People are scared thinking about going green because they assume it will cost them. The fact is there are many things that one can do and not spend a dime but instead save. And things that really need money upfront in a short run would turn into money savers. Anyway, here are some small projects that would cost you little or nothing to start and will save you a lot in the long run.
- Recycle, Recycle, Recycle (please). You can recycle almost everything you use. Start from cans, bottles, paper, plastic... all away to electronics and alkaline batteries. Go here to find out where can you recycle the item you were planing to trash.
- Make a habit to turn of the lights every time you're leaving a room for more than 15min. Your kitchen lights don't need to be on when you're in the leaving room for example.
- Go paperless. Receive all statements via email instead - and please don't print them when you get them (you can view them on screen).
- Print less and set your printer to print on double sides (most office printers have this options).
- Walk more - it's healthy for you and less gas you'll spend driving. You could carpool to work, saving money and helping the environment at the same time - find somebody to carpool with here.
- Find some time to double your car's mileage by installing a water system. It's well worth it and the ebook (please don't print the ebook - read it on the screen - see project #3) and videos make it easy for anyone to do it. This will save you greatly, especially if you drive a lot.
- Make your own solar panels and stop paying for the electricity. This is a project that would boggle your mind at first (I know you're asking: How in the world I could make my own solar panels - it if was that easy they wouldn't cost thousands to by), but when you review the videos here you will see that you can do it.
Anyway, these are just some quick projects that you can tackle that will save you money and help the environment.
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