Fluorescent light bulbs are the energy savers of the light bulb world.

You can purchase them now to fit into regular light sockets or the variety that sit in their own type fixture.

In a comparison test against a regular incandescent bulb such as you purchase in packets of four, they will last between five and ten times longer than those bulbs, making them not only cheaper to operate in the long run, but also cheaper to purchase if you take into account how many replacement bulbs you would need.

Costing more in the beginning to fill your lamps they will pay for themselves in about six months depending on the kind of bulb you purchase.

This means that the typical user would fare much better with fluorescent bulbs in every room in the home.

YES, But… They make that buzzing noise

Granted sometimes they did, however they used a different type of ballast in the early days of the fluorescent bulbs, which meant that they took a bit longer for the bulb to get charged. This made if flicker and buzz as it warmed up for use.

Todays technology has come a long way in avoiding that little buzz and the accompanying flickering of the light.

While they were at one time gloomy and yellow, today they are bright white if you want them to be and any other color that you might like. More actually than the incandescent bulbs of today.

Because they use less energy and last far longer the waste is, consequently less.
You will use less energy; go through less bulbs and less money when you purchase a fluorescent bulb as opposed to an incandescent one.

It is important to recycle them as they do use trace amounts of mercury in their manufacture, so make certain that you recycle them as you would, or should, any other glass item.