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Minimize Your Impact on the Environment with Your Finances

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I would never recommend becoming a vegetarian just to save, but besides the obvious savings, and health benefits, the environment effects are too obvious to overlook. Transportation. Buying an electric car, carpooling or even taking public transit all reduce your overall transportation costs 1/2 to 2/3.

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5 Steps to Saving Money at a Major Sporting Event

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Furthermore, many public transit systems offer transportation to these venues. You may have to walk a little further, but after all that is better for your health. Many sporting events offer parking away from the actual venue at a reduced cost. Take full advantage of these two facts.

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What Are You Giving Up to Save Money?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

When your produce comes exclusively from freezers and cans and your meals are overly carb heavy and processed all for the sake of saving a few bucks, what kind of health cost are you incurring? For instance, at FinCon I was using public transit to get around town and to and from the host hotel to save money on cabs.