Buy the 4 pack for $7. Consider the light fixtures you will be putting them in because the size is different than a regular bulb. Read the box for the lumen (brightness) output you want. Sylvania, GE, and Phillips are the best rated ones. For where you live you don’t need the cold weather rated ones. When you turn one on, leave it on for 1/2 hour - they last longer that way. Just a few tips for you, I’m not preaching. I’ve been using CFL’s for 10 years. They last about 5 years or so. Technology marches on. There is no ‘Communist Plot’ as others have suggested here. The big 3 light bulb makers have already announced their cessation of making incadescent bulbs, so this proposed law is a mute point.
Well, I bought a 3-pack of GE 13 watters (equivalent to a 60w incandescent). I must say, I’m impressed. No flicker, no sickly skin tones. IMO you losing nothing to incandescents in terms of eye appeal. And the time it takes for them to reach max brightness is no big deal. This is good technology.