Comments on: 10 Easy Ways to Green Your Life http://beingfrugal.net/2009/04/08/10-easy-ways-to-green-your-life/?&owa_medium=feed&owa_sid= Save Money @ BeingFrugal.Net Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:52:59 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mary http://beingfrugal.net/2009/04/08/10-easy-ways-to-green-your-life/#comment-28016 Mary Mon, 17 Jan 2011 20:36:37 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=1985#comment-28016 I may be following the heard, but thats better than being stuck in the back with all the sheep crap :) I may be following the heard, but thats better than being stuck in the back with all the sheep crap :)

]]> By: Jekin http://beingfrugal.net/2009/04/08/10-easy-ways-to-green-your-life/#comment-25486 Jekin Mon, 12 Jul 2010 07:02:08 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=1985#comment-25486 Instead of plain newspaper, the funnies/comics make a great wrapping paper, especially for kids or the young at heart. We should reuse tote-like shopping bags and gift bags by covering the logo with your own art, or paper that says "happy birthday" or whatever the occasion. We should also use the shreds from our home office paper shredder as filler in packaging. It is festive looking and Eco friendly. <a href="http://www.greenliving9.com/" rel="nofollow">Green Living</a> Instead of plain newspaper, the funnies/comics make a great wrapping paper, especially for kids or the young at heart. We should reuse tote-like shopping bags and gift bags by covering the logo with your own art, or paper that says “happy birthday” or whatever the occasion. We should also use the shreds from our home office paper shredder as filler in packaging. It is festive looking and Eco friendly.
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]]> By: Dont call me green http://beingfrugal.net/2009/04/08/10-easy-ways-to-green-your-life/#comment-16147 Dont call me green Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:59:42 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=1985#comment-16147 Why spend money to BUY bags to take shopping? Surely, we all have bags sitting around the house that we could use instead of going out and buying more stuff. Spending money to save whatever sort of misses the whole point of reducing consumption. Maybe it's just where I live but I have only seen 3 instances where someone used recycled bags when shopping. One of those people was me, reusing plain, old plastic grocery bags from the messy collection I have unfortunately accumulated. It may not be "fashionably green", but then I never really cared what other people think. One item missing from the list is to go as paperless as possible and to get off those junk mail lists. I did this long ago and it greatly reduced the amount of paper in my mailbox. I can also be fairly certain that my bills or other personal info doesn't end up in someone else's mailbox (unfortunately, our mail carrier often gives other people's mail to us and vice versa). Whatever junk or other mail I do receive can be reused as scratch paper (like those envelopes). Why would I buy recycled paper for scratch paper when I have a small but useful supply that is essentially free to me? Why spend money to BUY bags to take shopping?

Surely, we all have bags sitting around the house that we could use instead of going out and buying more stuff. Spending money to save whatever sort of misses the whole point of reducing consumption.

Maybe it’s just where I live but I have only seen 3 instances where someone used recycled bags when shopping. One of those people was me, reusing plain, old plastic grocery bags from the messy collection I have unfortunately accumulated.

It may not be “fashionably green”, but then I never really cared what other people think.

One item missing from the list is to go as paperless as possible and to get off those junk mail lists. I did this long ago and it greatly reduced the amount of paper in my mailbox. I can also be fairly certain that my bills or other personal info doesn’t end up in someone else’s mailbox (unfortunately, our mail carrier often gives other people’s mail to us and vice versa).

Whatever junk or other mail I do receive can be reused as scratch paper (like those envelopes). Why would I buy recycled paper for scratch paper when I have a small but useful supply that is essentially free to me?

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]]> By: Amanda from Mrs.W's Kitchen http://beingfrugal.net/2009/04/08/10-easy-ways-to-green-your-life/#comment-15999 Amanda from Mrs.W's Kitchen Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:22:53 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=1985#comment-15999 I agree with a lot of these--except for the dishwasher's drying cycle. If I turn it off, the interior of my dishwasher stays wet. If I open the door to air-dry, the cat will be in there lickety-split! *yuck* I'd love to learn more about composting in a realistic way. I don't want to have it a daily chore, but saving eggshells, coffee grounds, fruit & veg peelings, etc., would be doable. I just don't know where to go from there. I agree with a lot of these–except for the dishwasher’s drying cycle. If I turn it off, the interior of my dishwasher stays wet. If I open the door to air-dry, the cat will be in there lickety-split! *yuck*

I’d love to learn more about composting in a realistic way. I don’t want to have it a daily chore, but saving eggshells, coffee grounds, fruit & veg peelings, etc., would be doable. I just don’t know where to go from there.

]]> By: Emily http://beingfrugal.net/2009/04/08/10-easy-ways-to-green-your-life/#comment-15992 Emily Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:42:11 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=1985#comment-15992 Thanks for this post - these are great ideas, and most of them I already do, or hope to start doing in the very near future. I have recently started blogging about my own journey to not only be frugal, but to be green at the same time. Another great idea is to try to buy things used or pre-owned. I just wrote a blog post about this last week: http://liverenewed.blogspot.com/2009/04/buying-pre-owned.html. Thanks for this post – these are great ideas, and most of them I already do, or hope to start doing in the very near future.

I have recently started blogging about my own journey to not only be frugal, but to be green at the same time.

Another great idea is to try to buy things used or pre-owned. I just wrote a blog post about this last week: http://liverenewed.blogspot.com/2009/04/buying-pre-owned.html.

]]> By: Heidi @ ggip http://beingfrugal.net/2009/04/08/10-easy-ways-to-green-your-life/#comment-15990 Heidi @ ggip Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:04:12 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=1985#comment-15990 I agree on all but the CFLs. I hate them--I really do. Hey R&D people, hurry up with those LEDs!!!! I don't know how many CFLs have been so easily broken in our house, and they are not good for the environment either--besides energy efficiency. <abbr><em>Heidi @ ggip’s last blog post..<a href="http://godsgraceinpractice.blogspot.com/2009/04/wordless-wednesday-my-favorite-mugs.html" rel="nofollow">Wordless Wednesday - My Favorite Mugs</a></em></abbr> I agree on all but the CFLs. I hate them–I really do. Hey R&D people, hurry up with those LEDs!!!!

I don’t know how many CFLs have been so easily broken in our house, and they are not good for the environment either–besides energy efficiency.

Heidi @ ggip’s last blog post..Wordless Wednesday – My Favorite Mugs

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