M.P.
They are great if you are on a budget. If you aren't, I LOVE Cotton Babies (the manufactuer to Econobum, Flip, and bumGenius), bumGenius are one of my favorite diapers along with Thirsties, Oh Katy, Flip, and Swaddlebee's.
Tell your husband that it will save thousands (especially if you do it for more than one baby) and it's really not much harder than disposables. He shouldn't worry if you are the one taking care of them. I would get a couple of pocket or All In One (AIO) diapers for when he takes care of the kids so that it's easy for him. The style of diaper that Econobums are, are called a prefold and cover. They are the "hardest" of all the cloth diapers. They aren't hard at all, but the require just a smidgen bit more work than a pocket or AIO. BUT they are easier to clean because you have more separate parts, so things just clean easier. And they are made out of cotton so it's easier to clean than microfibers.
Look at this website:
http://www.cottonbabies.com/index.php?cPath=51
This is where they have their slightly imperfect diapers that are half the cost and work the same as the perfect diapers.
I also have a blog for cloth diapers.
largebummies.blogspot.com- look for the post labels "Question from a mom on mamapedia"
but I have another blog that links to different sized babies. My son is the large, then a skinny, average, and newborn. (newborn is yet to be born so there isn't a link yet)
clothbummies.blogspot.com
You can always PM me for help. I love helping people and love to get people started on cloth diapers :D I hope to make a profession of this somehow.