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Save Money Going Green: Care2’s Best Ideas
Even while the green in our 401ks slip slides away, the green we put into our lifestyles can give us a solid foundation of thrifty money-saving skills that are simplicity-seeking and even fun.
Here is just a tip of the hat to the thousands of green living tips that we have on Care2, these with a special focus on saving money. We’d love it if you jump to the comment section and give us your winning green money-saving tips, too.
1. Food. Use the bulk bins in the natural food section of the supermarket.
8 Steps to the New Green Diet.
Home Canning is Hot
More food tips.
2. Cleaning. Make your own non-toxic cleaning solutions.
How to Make a Non-Toxic Cleaning Kit
5 Basics for Non-Toxic Cleaning.
More cleaning tips.
3. Beauty. Try herbal hair dyes instead of going to a salon.
Easy DIY Moisturizer.
Good Scents, Natural Perfumes: Easy Greening
More true beauty tips.
4. Stuff. Try yard sales, thrift stores, reusable coffee filters, stainless steel water bottles, glass jars for food storage, and more.
Fall for Flea Markets
Reuse and Redecorate: 7 Bookends You Don’t Have to Buy
More reuse tips.
5. Fix it. In the old days people used to patch and fix anything they could; that was before our throwaway society took over and inspired us to buy cheap items that fell apart quickly. Rekindle some old-fashioned thrift and fix that which breaks by searching out your local cobblers and repair shops. Best of all, learn how to fix that which breaks yourself.
6. Energy savings. Less used means a smaller bill for you and less strain on the Earth’s resources.
6 Energy Saving Tips for the Dishwasher.
10 Thermostat Tips to Save Money.
More energy-saving tips.
7. Save resources. Make single-use plastic bottles and napkins a thing of the past.
Enough With the Plastic Bottles Already
Paper Towels and Napkins Versus Cloth.
More reuse tips.
8. Simplicity. Get rid of clutter to make your existence more serene.
Quiz: Is the Simple Life Right for You?
Decluttering Your Way to Peace and Beauty.
More simplicity tips.
9. Car awareness. With gas prices as high as they are, this one’s a no-brainer.
Green the Car You Have Now and Save
12 Ways to Stretch a Tank of Gas
More energy-saving car tips.
10. Decorate with nature. No need to buy plastic doo-dads to adorn your mantle or holiday table when there is gorgeousness in your own backyard.
15 Ways to Bring Nature Indoors.
Plants Enhance Home Beauty.
More about green home decor.
Please share: What are your best tips for saving green while saving the Earth?
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Straight vinegar reportedly kills 82 percent of mold. Pour some white distilled vinegar straight into a spray bottle, spray on the moldy area, and let set without rinsing if you can put up with the smell. It will dissipate in a few hours.
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As others have already suggested, join a local Freecycle group: www.freecycle.org
I've managed to find homes for a lot of stuff that most people would normally just throw away.
For the best natural beauty products, go to Lush: www.lush.com I highly recommend them (and they sell many vegan products too!)
I keep a box for 'craft' items e.g. loo roll tubes, bits of shiny paper, unusual shaped boxes etc. The bits I don't find a use for I donate to local children's groups and schools.
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I scour flea markets and thrift shops for treasures that are added to baskets and (recycled) boxes that are wrapped for Christmas giving and donated to the SPCA thrift shop.
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Join a Freecycle Yahoo Group in your area. Post needs or accept offers of all kinds of things from household goods, clothes, to galvanized tubs. Recycling is a great wait to go green!
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Hi all,
So... everyone keeps saying how energy savings is so much more effective for your pockets, but no-one is talking about how to do it for the holidays!!! I found ONE site that lists the ways you can save, and they are actually interesting!! Go here and actually learn a thing or two- GreenHome.com.
-Dillon
Go GREEN!
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Hi,
I direct my comments to manyfeathers u. concerning the blue balls for the tumble dryer. I find the only advantage in using them is that I can hear the dryer from a greater distance. As for anything else they are a complete waste of time.
Bob Newholm Shirebrook Derbyshire UK.(on behalf of my wife,bless her).
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I would love to share a great way to save money while being green. You request information at www.LiveTotalWellness.com/LEE It truly makes so much sense! Thanks for your article!
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I've found a great way to save $ by being green. You request information at www.enhancingyourlifeathome.com It makes so much sense! Thanks for the article!
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I use two of those blue balls in my dryer. They are great. Cheap too. 2 yrs. so far, and still going!
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Thanks Irene and Laura,
for all your great advice and ideas Love Brenda
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