Many people may have heard that solar panels pay for themselves in the long term of energy consumption, but they can also pay for themselves in the added value of a house. The premium added to a solar-powered house is about $4 to $5 per watt of power produced.
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50 women turning 50 in 2014 â First lady Michelle Obama, who turns 50 this year, has accomplished in a half-century what takes many people a lifetime: She earned degrees from Princeton and Harvard Law and went on to work for a Chicago law firm, where she met her future husband, President Barack Obama.0 women turning 50 in 2014 â Journalist and author Jean Chatzky is the financial editor for the Today show, and regularly offers up financial advice at the website SavvyMoney.com and at her blog at jeanchatzy.com.