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How to Save by Going Green – Electricity

Vampire Power! No this is not a post say that rule. Vampire Power is the power sucked by devices that do not fully shut off when we “turn them off”. This can amount to 20% of your electric bill. What causes vampire power use? Cell phone charges, laptop chargers or anything that has a block [...]

How to Save Your Money – Loaded Car

No your car is not drunk. But it could be overweight! All that junk in the trunk you know. What is in your trunk or in the bed of your pickup could be costing you money in decreased gas mileage. Losing 100 pounds of weight in your car can give you up to a 2% [...]

How to Save by Going Green – Paper Towels

Eliminate paper towels or reduce the amount that you use. Buy some bar rags. The rags used by bars are super absorbent and tough. You can wash and reuse them too. The nice thing is most stores sell them in packs of 10 or 20. And they are white so you can bleach them to [...]

How to Save by Going Green – Laundry

Buy the “ultra” or concentrated detergents. With liquid laundry soap the factory uses less water. The packaging is smaller so more packages can be sent on the same size truck. The amount of fuel is decreased and so is the carbon footprint. You also have a smaller package to recycle. Higher concentrates also means you [...]

How to Save Time and Money – Drive Through

Go in the McDonald’s, Burger King, etc. The drive through seems it should be quicker but most times it is quicker to go inside because everyone is waiting in the drive through. Not only will you save time but gas. Your car will be off while you get your food rather than idling creating more [...]

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