Going green and saving money are two items that are at the top of most people’s list these days. Here are some tips you can use to help keep the world beautiful while saving money at the same time!
- Unplug appliances that are not being used or turn off lights when rooms are vacant, it saves energy and keeps those nasty electric bills down.
- Another way to save money on the electric bill is by going as long as possible with out using the air conditioner in the summer. In the winter months set the thermostat lower, and those sweaters in your closest do need to see the light of day sometime. Nothing is better than cuddling up in a nice warm blanket on a cold snowy night anyway!
- Find a friend that you can carpool with. Try it for a week and you’ll be amazed how much you save in gas. Or, if you live close enough to work, ride your bike or walk. It’s great exercise and you would be doing your part in saving the environment.
Here are a few other ideas to Go Green to Save Green
- Use reusable water bottles, anything made from plastic is still around today and will be years from now
- Donate and recycle your old computers, cellphones, and PDAs
- Compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) not only last longer (some up to two years) but save energy too
- Line dry clothes on nice days (plus they smell amazing too)
- Rain barrels that catch rain water keep the toxins out of the ground and great way to get water for your plants
- Instead of paper towels use old washcloths to wash/dry dishes (also trying hand washing dishes)
- Pay bills online, TCU offers an amazing bill pay service, check it out and sign up today at tcunet.com
- Go paperless. Sign all of you accounts up for e-statements. It’s usually a free service offered by many institutions.
If Going Green is too much of a hassle TCU offers many other tools to help you save and budget money at www.getthebearessentials.com.
Do you have tips to share about saving money and going green? Please share them by adding a comment.
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