When there's no snow and ice I try to walk or bike to work as much as possible which saves me $ on gas, reduces pollution, and forces me to get some exercise. I also recycle both refundable and nonrefundable items...the refundables earn me a little extra cash. Thrift shopping is another activity that is both more environmentally friendly and saves money. I also do things like turning off lights when they're not in use, programming the thermostat, using reusable shopping bags, washing clothes with cold water, hang drying some clothes, and growing vegetables in the summer.
I got several emails saying I was "approved" for a Netspend card and "click here to activate your card"--which I did not, since I was not even aware of Netspend. I too got an unsolicited card in the mail a few days later, which I promptly shredded. To whom do you report this company??
We recycle glass, paper and plastic at our house. We also reuse or repurpose a lot of items like old T-shirts into necklaces, scarves and yarn. We have a 250 foot organic garden and try to put up as much of our own food as possible, but the biggest thing we do is to try and establish the difference between want and need with everything we buy. Unfortunately, we live out in the country and have to drive everywhere :(
We do curbside recycling, we repurpose items around the house if possible, instead of throwing them away (like old shirts and wash cloths for cleaning messes), reusable water bottles, reusable lunch bags, I use the wax bag that cereal comes in as a food wrap in place of buying plastic wrap.
I use an every four month check on our credit report coupled with the outcome of any loan applications to give me a sense of where I'm at and I'm perfectly comfortable with this even without an actual 'score'.
We recycle, re-fill water bottles, and try to consolidate errands, so that we're not making a bunch of trips in the car. I also turn off lights, tvs, and gaming systems when not in-use. Cold water for laundry! Mostly, these are money savings (gas, electricity), but recycling lessens garbage in a landfill, too.
Last year I gave up my car, and now I mainly go by bike, use public transportation, or the occasional Car2Go or Zip Car. I also recycle, compost, grow organic vegetables in a community garden, shop at the farmers market, and make my own cleaning supplies with nontoxic ingredients.
What do I do? I walk or take the bus everywhere, make my own laundry detergent (the plus is that since it's made of water, fels naptha soap, borax & washing soda it can be used to clean things other than laundry can't say that about commercial laundry detergents), use vinegar for almost all of my cleaning, dilute one to two cups of liquid fabric softener with a gallon of vinegar for use in my downy ball, have switched to "paper" towels made from diaper cloth, cloth menstrual pads & cloth baby wipes for my toiletpaper (still use the paper tp for guests & solids), make my own soda using soda stream instead of buying an endless stream of cans & bottles, recycle what I can, re-purpose things when I can, use cloth shopping bags & have no problem shopping thrift stores for things I want (scored a $50 ice cream maker for $2.50 at one years ago, had all it's parts except for the directions which I got online for free & years later it still works).
I save on printer ink by using the Print Friendly site so that I print only the information and pictures that I need. Also, I shop at thrift stores, garage sales and estate sales. I try not to use my car at least two days per week. I donate my used books to the library book exchange where I also go to get "new" books for me to read.
we use reusable water bottles, and we reuse plastic bags at LEAST once... we use (or try to as best we can) use cotton napkins versus paper. It's the little things we try to do each day that we hope will make a difference. At the least, it makes us stop and rethink about what to with our stuff.....
I don't think that all people need to be frugal. If you have a good savings plan, retirement plan and an emergency fund, you are already doing good financially and can afford to splurge a little. However if you are lacking the 3 things I mention, you should become as frugal as you can until your financial life changes. That' why when we go on vacations, we stay close to home and only visit sites that are free of charge. We have fun too.
Walking or taking the bus around town, cooking at home from bulk ingredients, recycling and reusing items, using the library instead of buying more stuff. For me, greener habits to tend to save a bit of money!
I have given up bottled water and now just use a filter and tap water. Sold my car before moving in December. Made a desk using milk crates and some leftover wood and zip ties.
I recycle whatever I can, live 4 miles away from work, use reusable shopping bags, drink from a refillable water bottle, and have chosen to not have children.
I agree! I love to swim but don't have a pool so I signed up with my college alma mater and only pay $40 per month for the entire gym and pool, which is a steal. Also, students are gone in the summer (with very few exceptions) so I'm the only one in the olympic sized pool most days :)
We recycle every week and try to re-use items around the house. It's amazing what you can repurpose and save a lot of money.
When there's no snow and ice I try to walk or bike to work as much as possible which saves me $ on gas, reduces pollution, and forces me to get some exercise. I also recycle both refundable and nonrefundable items...the refundables earn me a little extra cash. Thrift shopping is another activity that is both more environmentally friendly and saves money. I also do things like turning off lights when they're not in use, programming the thermostat, using reusable shopping bags, washing clothes with cold water, hang drying some clothes, and growing vegetables in the summer.
I got several emails saying I was "approved" for a Netspend card and "click here to activate your card"--which I did not, since I was not even aware of Netspend. I too got an unsolicited card in the mail a few days later, which I promptly shredded. To whom do you report this company??
We recycle glass, paper and plastic at our house. We also reuse or repurpose a lot of items like old T-shirts into necklaces, scarves and yarn. We have a 250 foot organic garden and try to put up as much of our own food as possible, but the biggest thing we do is to try and establish the difference between want and need with everything we buy. Unfortunately, we live out in the country and have to drive everywhere :(
We do curbside recycling, we repurpose items around the house if possible, instead of throwing them away (like old shirts and wash cloths for cleaning messes), reusable water bottles, reusable lunch bags, I use the wax bag that cereal comes in as a food wrap in place of buying plastic wrap.
I use an every four month check on our credit report coupled with the outcome of any loan applications to give me a sense of where I'm at and I'm perfectly comfortable with this even without an actual 'score'.
i recycle and carpool with my husband to work. also we stopped using bottled waters
We recycle, re-fill water bottles, and try to consolidate errands, so that we're not making a bunch of trips in the car. I also turn off lights, tvs, and gaming systems when not in-use. Cold water for laundry! Mostly, these are money savings (gas, electricity), but recycling lessens garbage in a landfill, too.
I refill my bottle at work.
Last year I gave up my car, and now I mainly go by bike, use public transportation, or the occasional Car2Go or Zip Car. I also recycle, compost, grow organic vegetables in a community garden, shop at the farmers market, and make my own cleaning supplies with nontoxic ingredients.
What do I do? I walk or take the bus everywhere, make my own laundry detergent (the plus is that since it's made of water, fels naptha soap, borax & washing soda it can be used to clean things other than laundry can't say that about commercial laundry detergents), use vinegar for almost all of my cleaning, dilute one to two cups of liquid fabric softener with a gallon of vinegar for use in my downy ball, have switched to "paper" towels made from diaper cloth, cloth menstrual pads & cloth baby wipes for my toiletpaper (still use the paper tp for guests & solids), make my own soda using soda stream instead of buying an endless stream of cans & bottles, recycle what I can, re-purpose things when I can, use cloth shopping bags & have no problem shopping thrift stores for things I want (scored a $50 ice cream maker for $2.50 at one years ago, had all it's parts except for the directions which I got online for free & years later it still works).
Please do NOT tip your bartenders in quarters....it's annoying.
Always, always, always turning off lights when I leave a room. Even at work. This might be equal parts green and cheap.
I reuse plastic bags and water bottles.
i recycle & use cloth rags and napkins!
Okay, now how about a pure vegetarian lunch article?
We recycle and I recently started growing tomatoes and herbs.
I save on printer ink by using the Print Friendly site so that I print only the information and pictures that I need. Also, I shop at thrift stores, garage sales and estate sales. I try not to use my car at least two days per week. I donate my used books to the library book exchange where I also go to get "new" books for me to read.
we use reusable water bottles, and we reuse plastic bags at LEAST once... we use (or try to as best we can) use cotton napkins versus paper. It's the little things we try to do each day that we hope will make a difference. At the least, it makes us stop and rethink about what to with our stuff.....
I don't think that all people need to be frugal. If you have a good savings plan, retirement plan and an emergency fund, you are already doing good financially and can afford to splurge a little. However if you are lacking the 3 things I mention, you should become as frugal as you can until your financial life changes. That' why when we go on vacations, we stay close to home and only visit sites that are free of charge. We have fun too.
Walking or taking the bus around town, cooking at home from bulk ingredients, recycling and reusing items, using the library instead of buying more stuff. For me, greener habits to tend to save a bit of money!
Recycle! We put nearly everything we can into the recycle bin. My goal this summer is to try to grow some veggies!
I have given up bottled water and now just use a filter and tap water. Sold my car before moving in December. Made a desk using milk crates and some leftover wood and zip ties.
I recycle whatever I can, live 4 miles away from work, use reusable shopping bags, drink from a refillable water bottle, and have chosen to not have children.
I agree! I love to swim but don't have a pool so I signed up with my college alma mater and only pay $40 per month for the entire gym and pool, which is a steal. Also, students are gone in the summer (with very few exceptions) so I'm the only one in the olympic sized pool most days :)