When I moved into my first apartment it was in the Spring. My water, electric, and heating bills were low and manageable since the apar...

While doing a deep dive, move every piece of furniture that isn’t nailed down Spring Cleaning I noticed several of the heating and central a...

Over 10 years ago, I took on a year long project to reduce my home’s electricity use and bill by 20% using my brand new non-Energy Star rate...

The shower in our guest bathroom runs cold and takes forever to heat up. It can be sign your water heater is ready to heave its last breat...

We’re bumping up our outdoor Christmas decorations this year. We have a house full of energy efficient disco projector Christmas lights to ...

The top rack of the dishwasher was a little wonky.   Scratch that. A lot wonky. The top rack wouldn’t slide in and out of the dishwas...

 Tiny houses are all the rage. They are cute, twee, and have a ridiculously small carbon footprint. What could be better? How about a ti...

 Sometimes I post a list of little frugal things we do each month on my food blog Lazy Budget Chef and thought I’d do it today on Condo Blu...

I think the best gift you can give someone lacking self confidence is a hammer. No. Not to make themselves feel better by hitting other pe...

Do you have a winter thermostat war in your home? I recently read a BlogHer post about a woman asking for advice on what to do because her...

On cold days like today (it is zero degrees outside with a 23 degrees below zero (F) windchill) I am glad I searched for sealed the air leak...

For the most part my emergency storm blackout supplies include a bottle of red wine,a manual corkscrew, (you will understand why if you read...

Long time readers know I am a fix it instead of replace it kind of gal. It is cheaper, it is greener, and it allows me to have a little more...

Who knew a high efficiency dishwasher is also high maintenance? Since high efficiency (HE) dishwashers use less water, the water heat up c...

I'm still feeling under the weather. Do you know would make me feel better? Hosting an awesome giveaway!  Remember when my...

Fiberglass insulation has the reputation for being a pain in the itch to install. Fortunately, I had a better experience than I expected wit...

I watched the Extreme Cheapskates special on TLC. True to reality TV, they presented and edited the people featured as weird in the lengths ...

After I put Insulate the Garage on the Garage Workshop punch list, I realized we’d lose heat through the garage door if we didn’t replace i...

When it comes to electricity, we all want it. We all need it. We keep creating more and more items that use it to make our lives easier o...

Even though I’ve been living a green life for longer than the three years I’ve been blogging about it, I don’t consider myself a dark green...