TAKE OUT THE TRASH
By: SYHPack a waste-free lunch. Assemble your kids’ lunches without using any disposable items or individually-packaged foods.
TENT CITY
By: SYHInstead of choosing a vacation that involves staying in a hotel, consider pitching a tent in a state or national park and save up to $2000 or more on accommodations for a two-week trip.
NOT SO FAST
By: SYHDon’t speed. Driving over the speed limit can severely cramp your MPG and your pocketbook.
FREE REFILLS
By: SYHIf you buy refillable travel-size toiletry bottles instead of disposable ones, you could save up to $40 per year or more.
TUBE TOGETHER
By: SYHSAVE $35 Instead of each person in your household watching his or her own television in a separate room, why not watch TV together? Save up to $35 per year if watching shows together can eliminate an average of 4 total hours of television time per day. Watching TV together reduces energy consumption by 350 kilowatt-hours per [...]
LAWN CARE
By: SYHTip Provided By: The Green Book Cut your grass so it’s two inches high, and leave the clippings on the lawn. You’ll spend less time mowing and raking, and you won’t have to water your lawn as much. Forty percent of water in summer is allocated to outdoor usage when rates are highest. Also, less [...]
SMELL BETTER
By: SYHSAVE $30 Buy fragrance made from organic essential oils instead of name-brand perfume made from synthetic fragrance  and save up to $30 or more per ounce. Essential oils made from organically grown herbs or flowers are free from the harmful chemicals used on conventionally raised flora, as well as from phthalates, which are associated with synthetic [...]