the cost of installation, plus up to $1,500 in supplies and service costs.

Another 30 percent credit is available through 2016 for items such as:
1. Qualified geo-thermal heat pumps
2. Solar panels
3. Solar water heaters
4. Wind energy systems
5. Fuel cells

For more information on products that qualify for the tax credits, visit energystar.gov/taxcredits

How to Make Bachelor Party Cards From Scraps

A bachelor party might be the last hoorah for the groom before he says his "I dos." If you're throwing a bachelor party, you'll need invitations to invite guests and set the tone for the party. Using items that you probably have lying around the house, you can make some fun and creative bachelor party invitations--a collage of items that represent bachelorhood and the transition into marriage.

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Advantages of LED Lights

The way that LEDs are made and the way this type of lighting works means it has some advantages over other types of lighting.

LEDs are mounted on a flat surface, which allows it to emit a fuller light than incandescent and compact fluorescent light bulbs.

LEDs do not have glass enclosures similar to other light bulbs, so there is less of a risk for breakage.

It won't burn you if you touch it like what happens to a more traditional light bulb when it has been on for awhile. In fact, as the temperature of the LED light increases, it works better--emitting a brighter light.