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Create Car-Pool Rules for Your Neighborhood Car-Pool

In a previous post we looked at how to start organizing a car-pool. If you are organizing a car-pool, your group will need some rules. Car-pool rules are easier to implement right from the start – if you just skip merrily along, making up rules as you go, your car-pool won’t be as useful or [...]

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Organize a school car-pool in your neighborhood

According to Safe Routes to School, “In 1969, approximately 50% of children walked or bicycled to school, with approximately 87% of children living within one mile of school walking or bicycling. Today, fewer than 15% of schoolchildren walk or bicycle to school.” Not only does this promote a country full of overweight, inactive kids, but nowadays, [...]

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To heck with global warming – why not go green anyhow?

I don’t often talk about global warming here much. That may seem odd for an environmental blog, but here’s the thing… it doesn’t matter. That’s right – it really doesn’t matter. As I see it, when it comes to global warming there are four ways it could go. Camp 1 - We DO NOT believe in [...]

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Green Practices Can Save Money on Back-to-School Supplies

Going green is good for the planet and your wallet (usually) – especially during back-to-school time. Here are some green and thrifty tips for picking up green school supplies… Less is more: Less is always more when it comes to green living. It works for school supplies too. Only buy what your child’s school says [...]

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Cut Back on Screen Time and Save $30,000 or More Over Five Years

Because my family is working on cutting screen time, I figured I’d attempt to figure out how much money you can save by cutting back. I started a post yesterday morning about cutting screen time as part of my save $50,000 over five years series, but it was proving EXTREMELY COMPLICATED to organize. How come? There are so many [...]

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Go Green and Save Money Infographic

EasyFinance has a pretty good infographic posted right now related to going green and money saving – a favorite topic around here. The infographic, in total, is way too huge to post, however, there are some snippets I’d like to share. The bike vs. car section was my favorite: My partner’s car broke down over [...]

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You’ll never guess what I did

Surprise… I FINALLY made some homemade soup – two homemade soups in fact, I just forgot to take pictures of the other one. As you may or may not recall, my 2012 green goal is to eliminate more food packaging (without the slack factor I usually lean on). I created a super awesome plan and got to [...]

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Are you wasting too much water at home?

Water use (or misuse) is serious business. Of course you should use reusable water bottles, but water use goes beyond that, extending into your home. If you’re concerned, that’s smart. If you haven’t given much thought to water use in your home, check out this cool How Much Water is your Home Wasting? infographic below. [...]

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Saving Money with Reusable Cloth Diapers

Here at Growing a Green Family we’re looking at how to save $50,000 by going green. In case you’re curious, so far we’ve managed to save $13,761.00, just by taking some basic green actions. That does leave us $36,239 left to go, but cloth diapers should cut a nice big chunk off of this figure. [...]

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Quick Green Tips: Arrange Your Rooms Correctly for Winter Energy Savings

Interior design may be the last thing you think about when it comes to energy savings, but in reality, how you arrange your furniture can either help or hinder energy use. Especially in chilly winter. Try these quick tips to save energy and money: Don’t place beds next to windows – it can be drafty. Do drape cozy blankets [...]