I always struggle when it comes to writing an Earth Day post
because everyday is Earth Day around here.
A conversation with my newest sister in law Mrs J2 last
weekend lit the CFL light bulb of inspiration over my head. (What other kind of light bulb would expect to go off over my head? An energy wasting incandescent? Pea-shaw!)
She and her new husband (I never get tired of saying that. I’m
a gushy romantic - sue me.) are in Newlywed Money Saving Mode. I started kicking
around ideas with her from Condo Blues. She politely said she wasn’t into the green
thing so much because it is expensive. Her new family is more interested in
saving enough money to buy a house.
The funny thing is, back when I was a newlywed and in Newlywed Saving Mode most of the things we did and still do to save money are
green, only back then green was a color, not a movement.
Sister in Law, here’s a little list of ways that save money and just so happen to be
green. This isn’t a I Do All of These And I’m So Much Greener than You list. Everyone is different, has different priorities and preferences, and some green ways
conflict with other green ways (which most people don't mention.) Consider this list a Swiss Army Knife of Money
Saving Green Options, Not Absolutes.