FAP783: Special Episode – Earth Day

22 April 2008 1 views No Comment

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It’s Earth Day, a celebration of all things environmental. Here at the Financial Aid Podcast, we celebrate TWO kinds of green – green living, and the green color of money. Environmentalism is profitable and cost reducing, and today’s show features ways that you can be environmentally sound AND put more money in your pocket.

I’ll be mentioning a lot of products you can buy today. In the spirit of transparency and full disclosure, products will be linked up to Amazon for the most part, and the Financial Aid Podcast earns a small 5% commission for any product you buy using our affiliate links. If you have the opportunity to purchase something, please do so through our links.

+ Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs – $1.50 each
+ Xantrex power pack – not a cheap buy, but REALLY cool – combines car and solar
+ Did you know – I didn’t – that your car is basically a free source of electricity as a byproduct of motion?
+ Speaking of batteries, Energizer has a battery charger for home and car
+ Reel lawn mowers rock
+ Commit to one less hour of television a week. Read a book.
+ Join and use your local library – try before you buy for books, etc.
+ Obviously, commute less if you can
+ Around the office – use Slideshare, use USB memory sticks, use anything except paper if you can
+ Make your own coffee
+ Use a French press and compost your grinds – save money and use less stuff
+ You will need an electric kettle
+ For decent coffee, use a Thermos instead of trying to re-heat
+ As long as it tastes okay, drink tap water – it’s MUCH less expensive than bottled
+ Especially since in about 1/3 of the time, you’re drinking tap water anyway
+ Buy a bottled beverage that comes in a nice glass bottle, then cut off the label and you have the perfect bottled water bottle at nominal cost
+ Glass is much better for you than any kind of plastic – no chemicals to leach out and ridiculously easy to clean

Remember this above all else: when you use less, you spend less. Reducing electricity usage means lower bills. Reducing water usage means lower bills. Reducing gasoline usage… you get the idea.

Living green doesn’t have to mean living like a beggar or a hippie. You can have a great lifestyle and still make a difference environmentally.

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