Save Money Almost Anywhere
Reduce costs, and energy, at home, in the car and at the store.
Tips for the house: turn the heating down, grow your own food, switch off appliances, make your own draft excluders. Do a home energy check to get advice on where you can save money and energy in your house. Homebase Interactive Energy house, a virtual 3D house, allows users to walk from room to room, click on hotspots and get advice on energy-efficient products. The Carbonica Household Carbon Calculator will calculate your carbon footprint.
Tips for the car: keep windows closed when driving at high speeds (open windows will reduce your mileage), keep all tires inflated to the limit, avoid using air conditioning, remove excess weight from your trunk and inside the car. Try using a fuel calculator to see how many miles to the gallon your car gets (a great tool if splitting costs while car sharing).
Tips for shopping: When entering a shop to purchase anything from food to TVs, think about the difference you can make. Is it built to last? Will it be harmful when destroyed? Where was it produced? These questions are commonsense, and hopefully when asked, consumers will see that they do not have to change their habits or spend more to be green, they just need to make wiser decisions.
-Alex Isatt
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