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How to Be Green and Save Money

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The website Love Food Hate Waste has some great ideas on how you can cut back on your food waste and save money in the process! How often do you leave lights on in rooms with no one in them!? True, it saves you having to flick the light switch back on when you go back into a room, but how much effort does that take really?

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Sustainable Living Traits To Pass On To Your Children

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Go hiking and camping and show them the beauty of the outdoors (and teach them to leave trails and campsites better than when you arrived) Plant a garden with your children to give them a tangible example of how much fun growing your own food and eating healthy can be!

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Being Environmentally Friendly Saves Money

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Ny taking your own bags, reusing plastic bags you already have or even sewing some fabric bags from old t-shirts and things you can save a lot. This is an obvious one, yet so many people still leave lights on in rooms not being used or leave chargers plugged in when they are not charging anything. 8.) Grow your own produce.

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10 Frugal Tips For Earth Day

Saving Cents With Sense

Hopefully these tips can help you not only help the environment, but also help you save your cash, which is always welcomed! Recycle – Of course you probably already know about this tip, and may have a recycling bin in your home. But there are other ways to recycle products, too. 10 Frugal Tips for Earth Day.

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