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Office Clean Up – Shredding Papers

Recommended Paper Shredder at ChangeJarSavings.com

With tax time here, I start to look at my piles and files of paper and think do I really need all this? Most of it has confidential information like account numbers and social security numbers. Then I decide I need to start shredding them. But how do you shred them? Occasionally civic groups may [...]

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 by Going Green – Grasscycling

Do not bag you grass / lawn clippings. They act like a natural fertilizer and you can stop using plastic bags. Just my 2 cents. Jim @ ChangeJarSavings.com © 2009 ChangeJarSavings.com

Saving Money like My Grandparents – Heating Edition

Concerned with saving money and energy? Take a few lessons from my grandparents. I remember my grandparents doing things I thought were silly when I was a kid. As a teenager I thought it was downright weird. Grandma with the Kitty. What can I say? I had to differentiate my grandparents somehow when I was [...]

Friday Roundup

Everyday I read Leo’s blog Zen Habits. Today he has a post “The Minimalist’s Guide to Fighting (and Beating) Clutter Entropy” It is a great article for reducing clutter. Yahoo Green has ways to reduce your utility bill without spending a dime. Nine no-cost ways to reduce your home energy use This is right up [...]

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