Treehugger Article: Great Stimulus Tax Credit Guide to Spending your Stimulus Money Wisely

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Permalink Reply by Anne on February 26, 2009 at 12:13pm

I think that this is great! However, I do not have the start up money to do it. I hope it will continue for the next couple years.

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Permalink Reply by Andrea Davis on February 26, 2009 at 12:22pm

Oh, Anne, I completely understand. I also need to start a discussion about whether people have successfully re-financed locally. Maybe this is a way people can free up some funds this year.

AND, I haven't found a searchable .pdf for the stimulus yet so we can see which items last multiple years, but the car, for instance, is going to HAVE to. They don't have a good electrical hybrid yet for the stimulus...it seems that part of the deal is to phase out a credit for buying the Prius for example and phasing in the Chevy Volt, but it's not due out until 2010.

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Permalink Reply by Jennifer Rasmussen on February 28, 2009 at 7:34pm

Windows! Hurray, I've been waiting to see if there would be any tax incentives under Obama because my 70 year old home has more frost on the inside of the windows in the winter than the outside. A $1500 tax credit will give me a leg up on total replacement. Local window company anyone?

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Permalink Reply by Jennifer Rasmussen on February 28, 2009 at 7:39pm

Oh, and I should mention, if anyone is looking to take advantage of the heat pump credit, I recommend Capitol Heating and Air. They installed ours a couple of years ago (the savings in our heating bill has been unbelievable), their pricing is reasonable, and they provide great service

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