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7 Common DIY Moving Mistakes to Avoid

Koupon Karen

It’s not just about packing belongings; it’s about organizing logistics, securing transportation, and often juggling tight schedules. These experts understand the local area, can navigate busy streets with ease, and have the necessary equipment to transport your belongings safely.

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11 Ways To Make Personal Travel More Sustainable And Less Polluting

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Here are 11 ways you can make your transportation needs a little more eco-friendly. Take Public Transportation If you live anywhere near a small or large city, you probably have access to some form of municipal public transportation. Walk This is my favorite mode of transport and one that I use every day.

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How To Drive Green And Save On Gas Mileage

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

However, none of these tools will help drivers that intentionally or unintentionally sabotage their own fuel economy. Examples of driving habits that decrease fuel economy include poor vehicle maintenance and terrible driving habits. Besides being safe, not speeding can help you save money on fuel as well.

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13 Ways to Make Your Existing Car Greener and Avoid Buying a New One

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Don’t forget to enter to win an iPad 3 here at PET. Why carry around all that extra weight, which not only costs you more in fuel but also more wear on your engine. Fuel-injected cars do not, contrary to popular mythology, use more gas starting up each time than they would just idling Combine errands. Shut the car off.

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DIY Car Maintenance For Cash Savings

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

He walked me through the steps of changing a fuel filter on the phone. Having a dirty air filter can cause fuel inefficiency and considering that a car engine runs on both air and fuel, having sufficient air flow through the air filter is pertinent to the successful running of your car’s engine. High gas prices got you down?

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