I refuse to pay ‘only $2.20 or $1.80’ for LED bulbs when the real bulbs cost me 50 cents. I have nothing but old type bulbs in my house, along with 2 upright freezers & 2 ref/freezers & the side by side ref/freezer that came with the house. I use 100 watt bulbs in most places because of my near sightedness. I use 60 watt bulbs in my ceiling fan lights. I have no AC, just the fans.
One ref/freezer was purchased in Nov, 1965. One ref/freezer is a 1972 model & one upright freezer matches it-1972 model. The side by side ref/freezer is a 2004 model & one upright freezer is a 2008 model. They all run just fine. I use an electric dryer. My heat is propane, but needs the fans to circulate it thru the ducts. I pump water year around for my horses. I have motion sensor security lights, each with 2 bulbs, which the rabbits turn on year around, flourescent in the ceiling of the garage & 3 halogen lights also in the garage. 3 TV sets, of which 2 are almost always on as I go from room to room. Computer is on about 2 hours a day- if at all. The overhead can lights in the kitchen have not been changed since I moved in here. Stove is propane. Use my hair dryer about 5 days a year.
I just paid my electric bill & it was $59.43 for one month. I have lived here for almost 12 years & I had only one bill that was over $100-the first summer I was here. So- that would be about 140 months with a bill over $100.
I live east of Reno, and we have 4 seasons. Current temp is about 14 degrees. I have a supply of the old style bulbs & I hope they last as long as I do.
That 60 watt bulb is using 60 watts of power every hour. My 60 watt equivalent LED bulb uses 9 watts per hour. Do the math and you'll break even in a short amount of time. Same with your ancient refrigerators and freezer. Newer ones are much more energy efficient. A 15 year old refrigerator uses about twice as much energy than a new one does. I can't imagine how inefficient something from the 60's or 70's is.