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World Wisdom: 3 Reasons Your Family Car Should Be Electric

Motherhood Moments

Save Money on Gas It’s a common misconception that electric vehicles are more expensive to power than standard gasoline vehicles. This would amount to about $2,000 per year in gasoline prices. Lower Your Carbon Footprint Another common myth about electric cars is that they have a larger carbon footprint than gasoline cars.

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11 Ways To Make Personal Travel More Sustainable And Less Polluting

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

However, traveling via personal automobile is one of the least efficient ways one can get around – but what are the alternatives? Sure, your mind may go right to taking the subway or hailing a taxi, but there are many ways to make travel more sustainable and a lot less polluting. Sure beats using gasoline every day!

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How to Take a Frugal (or Free) Vacation or Trip

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I have not been on an airplane in 6 years; I gave up flying in 2007 and now travel solely by Amtrak train or by car. The first thing to do is to sign up for the rewards program and get a rewards credit card from your favorite airline, car rental company, or from Amtrak, depending on how you like to travel.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter Was Included in Six Carnivals This Week

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Many thanks to Budgeting with the Bushmans who hosted the Festival of Frugality and included David’s post, The Only Money-Saving Gasoline Tip That Worked. YFS’ post, 4 Good Reasons to Buy Travel Insurance , was included in the Carnival of Money Pros – Tax Rush Edition hosted by Novel Investor.

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Fossil Fuel Alternatives: Biofuel vs. Electric

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Gasoline and diesel are called “fossil fuels” because they are derived from plant and animal remains that are millions of years old. Most can’t travel more than 100 miles without being recharged, and using the radio, heat or air conditioning can make the battery life even shorter.

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Saturday Night Sweeps 9/27/14 – Enter for a Chance to Win

For the Mommas

Enroll in the Fuel Rewards™ Network program for a chance to win a year’s worth of quality Shell gasoline. Enter for a chance to win an ultimate European experience, including roundtrip airfare, a luxury hotel stay in London and Paris, and Business Premier travel on Eurostar. Shell Fuels Sweepstakes. Eurostar 2 Cities 1 Day Sweepstakes.

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Ways for Busy Parents to Teach Young Children About Money

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

But you are a super busy parent, with work, continuing education, business travel, your kid’s other activities, church and the myriad of other things that demand your time and attention. Buying gasoline. Talk about where the gasoline comes from and the various jobs related to producing it.

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