Saving Money & Helping the Environment

Have You Helping Our Environment This Summer? As I write this post, I have the option of using an air-conditioner, but I opened the windows. Saves energy... Other ways to conserve summer energy:

• Take shorter showers during hot days. (Caught a family friend showering for up to 30 minutes-at his home)


• Tell your family to stop talking on the telephone while listening to the radio and watching tv (my teenage niece tried this-my eyes rolled for 1 good minute).


• Keep the same cup/glass for multi-water uses (A nephew-only 8-kept trying to use 1 cup per 15 minutes because "I'm hot from running outside", my reply, "Stop running".

Good Environment Websites

An environmental website should give realistic information and provide its user with long-lasting results. Here is a good one:

http://www.treehugger.com

Environment

More tips to help our environment and save money:

1) Establish a women's group to meet monthly to exchange unwanted household items.
2) Review and bookmark websites that offer discounts on energy saving electronics.
3) Spend the day at the park with your small relatives to clean it instead of going an expensive outing.
4) Start an exchange for children's clothes and toys.
5) View your homeowner's insurance policy for possible rate reductions when major household areas/products are updated such as your roof.

Environment

Summer is ending and we must get back to what's important. An example would be the environment. It is important to keep track of environmental issues. They can effect multiple areas of our lives including physical, social, and financial. We can do the following to preserve our communities/world for our future generations:

• Attend a seminar (or webinar-if experiencing a flare up) about environmental issues.
• Keep the faucet off when brushing your teeth.
• Prepare a few meals at once while the oven/stove is still on.
• Wash the dishes by hand when possible-dishwasher use can become expensive.
• Wash and dry a few loads of laundry at a time (the dryer is still hot).

More ideas/suggestions to come..