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Baby, It’s Cold Outside

18 November 2010

Tonight, our temperature is slated to drop into the 30s. In fact, it’s supposed to start doing that on a pretty regular basis, something I imagine my mom is thrilled about as she packs to come visit me for Thanksgiving. She just loves the cold (insert hysterical laughter here). We live in a 19th century [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Energy Efficient Appliances

10 March 2010

Taxpayer asks: Can you get money back for purchasing a washer and dryer in 2009 that has the energy star on it. Thanks for the info!!!! Taxgirl says: Unfortunately, no. What you’re probably thinking about are Home Energy Efficiency Improvement Tax Credits. Those credits were for the installation of specific products like energy-efficient windows, insulation, [...]

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Air Apparent: Buying New Energy Efficient Appliances

28 August 2009

Every summer, my husband and I have the same argument about whether we should get central air. We live in an old Victorian house in Philadelphia; it takes a while during the summer for the house to heat up but when it does, hoo boy, it gets hot. The thing is, it’s not easy to [...]

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Missouri Goes Green for Earth Day

19 April 2009

In celebration of Earth Day, the state of Missouri is offering a sales tax holiday this week on all “Energy Star” rated appliances. The “Show Me” state is launching a “Show Me Green” tax holiday on energy efficient appliances. From April 19 until midnight on April 25, 2009, resident can buy qualifying appliances and skip [...]

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