Why does nobody talk about how much money a rice cooker actually saves you

I spent $25 on a cheap rice cooker six months ago and it's cut my grocery bill by like $40 a month because I stopped buying those overpriced microwave rice packs, anyone else ditch the instant stuff for a cooker?

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alice_allen55d ago

Genuinely curious, did you factor in the cost of the electricity or gas to run it?

felixhenderson4d ago

200 watts is actually the real hidden cost nobody talks about... I checked my electric bill and running a 200 watt draw 24/7 adds about $15-20 a month depending on your local rates. Most people just look at the upfront price tag @alice_allen5 but that's only half the story. The thing is, if you're in a cold climate that heat actually helps in winter, so it's not a total loss.

dylan4633d ago

Wait wait, does anyone else's utility company do that thing where they send you a "high usage alert" at like 3am on a Tuesday? @alice_allen5 my neighbor actually got flagged for heat pump usage and they sent someone out to "check for grow lights" which was hilarious but also invasive lol. Last winter I noticed my bill jumped $12 and I couldn't figure out why - turned out my cat was sleeping on the space heater remote and had it running 24/7 for like three weeks. The heating bonus in winter is real though, I live in MN so my furnace basically does less work when my PC is mining crypto at 200w, it's like free heat with a side of noise.