It’s time to sack up! At first I balked at the idea of getting three kids to the grocery store AND remembering my recyclable bags, but the visualization of thousands of dead birds in overcrowded landfills kept popping into my head. For the sake of sleeping at night, I decided to do my part in reducing waste. Turns out BYOB to the grocery store is actually quite convenient! There’s the hard part of remembering to bring the bags into the store even if you wisely just keep them in the back of your car, but, when you do, those suckers make getting the goods into your house a whole lot easier. Sling two on each arm as you would a purse, and you get four bags in the house while holding a baby on the hip and a toddler’s hand. Plus, unloading once inside suddenly became, well, a lot breezier, too. So, sure you’ll be saving the world but also some sanity! To help with your super hero planet saving ways, I picked out the top 5 cute reusable (and super affordable!) grocery bags. [Read more…] about How To Be a Hip Bag Lady: Top 5 Reusable Grocery Sacks
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Make Sense of Your Money: 3/27/09
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5 Ways Families are Trying to Save
by Hannah Waters
1.) Leave the Brand Names Behind – Buy food at the grocery stores that are the generic brand in order to save money here and there. Brand names and generic names typically have the same ingredients; the brand names are just what people used to buy more often. You may even hear of commercials on the radio or TV for grocery stores now advertising their own brands to customers.
2.) Spending More Time at Home – Families will be able to spend time outside in the sun when the warm weather begins to kick in. Instead of going to the movies and paying an obscene amount, they are watching movies they [Read more…] about Make Sense of Your Money: 3/27/09
Make Sense of Your Money: 3/13/09
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Shift Your Habit – And Save Money, Too!
by Katie McCaskey
“In this time we are all in the same position, looking at ways to be efficient with our money.”
ShiftYourHabit.com founder Elizabeth Rogers pointed out how the simplest changes can be a cost effective advantage. For example look at the difference of a refillable water bottle versus a plastic:
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