St. Paddy’s Day is right around the corner! Everyone gets to be Irish for a day and the
lucky Leprechaun has a pot of gold waiting for all of us at the end of the
rainbow (we all wish). In addition to
wearing green why not practice being a bit greener in your living habits? You’d be surprised but even the littlest bit
helps.
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Telecommute!
In a recent study
it was found that staying home just twice a month can save the average American
$169 a year on gas! And we all know gas
prices right now are through the roof, no pun intended. Doesn’t mean become a homebody but walk, take
public transportation or car pool!
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Drive
smarter not faster! Driving faster may
get you to where you want to be faster but you waste more money on gas. Leave a few minutes early and save yourself
some $$$
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Lose the bottled water! Not only have they done studies finding that
drinking bottled water isn’t good for your health it costs more money! To put this into perspective 1 bottle of
water is at least $1 which is $8 a gallon.
That is more than twice the cost of an equal amount of gas! A survey from the National Resources Defense
Council found that Americans spend $4 billion a year on bottled water. Here is a link for the top 5 eco-friendly
reusable water bottles. http://www.time.com/time/travel/article/0,31542,1865754,00.html
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Bargain shop!
Check out Amazon, eBay, Craigslist, Google Shopping for items and
compare prices.
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Cooler water!
Wash clothes in cooler water.
Cold water cleans clothes just as much as warm water and you don’t need
to waste money heating it up J
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RECYCLE!
Start a recycling bin.
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Bring your own bags to the grocery store and
save the plastic bags for someone who forgot.
For more advice on being eco-friendly and check out www.ecolivingadvice.com!
