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| Money/Environment-Saving Ideas |
| Hello everyone,
I love typing to people in the groups I'm part of, but I've never actually done a blog before! However, I think what I have learned applies to everyone, not just SAHMs, or working moms, or dads, or whatever! These are things that I have started doing in my home because I have noticed the tremendous amount of waste that comes with having children! I have never really been one of those "Save the Earth" type people, but I do recycle (sometimes--more now that I've learned more about it) and we do our best to turn lights off, etc. I have been reading a book and learned so many ways that you can just alter your life slightly and make a huge difference in saving money and helping the environment. The book I read is called "The Green Book" and it's by Elizabeth zrogers and Thomas Kostigen, in case anybody wants to read it. It was easy for me to read because it's written in small sections that you can read in short periods of time, which as well all know is a bonus when you have kids. Here is what I've learned (and I am seriously noticing that we are saving money!):
*Buy baby bar soap instead of baby wash in a bottle. I never thought about this--but they do make bar soap for babies! It is cheaper and then you don't have the plastic waste. Plus, since we have started using bar soap I have noticed that it's also easier to wash my baby.
*Re-use baby food jars for storage. I think a lot of people already do this, but they really are handy!
*Buy ONE package of wipes in the hard plastic container, and then re-fill it with bags of wipes. I have been doing this since my baby was born to save money. Plus you don't put all that plastic packaging into landfills
*Cloth diapers--if you dare. This one is tough for me, even though I feel so bad each time i throw a diaper away. We don't have a washer and dryer, so this is tough for us. However, my sister-in-law swears by cloth diapers and actually makes them herself. They are pretty cool--all different colors and patterns and she saves a ton ton ton of money. Thought I would pass that one on. The book says that if cloth diapers were used by an additional 1% of parents, the reduction in waste would be as if 14,200 households completely stopped producing garbage for an entire year. THIS was amazing to me--so give it a try!
There were a ton more facts in this book and I now find that I'm doing little things that I feel make a difference. Did you know that your tv still uses 10-15% of its energy when it's off?! I now unplug our televison when we're going to be on vacation and i want to hook the power up to a switch on the wall.
Anyway, I could keep on spitting tips and facts, and if you would like to know more let me know and I will just keep on blogging about it. This book was cute, and I wanted to share it with my mom friends because I know that I love saving money and sometimes feel like I just don't have time to be so environmentally aware. I know--horrible attitude---but I have followed quite a few of their ideas and it really isn't an inconvenience.
Hope to hear from some of you soon--happy saving!!
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| See also: money, environment, saving, waste, diapers, green |
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| I think you give some tips for the most part. I am still not sure about buying the bar soap, due to the fact every time you wash your self or the baby dead skin cells that accumilate on the soap come off on you so what's the point of useing the soap if it get you dirty. |
| posted by Amber on 06/12/2007 |
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| I rinse my bar of soap off after each time I use it with the baby, that rinses off anything that may have gotten onto the soap and helps keep it clean. |
| posted by Briana on 06/12/2007 |
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| Briana, I think it is great that you are putting the environmental message out there. I have been doing most of the things you mentioned already. I haven't bought baby bar soap but I will try it. By the way, if you want to keep the bar clean never put it directly on baby, rub on wash cloth and then wash baby. |
| posted by Lori P. on 06/12/2007 |
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| I've seen cloth diapers and some are cute etc. But I've always ben afaid of the bacteria left on them. I know I know you wash them but still I really don't like the idea of cloth diapers. |
| posted by SHANNON on 07/30/2009 |
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I try to save money and save the earth.
1. pop/soda cans and all alumanum cans items I take to Blue Grass & they pay so much for the weight of the bags so you are not only getting some of the money you spent back but your recycling as well.
2. I turn off all the lights in the house unless we are in need of the lights. I umplug the computer, tv, microwave, can opener, blinder, etc and anything else we can unplug and save the elec bill cost. (for one month of doing this my house saved so much just in the electric dropped our bill from 205.68 to 138.05)
3. Recycle bottles, paper, cans, etc anything that Blue Grass will take we recycle it.
4.THE AC I know that there are a lot of people who don't care to not have their air on but we have shut ours off over this summer unless it gets in the hot high 90's. And that has dropped our bill too
5. Heating, I know not every one has a wood buring stove or a fire place, but for the ones who do, if you use it more then using your electtic heat system it will save you lots in the winter
DO NOT REUSE PLASCTIC BOTTLES they say it has oil in it and when you reuse the bottles it leaks out unto the liquid your drinking and you end up with the oil from making the plastic into your body. |
| posted by SHANNON on 07/30/2009 |
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