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- Seven of my favorite ways to save money on driving expenses -- and one I don't use My tachometer, my friend. Not all vehicles have one of these but it is a helpful monitor of gas consumption. The relationship between gas consumed and revolutions (cycles) per minute isn't exactly linear but in general, the higher the engine's RPM, the more gas is consumed. The tachometer gives...
EarthTalk: LED Light Bulbs More Efficient Than CFL's? Dear EarthTalk: What’s the story with LED light bulbs that are reputed to be even more energy-efficient than compact fluorescents? Perhaps the ultimate “alternative to the alternative,” the LED (light-emitting diode) light bulb may well dethrone the compact fluorescent (CFL) as king of the green lighting choices. But it has...- Greening Our New Home - So Far, So Good...Mostly. So here we are in week #4 in our new home, 1000 miles away from our old home. Back in California, we had our "green-ness" down pat - we knew where the good stores were, we knew how much water we were using, we watched our energy usage and knew what to expect when the utility bills showed up. But now it's a different story as we have to re-learn the different ways we can be green here in Taos, NM. Starting over is both very exciting...and a lot of work at the same time.
9 Easy Ways to Green Your Home Greening up your home is actually a lot simpler than spending thousands on solar panels for your roof, and does not have to involve composting or growing all of your own food if you do not want it to. You do not have to be a hippy tree-hugger to want...- How To Go Green At Home Methods How many times have you been sitting in front of your television, watching another show or commercial about the green movement, wondering how you could do the same? There are a lot of people out there who would like to go green, but aren't exactly sure how to get started....
Top Five Ways To Increase the Value of Your Home If you are looking for new ways to increase the overall value of your home, there are numerous projects that you can tackle on your own. Whether you are an experienced DIY’er, or just starting out, these projects are fun and add more than just monetary value to your home....
Ten Tips Toward a More Eco Friendly Home Tip 1 - Turn the lights off any time that they are not needed, even if you are just moving from room to room in the course of your day. According to Energy Star, as much as 20 percent of a home's overall energy use comes from its lighting. Using...- Green Energy For Home Use Today is Blog Action Day, a day in which over 15,000 blogs will be discussing one very important topic - the environment. I am proud to join these other blogs to help bring attention to environmental awareness. I chose to write about green energy because it fascinates me. The fact...
- JV On Dogs There are very few things JV isn't an expert on. Just ask him if you don't believe me. He left a great comment regarding my puppy training article that a lot of you won't see unless you backtrack and sniff around, so I am going to repost it here as...
- Linklings of a slow August weekend August really should just be a national holiday. The whole month is really a waste if you work in a corporate environment. Two-thirds of my co-workers are taking staggered vacation, so at any given time half the people you need for meetings are gone. Here are a few great posts...
- Remodeling your home? Check this out The May 2006 issue of Money Magazine has an article on how to deal effectively with contractors and what to look for in hiring one for any remodeling work. Several good checklists and tips, including what to get in writing (things like exactly what's to be done, estimated timeline, mediation...
- light-jumping Boris Press Gazette - I had to get on my bike to put light-jumping Boris in the frame
- Some gas observations No, I'm not talking about people eating a lot of beans. I've tried not to be wasteful with gasoline, but after reading The Long Emergency I've been very acutely aware of oil-related everything. Plastic bottles, asphalt, CD cases -- and especially gasoline. Gas actually ticked down a few cents this...
Quick Green Reads For The Weekend Volume Eight. Its the weekend again, and even though I took a vacation last week, I am tired already. Why is it that when you take a trip that the minute you get back you feel like you never left? Anyways, on to this weekends Quick Green Reads. Have a good one!...- Home decor gone ridiculous The March 2006 issue of Better Homes and Gardens magazine has a feature called "Good Looks for Less." They outfit a number of rooms with various accoutrements, divided into "save" and "splurge" columns. The "save" columns contained the thrifty options: $10 for a can of stain to update a kitchen...
- You might be a Moonbat......
Bhangra world record attempt in Birmingham more people danced in unison than ever has been done in India.
The Hot Tub Hot Tub & Pushy Neighbours I put a hot tub in our back garden last summer and from that point on, the neighbours think they have an open invitation to use it whenever they please. The other night we were trying to enjoy our dinner and all the neighbours...
FOTD Bright lips Blue eye shadow I was going for the look of the new Shiseido ad or the cover of Allure with Taylor Swift on it. Both feature bright red lips. For the sense of vibrancy, it reminded me of Anja's look in a Theme Week at Aromaleigh. Shiseido's ad is likely photo shopped to...- How to Earn Money from Home - Without Pulling Your Hair Working from home has become a desire for so many people today. The majority of these people have this dream of lying around the house all day, doing a little bit of work and then bringing in several thousands of dollars even though most of those that have tried it certainly wish that it was that easy.
Is Saving 8 to 12 Months Expenses Even Possible Or Practical? I recently brought up the question of whether we now need 8-12 months expenses saved rather than the old three to six months that used to be convention. I think in these economic times, where we are seeing unemployment hitting rates we haven't seen in decades, that three to...
Irresponsible Home Buyers Reaching Deeper into our Pockets Handout specialist - and professional nose wiper - President Obama has decided to toss more taxpayer money at irresponsible home buyers. (I won't say home owners because those folks don't own anything except mountains of debt.) I am referring to the money morons who, when lacking cash for a down payment,...- The Best Sugar Cookies This is my Grams recipe for sugar cookies -- these melt in your mouth and are just wonderful. I would not use these for icing/decorating style cookies - there are other recipes better suited for decorating -- this contains too much oil/butter, and really won't hold up well with heavy...
Using a Programmable Thermostat to Save Money Programmable thermostats can save you a pile of money throughout their lifetime, according to the energy star website you can save up to $180 a year by using an Energy Star thermostat set to the default settings and maintaining them throughout the year. A programmable thermostat allows you set the...
My Favorite Money and Time Saving Websites Next to the TV, DVD, flushing toilet, hot shower, computer and properly working automatic garage door, the internet is one of the best inventions ever. In fact, living in the desert as I do, I couldn't get along without the internet. Even with the rising cost of internet service, the...
Outsourcing Secrets Webinar I get asked all the time. Holly how can you afford 5 employees working for you? My answer, I can't afford NOT to. You see I choose to spend the money I make online paying for my employees/outsourcers. I choose to give up those speciality coffees, lunches out, ebooks that...-
Quick Green Reads For The Weekend Volume Eight. Its the weekend again, and even though I took a vacation last week, I am tired already. Why is it that when you take a trip that the minute you get back you feel like you never left? Anyways, on to this weekends Quick Green Reads. Have a good one!...
Psst! Hey Chicken Little, the economic sky isn't falling I'm not one to rant and I'll try real hard to avoid that in this article, but I just have to get this out of my system a bit. At work, I seem to be surrounded by economic Chicken Littles. After hearing their stories of despair and financial hopelessness,...
5 Money Books That Changed My Life Up until a few years ago, I was a financial idiot. I had heard the term 401k, of course, but I had no idea what it meant. As I began to learn about investing and finance, I read probably 50 or 60 books. Some of them proved to be more...- Using My Articles- Article Directories It's possible to create interesting and relevant articles promoting your website and submit them to article directories. There are hundreds of article directories housing many thousands of different articles. The benefit of submitting an article you own is that you are able to put an author byline and give credit back to your website so that interested people can contact you for more information.
