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February 24 Saving money + going green = workI could spend a fortune going green if I followed the advice of all the magazines out there. Lots of companies seem to be jumping on the green wagon, which is not entirely bad. This means when you do need to shop for something, you might be able to find a less toxic alternative than was previously available. But if you want to make your house less toxic and use earth friendly products, you don't have to go out and buy everything all over again. Actually using money saving techniques, you can do a lot to live a healthy, earth friendly life. For instance, if you want to clean your windows, you can use vinegar and water. Mix half white vinegar with half water, spray or use a cloth to apply to your window and wipe dry. Or you can use a very concentrated environmentally safe cleaner that's also economical. The point is that you don't have to go out and buy expensive green cleaners if you are willing to do the work of mixing them yourself and using a bit of elbow grease. Recycling plays a big part in going green and saving money. Don't buy cleaning cloths, cut up stained T-shirts and other cotton clothes to make useable cleaning rags. Use these in the place of paper towels and just wash them. They don't have to be pretty, they're for cleaning! Keep bread bags and shopping bags. Give bread bags double duty by using them to store foods or wrap sandwiches. Plastic shopping bags can be used to line trash can instead of purchased liners. The bottom line to all of this is that saving money and going green go hand in hand if you are willing to work at it. If you're looking for convenience then going green is probably going to cost you more money than buying conventional products. I'll be adding lots of home made green ideas to my website in the next few weeks. So stay tuned.... TrackbacksThe trackback URL for this entry is: http://biggreenplanet.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!2750EECCE3D2D2F6!286.trak Weblogs that reference this entry
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