Garden: the easiest way your family can save money, eat healthier, help the environment

If you have a yard, start a garden. The financial benefits of gardening are extensive, the health benefits are obvious, and the environmental benefits are substantial. You don’t need a huge garden, and your family can help out and bond through the care of it. Here’s a list of ways to maximize the benefits of [...]

Make 8 of your own natural cleaning products to save money and get green

The following advice will help me: save money? use natural products in my home? eliminate toxins from my life? be green and environmentally conscious? Sold! I wanted to share them with you: .

Buy brand names over these 5 “bargain” products

We all want more for our money. When shopping, it’s easy to look at the price or (smartly) the unit price, and opt for the store brand or $1 products. Don’t do it! Some name brand products go a loooooooooong way over the cheaply made, and cheaply sold common goods. So here are five products [...]

Natural resources are wasted by thoughtless companies. I thought going green was a trend now.

Yesterday, I received a sample of Head & Shoulders shampoo with a little pamphlet about the ways the shampoo helps to eliminate dandruff. It’s great that companies offer free samples of their products. I like to take the samples when I travel instead of buying tons of miniature bottles. But tell me why this gargantuan [...]

Waste money and water? Or choose an ecologically friendly lawn and get sued by Orange County officials? You pick.

California sued one couple for opting for an eco-friendly, economically-friendly yard over brown, dying grass. That’s right. California filed a lawsuit against them. Let’s say we’re in Orange County, California. Even in the dead of winter, the coldest days are nearly 70 degrees and the sun never stops shining, burning down on exposed flesh and [...]

Forget chocolate, Bishops care about your carbon footprint during lent

I’m psyched that bishops are encouraging those that observe lent to consider giving up something that will reduce his or her carbon footprint. However, I’m not sure their suggestion to refrain from using mobile devices for a day is in the running for top ways to do so.

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