Supporting the World
To do our part, I want to write this post in hopes that we can persuade more people to help protect our environment. If you care about your children and grandchildren, please help your home be a good place for them in the future.
Please:
- Recyle, you’d be so surprised how much you throw away and in some instances, you make a few bucks.
- Buy used. Go antiquing or check out some consignment stores. You’d be surprised how many people throw away nice things.
- Don’t drink bottled water unless you have to, our tap water is quite good. Install a home filtration system. It’s cheap $15/mo and you’re good for the next 6 months.
- Quite buying gas gussling vehicles that you don’t need. Why buy a 15 mile/gal truck when it’s just you siting in it to commute to your office job? You might think it’s cool but how would your kids/grandkids feel if they have to live in a not so healthy world?
- Buy organic/natural. Alright, maybe not everything is pesticide free but if you can add a few here and there, you’d be doing yourself and the world some good.
- Buy energy efficient light bulbs. They last longer and watch your bills shrink. See this site, pretty cool.
- Buy energy efficient appliances. Again, it’ll really save your bill.
- Unplug electronic items when not in use. Even when they’re off but plugged in, your electronic like DVD player or computer, still uses a little bit of energy.
- When building, research your options and try to get the most environmental friendly floor plan and product that you can afford. Check out the Susan Susanka homes, Not So Big Homes. This is our next goal when building our house, at least 50% recycled material.
So, we’re not perfect but we do try and everyday we try to do more and more.