Where to start:
- Save on gas by walking, biking, carpooling, or taking public transit.
- Ditch expensive bottled water and drink tap water.
- Substitute at least one vegetarian meal for meat each week.
- Fix leaky faucets to save on your water bill.
- Get a home-energy audit to see where you can reduce your power bill.
- Start an organic garden to grow your own veggies and fruits.
- Find books, CDs, and DVDs at your local library for free entertainment.
- Borrow and swap for new-to-you things, and reuse stuff instead of shopping.
More about: Saving money
Going green can save you green — cash, that is. When you cut energy and water use around the house, your utility bills go down. Driving less is good for the environment and good for your wallet, especially in the age of $4 gas. Get creative and see what you can reduce and reuse to go green and save money.
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Keeping cool indoors
If you don't have air conditioning -- or if you want to keep your power bill from going gangbusters -- you still can lower the temperature inside your house or apartment.
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Five tips for a green staycation
If you're among an estimated 50 percent of Americans who are considering vacationing near home due to rising gas prices, here's where to start.
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Drive smart, save money
Want to know how much money you can save by driving smart? Take the Drive Smarter Challenge.
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High gas prices? Take the bus instead
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Go Green, Live Rich
Personal finance guru applies his common sense approach to living green while saving $$$.
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It's time to stop sending letters
Yet another stamp price hike is a incentive to ditch snail-mail for good and lower your carbon footprint in the process.
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Getting credit for going green
Being environmentally minded could save you a couple hundred or a few thousand dollars at tax time.
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Make your PC a TV
It's easier, cheaper -- and greener -- to make your PC a TV than to have both in your house. Here's how.
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Wash 'n dry
Save energy by washing clothes in cool, so resolve to line dry this summer.
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Big impact on the wallet for No Impact Man
"No Impact Man" gets lots of press for his year of living carbon-neutrally. But he's also saving beaucoup bucks.
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