Discussions about “Green Cooking” tend to bring to mind expensive organically grown food, but I’m here to change that. There are plenty of ways to green up your cooking without costing you a bundle, most of the ideas will even save you money. The average person creates about 1400 calories of food waste each day [...]
Archive for the ‘Energy Use’ Category
8 Jan
Batteries
As a gift from my father, the king of living cheap, I received a package of rechargeable batteries, with a charger. If anyone is interested, they are the Energizer’s with the nifty chargers. Since then I’ve added to my battery collection when I had an extra ten dollars, so most of our small items (reading [...]
11 Jun
More Ways to Save Water
Here are more free ways to save water. In the bathroom: Take shorter showers. If you’re feeling hard core, turn off the water when you are soaping up. Teach your children to turn off faucets tightly after each use. If your faucet is dripping at the rate of one drop per second, you can expect [...]
25 Mar
Check That Refrigerator
Check the seals on your refrigerator, loose seals will cost you money. Place a piece of paper in the door, close it, and see how difficult the paper is to pull out. The paper should not pull out too easily. Do this test all the way around the door, and do your freezer doors as [...]
22 Feb
Saving Money in the Laundry Room
The laundry room can be a huge drain for most households. With at least two large appliances that use a lot of energy, the washing machine and the dryer, the laundry room can be an expensive place. Thankfully, with just a little planning, you can save plenty of energy and still have clean clothes. When [...]
