See, I’m actually an extreme couponer. I started this to save money and to fulfill my love of new tech crap! My goal is to have a comprehensive system that will pay for itself In 2 years…it started with an Echo I got for a gift and took off from there! I was also planning on adding things over the long term, but because of awesome clearance finds I’m sitting here 3 months later with 20 lights (between bulbs, smart hard wired switches, and smart plugs), a nest thermostat, 4 hue accent lights, half of my security system, and the capabilities of having a voice controlled TV. I’ve spent about $550 so far and am looking at another $300 to be where I really want to be (trying to find a deal on a nest smoke detector and a few cameras)…but I keep adding things to the list of wants and now I realize that this going to turn into a never ending project that will consume all of my money! Lol. I’m wondering where it’ll end! One thing saving me is that we are saving $600/year alone on our security system. I used to work in security system monitoring and realize that you don’t need someone monitoring for you as long as you have a good enough system in place! I’ve also been saving money on my energy bill between the LEDs and not running my AC/heat all the time. So I can probably have this thing paid for (including my immediate wants) in a little over a year!