Green Living Ideas Will Save You Money

Live Green and Save Money

The following ideas on going green, are just that, ideas. They are simple, easy, and highly effective, but they are just ideas. Once they are implemented however, they become a blueprint, a viable plan to start saving money, while doing your part to help save the planet.  We can break them down into three manageable programs, any of which can start saving you money immediately. They are Recycling, Efficiency, and Renewable Energy. The first two will cost you only your effort, and the last one, surprisingly enough, not as much as you think.   

Most of us who care about the environment, already are recycling in some capacity. Here are a few tips that are sometimes overlooked.

1. Keep a separate trash bag for all recyclable waste, not just the ones you can return for cash. If your municipality doesn’t offer separate recycle bins, call your representative and get a program implemented. They will make money. Also, if you have a garden, discarded fruits and vegetables as well as coffee grounds and egg shells make great mulch.

Green Living Can Be Accomplished With Small Changes

Five Tips That Will Save Money
As with most changes, sacrifice can be a part of efficiency. Here are five essential steps you can start taking today to live green and save money.

1. Turn your heater thermostats down one or two degrees in winter, and turn your air-conditioning thermostats up one or two degrees in summer. If we all did this, the combined difference would be phenomenal. You will notice a significant savings in your electric bill.

2. Start washing your clothes in cold water. Modern powders perform just as efficiently in cold water as hot. Most of the energy that goes into washing clothes is in heating up the water. So you will save on electricity, live green and save money too.

3. On sunny days think about hanging your clothes on an old fashion clothing line. You will not only save money, but your clothes will smell fresher.  

4. Compact fluorescent light bulbs are a dream come true for anyone who wants to live green and save money. They burn just 25% of the electricity that a standard light bulb burns, and they can last up to 10 times longer. Change your old bulbs today!

5. Try to consume a little less of everything, from electricity, to gas in the car, to the food you eat. Take time to write out a shopping list, and stick to it. If you feel the impulse to buy something you don't really need, get into the habit of waiting 24 hours, then review it. The chances are you either won't want it any more, or will have forgotten all about it.

Renewable Energy

The Sun and wind Are Free
Whether or not you decide to go off grid or stay on and sell extra energy as some do, solar and wind as alternatives are more affordable than you think. Where as contractors charge thousands to install, you can do-it-yourself for hundreds. Real people, not corporations, have come up with efficient and extremely affordable programs that walk you through step by step instructions, on how to build and install renewable energy for your home.

My own extensive research has helped me narrow down the best of the best instructional guides, complete with blueprints, photos, and even in the case of my number one choice, video instruction.  Obviously, I can’t go into great detail in this article, but if I have piqued your interest, you can get all the facts of this or many other ideas on how to go green at my site   Possibly GREEN.  There you’ll find the right ways to live a greener life, including information on how to find green jobs in your area.