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5 Ways to Save $500 a Month: The Green Way
Learn how you can transform green habits into green dollars.
By Karen Siegel-Maier
July 23, 2009


Here’s how:

Plan meals ahead. You should know what’s for dinner before lunchtime rolls around or you’ll be more likely to pull out the take out menus. Also, take advantage of leftovers from home cooked meals by freezing them for another night’s meal.

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At the end of the month…

These five actions alone can save you $516 each and every month. However, you may be able to realize even greater savings. For instance, if there is more than one person in your household taking coffee and a bagged lunch each day, or carpooling to work, then the additional contributors will increase your monthly savings.

You can also feel good about the fact that these simple strategies are good for the environment. For each money-saving action you commit to undertake, you’ll be helping to reduce energy and disposable waste every day. And, if you can save this much each month doing it, just imagine the effect your actions will have year after year.

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SOURCES :

1.Bureau of Transportation, Average Fuel Efficiency of U.S. Passenger Cars and Light Trucks. Available from http://www.bts.gov/publications/national_transportation_statistics/html/table_04_23.html

2.Commuter Savings Calculator: http://www.commuterlink.com/whysharearide/money.php

3.Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion: http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/

4.U.S. Census Bureau, Consumer Expenditure Survey: http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/cats/income_expenditures_poverty_wealth/consumer_expenditures.html

 
 
 
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