Green Living Tips

1. Turn off or unplug electronics that are not in use. Set your computer on standby (all of those little green and red lights that you see everywhere are sucking up energy and draining your wallet).

2. Recycle glass, paper, aluminum, copper, steel and plastic.

3. Compost food waste (no meat, it attracts rodents). You can also compost newspapers (no circulars, be they shiny or glossy) and brown paper bags.

4. Use rechargeable batteries, recycle all old batteries and cell-phones (Home Depot, Radio Shack, and Best Buy had a drop off, at the time of this writing or go to .call2recycle.org

5. Use fluorescent bulbs wherever you can. A 26watt fluorescent bulb is equal to a 100 watt incandescent bulb. Fluorescent bulbs contain mercury, so please dispose of properly. lamprecycle.org

6. Use “green” cleaning products. White vinegar mixed with water makes a great glass cleaner, and lemon juice kills mold. Or you could try one of our new products just click here.Green Works

7. Wash clothes in cold water and line dry if possible. You won’t believe how much you will save on your electric bill! Also, the UV sunlight makes the clothes smell great and kills bacteria. Or Check out our Pure Laundry.

8. Turn off lights and air-conditioners (room type) when leaving a room.

9. Try setting your thermostat two degrees lower than you did last year (you can always put on a sweater or bundle up with a blanket).

10. Buy locally grown food. You will save money and protect the environment, by cutting out shipping.

Watch Out For The Energy Burglar

So, you think that when you shut off that Plasma TV or any other appliance in your house, you are saving energy? You are saving energy; however, not as much as you think, the energy burglar is still being fed. Even when appliances are off, most are still using energy. Passive standby mode (the clock on the stove is still running, and your cordless phone is in the charger), or the active standby mode, (the DVR is set to record, computers, printers, or monitors left on), all of these are consuming energy. In fact all of those little green, blue, or red lights that you see throughout you house are feeding the energy burglar.

In the green living tips chart below, the Pink lines show passive standby, and the Yellow lines show active standby mode. The numbers in white are the Kilowatt hours used annually, and the Numbers in blue shows how much money you are losing to the burglar.

Energy lost to the Burglar can cost US consumers an estimated $3 billon per year.

Other Green Living Tips

One of the best green living tips and giving your family a healthy diet is by home canning. Home canning allows you to preserve the summer's bounty, and also to always have a good supply of canned foods on hand, without spending a lot of money at the grocery store.

Also by buying local produce, you will help to save the cost of non-renewable energy by eliminating the shipping. For more information on home canning go to my Home Canning. page.

Renewable Energy

If you really want to make an impact on saving the environment, consider using alternative energy. Wind Power. is a great way to save money, and to protect the environment. Solar Power. is also becoming very popular. Both of these green living tips will save you money on your electric bill, and will help to save the environment.

If you are really into going green, and being more self sufficient try this E-Book on living the Self Sufficient Life

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