With all the talk of saving money, saving energy, go green this or that, sometimes it can all get a bit overwhelming to a point that nothing gets done. However, one simple step can be taken to get started doing all of that – replace the bulbs in your home with LED bulbs. As you will see, it’s not as expensive as you may think… What are LEDs? LED is an acronym for Light Emitting Diode. Simply put, it is a semiconductor that puts out light. They use about one-third less energy than Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL’s), and only a fraction of the energy used for incandescent bulbs. They are perhaps the most versatile of all the lamp types – you can customize the color, the amount of light output, and even the beam direction. They radiate less heat than their CFL and incandescent companions, whose heat output makes up about 80% of their energy use! LED bulbs can be purchased in styles that allow to swap out from incandescents one for one. They put out just as good or better light than incande...