Tuesday Tips, Week 16
This week’s Tuesday Tip, turn off the lights. With Day Light Savings in effect until early November, there is more natural light available. Instead of turning on an incandescent bulb, open a blind instead! Tip #16: Turn off the lights, use natural light instead! Using natural day light saves money Natural day light is free. As opposed to burning coal and turning on an overhead light, using day light costs nothing. Our local water and power company is threatening a 7% cost increase,...
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This week’s Tuesday Tip, try Paperback Swap. I’ll admit I don’t read a lot of books for pleasure, but a few months ago I gave Paperback Swap a try. I had one fiction book I wanted to swap for a non-fiction book. I signed up, loaded my book inventory (my one lonely book!), and within a week I had a request to ship it to another Paperback Swap member. For under $3.00, I shipped my book and earned a credit that I used to order The Millionaire Next Door. Tip #15: Use Paperback...
Read MoreTuesday Tips, Week 14
This week’s Tuesday Tip, use fans instead of the A/C! I live in sunny Southern California and though our weather is mild the majority of the year, we do tend to bear the brunt of the sweltering heat come mid-day July and August. Instead of cranking up the air for the entire summer, I use fans for evaporative cooling (that’s why mammals sweat…evaporation cools!) Tip #14: Become a fan man! Using fans when temps are in the high 80′s to low 90′s instead of the A/C...
Read MoreTuesday Tips, Week 13
This week’s Tuesday Tip, extend the life of your sponge! No need to go through sponges quite so quick, give it a good run through the dishwasher and voila! Clean, lightly used sponges can last a little longer. Tip #13: Run your sponge through the wash. Reusing and recycling your sponges save money. Save money, don’t purchase sponges as often. Running my slightly used sponges through the dishwasher on the top rack extends their life by a few weeks up to a couple of months....
Read MoreTuesday Tips, Week 12
This week’s Tuesday Tip, use cloth instead of paper towels! Just back from camping, so I’ll make this short and sweet since my brain is still enjoying the break from technology, email, phones, etc. I can still hear the sounds of the frog’s croaking in the stream….ahhhh. Tip #12: Use cloth hand towels instead of paper towels. Cloth hand towels can save money. Purchasing a set of bar towels, or turning old shirts into cloth wipes, costs less than purchasing roll...
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