I have been redoing my home the past few years -- rebuilding a good part of it and buying energy rated appliances with tax credits.

I will probably get a $100 tax credit on the silly new dishwasher I bought -- bought with the tax credit considered -- last year the new roof and furnace $525 energy tax credit.

$7,500 to $15,000 Electric Car Tax Credit

Invest in the future when possible or if practicable is my point ... This will create jobs, less energy use and less hydrocarbon pollution in urban areas too. And in the end game; get back some of the tax dollars you resent paying :P