In a depression the GDP falls, it is the slowing of the consumption function or products and services being consumed less than an economy in balance.

The credit is $2,000 for a dwelling unit that is certified to have an annual level of heating and cooling energy consumption at least 50% below the annual level of heating and cooling energy consumption of a comparable dwelling unit and has building envelope component improvements that account for at least 1/5 of the 50% reduction in energy consumption.

Thanks Josh and everybody for the great education!

I'm an airline pilot and Air Force Reservist looking to get into SFRs. I've been lurking for about 6 months and really appreciate the realistic approach of this si...

Reminds me of the bumper sticker "He who dies with the most toys wins" or George Carlin - The new American pass time is consumption - maxing out your credit card buying things you don't need with money you don't have.

We replaced all of them with dual flush (3.0l/4.8l, 0.8/1.2 usg) model and reduced the water consumption by ~35%.

To offset that consumption the rest of the property should create revenues to pay for that consumption and ideally provide a profit to the owner occupant after expenses.If you've never read the wealth of nations its pretty awesome stuff but, its NOT light reading and is in ye olde English as it was written in the 1776 :-D~http://www2.hn.psu.edu/faculty/jmanis/adam-smith/wealth-nations.pdf

There are some steps you can take as a renter to decrease energy consumption such as heavy drapes, plastic seal kits you can use on windows, weather stripping.

Also, Mike does not sugar coat the issues, so he is more believable and inspiring.

Raw fruit/vegetable carbs and sugars are ok, so eat them.

It seems like the natural tendency for people is to increase consumption as our incomes increase.