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Saving Money with Reusable Cloth Diapers

February 7, 2012

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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My Super Awesome Will-Not-Fail Plan to Eliminate Food Packaging

January 8, 2012

As I mentioned in a previous post, my major New Year’s goal is to limit some of the excess food packaging that comes into my house. My foolproof super hopeful plan! As noted, I’ve failed to reach my goal for four years or so. I’m pretty sure that I’ve been aiming too high, which is exactly the [...]

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My Green New Years Goal – Less Food Packaging and No Slacking This Year!

January 2, 2012

Instead of general New Year’s goals, I’m concentrating on discussing the childhood obesity epidemic. That said I do still have two general goals for myself, or I should say my household. One of my goals is to get this household more active, since we’ve been slacking, but we’ll discuss that later. First, let’s look at my big goal [...]

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Saving $50,000 in five years by going green: round-up of money saving green practices

November 27, 2011

I’m working on an ongoing series here about how to save money by going green – “Live green and save $50,000 in five years“. The point of this series is to find out if the average family of four can save $50,000 in five years, simply by initiating green practices into their lifestyle. However, it’s [...]

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Easy green tip – turn down your water heater this fall

October 15, 2011

As the autumn chill sets in (and winter’s just a skip away) people tend to use more hot water. Because you’re cold, you may take an extra long shower. You may use hand washing as a way to warm up a little. First of all, pay attention to your water habits in the cold months. [...]

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15 small steps that can help you save home energy during the fall season

September 25, 2011

Last week we had many days of sweater weather (yeah, already) and even had to turn on the heat twice. It seems early for the heater and extra blankets, but it was cold! This week we’ve had a little more sunshine, but the chill last week was enough to get me thinking about fall and [...]

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Autumn to do list: get ready for winter with low-cost or free weatherization

September 22, 2011

Autumn kicks off tomorrow, followed soon by much cooler weather. Of course, we all know that we need to make sure our homes are weatherized correctly in order to keep your family cozy, save money and conserve resources. Most weatherization changes actually aren’t too expensive. In fact, in the long run weatherization will save you [...]

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Go Green with National Costume Swap Day

September 13, 2011

Normally, eco-friendly Halloween costumes are hyper expensive. But, what if you could get one or more green Halloween costumes for FREE!? Yup, free. If you’d jump at that chance, then you’re in luck, because not only does National Costume Swap Day spare you from purchasing new and expensive costumes, but it’s a great way to celebrate an eco-friendly Halloween. National Costume Swap Day officially [...]

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Easy homemade organic maple syrup recipe

August 25, 2011

Right now, we have a small bottle of organic maple syrup that’s been sitting in our fridge for a year now. We just don’t eat much syrup. However, back when I lived with my son’s dad, he did like syrup. Since organic can be expensive, I tried to find a decent homemade alternative – one [...]

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The problem with owning a good water bottle…

May 21, 2011

Is that you don’t always notice the best new (and super cool) reusable water bottles as they arrive on the scene. Take, for instance, the Klean Kanteen Reflect Stainless Steel Water Bottle with Bamboo Cap. BEAUTIFUL! This is for sure my new wish list bottle. The Reflect bottle actually came out last November. I’ve been [...]

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