Posted January 27, 2010 - 07:00 by Sierra Black
The combination of the recession and increasing awareness of global warning has a lot of people looking to cool things down in their own homes this winter. I'd bet most of us aren't ready to give up home heating altogether, but here are a few tricks we can learn from the hardcore heat resisters.
Posted January 8, 2010 - 09:00 by Xin Lu
A recent New York Times article reported that retailers including H&M and Walmart have been destroying perfectly good clothes that were not sold and throwing them in the trash. This a terrible waste, and it really saddened me to see that these stores did not even try to get rid of their unwanted merchandise in a more environmentally and socially friendly manner. Here are some of my suggestions, and I encourage you to add your own comments.
Posted January 8, 2010 - 07:00 by Ariel Snapp
Businesses are increasingly less dependent on paper, but did you know it’s not only possible, but also quite helpful, to go paperless at home?
Posted January 4, 2010 - 07:00 by Nora Dunn
In 2009, a friend and I successfully met a challenge to wrap all gifts with alternatives to new gift paper and gift bags. Here are the results of the challenge, along with a few tips and a 2010 gift wrapping challenge for you.Posted January 1, 2010 - 19:29 by Jeff Yeager
Fabric softener sheets: My wife loves them but I think they are a waste of money. Rather than argue with my wonderful wife, I found some creative ways to reuse spent fabric softener sheets.
Posted December 17, 2009 - 06:00 by Myscha Theriault
Trying to maintain eco boundaries in the middle of winter holiday chaos? It can be tough, particularly with all of those ribbons and bows tempting us at every turn. If your tastes lean more towards silk and satin than burlap and tin foil, here are thirty-six green gift wrapping ideas to get you started.
Posted November 29, 2009 - 08:00 by Jeff Yeager
Here are 20 creative ways to repurpose today's worn out nylon pantyhose. Use them to shine your shoes, scrub your valuables, or reduce your heating bills!
Posted November 19, 2009 - 06:00 by Philip Brewer
Given the number of posts at frugality sites on how to make your own cleaning supplies (and the number of reads those posts get), the topic is obviously one of interest to the community. My take is that there's an easier way to save money on cleaning supplies than making your own: Use less.
Posted November 12, 2009 - 08:00 by Sierra Black
Even in this tough economy, there's a booming market in personal carbon credits. People are realizing that being "green" in an environmental sense is as valuable as being "green" in a financial one. Carbon offsets can be a great tool to reveal the true cost of our consumer choices. But they can also be fraudulent or foolish. Here's how to find the good ones.
Posted October 26, 2009 - 06:00 by Nora Dunn
The giant kitchen-beast that is your oven is not the most energy-efficient way to prepare your food. But sometimes only the oven will do the trick. Here are 19 ways to improve your oven’s efficiency, all the while cutting your costs and saving your money.
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