Light savings

Throughout the day, as you are out, think about ditching the lights. Take the time to walk around your home to turn off the lights and save on your electricity bill. Turning off your lights can save you money over time. Especially if you are going on long trips.

People have said well if you are going on short trips then it's not worth it, but the way I figure it, most people work 8 hours a day. That's 160 hours a month, roughly. To me the savings during this time frame is well worth the few seconds to run around. People only worry about the lights though. We started a few years ago plugging all electrical things into power strips. This makes it very easy for us to unplug these also.

Items that are plugged in still use electricity while running in their standby mode. It may only use the same as a LED light, but if you have 30 LED lights going for 160 hours a month... it adds up, believe me.  You can also buy special power saving stips.  They will turn off the power completely to all the items, keeping you from losing that wattage from those items you forget to unplug.  You can save .10 per kilowatt/hour from unplugging and turning off your appliances.

Thanks to Freedigitalphotos.net for the pictures.

Q. What is being green?

A. Making the environment a better place for the future by saving plants, cleaning the air, and using organic materials as much as possible. Sometimes things are just too hard or expensive to do this and that is why we are commited to telling you the cheapest ways to do what you can.

Q. Is this a scam?

A. No Way! There is nothing for us to scam you with. As of right now we don't sell anything, but we do give you information for free!

Q. Do you have a podcast?

A. Not yet, but it is coming.

**Everything on this site is based on my own opinions and in no way do I purposely try to discredit anyone. If I do please let me know by emailing randi2kewl@gmail.com

Double your coupons!

I love the idea of using coupons to save you a few extra bucks here and their, leaving you with some extra change that can add up for you in the future. What if you could make all of those coupons double in value though? You can make those coupons work even harder for you than you would expect out of them.

Tons of grocery stores have either a specific day or every day that they double the value of your coupons. You need to ask your local grocery stores on this concept though. They all have different rules that they go by when doing it though. Some only do it on certain days, some do it only up to certain amount, and some do it only on non-sale items.

After you check on their rules on this pile up your coupons and head to the store. You would be baffled by the amount that you will save. A lot of times you can catch things at a low price and even end up getting the item for free!!! Gotta love coupons!

Freebie of the day!

Well I am on the internet all the time and run into tons of freebies that I will start now posting on a daily basis (that's if I don't forget them :)

Today is pashmina from Pashmina international. If you follow this link then you can sign up and win a free pashmina from them -- Free Pashmina

E-books save time and money!

If you like to go on adventures and learn by reading books then e-books might be for you. If people switched over to reading e-books we would be saving the environment and money at the same time. By purchasing an e-book you have the ability to still read at your leasure, own the book out right, and make virtual notes on the pages as you read. The one big difference is that an e-book is about half the cost of a paper book that you get from the store. Almost every book that you can think of can still be bought as an e-book.

A big thing that influenced me to start using e-books is the environment. With the whole green movement that is going on right now, I felt as though this was one good way for me to do my part. By purchasing e-books you can save several trees over the course of your lifetime. It doesn't look like much when you look at a book, but when you add up all those sheets of paper over time it is a very large amount.

If you don't know where you can purchase e-books then here is a list of my faves:
Amazon.com
ebay.com
ebooks.com
mobipocket.com
buyebooks.com

Cheaper to go refurbished...

In this economy when things are tight for all of us we all begin to scrape around in our purchases to cut a few cents here and there. One of the best ways that I find to save a few extra bucks (sometimes 10-20% off of my purchase)is to buy refurbished items. These are usually electronic items that at one time were broken and sent back to the manufacturer to be repaired. The company fixes the problem to make it like brand new and sends it to the stores at a cheaper price. I buy all of my game systems, stereos, phones, and laptops like this. Some people are like "I don't want it to break down on me again". Well you are more apt for it to not break since the manufacturer did a closer inspection on these items than they did on the new ones. Even if it did get broken then you still have the same manufacturer warranty with most companies (although I would check depending on the store). Sometimes you even get a little extra warranty with these and you still save yourself some dough too. Always check and see if they have some refurbished items for what you are looking for, you might get surprised by the find!

Ten Meals on the Cheap

Sometimes we are strapped for cash and don't know if we will have enough money to make the next meal for our families. Well I have comprised a list of ten meals that I think are perfect for those times.

1.)Mac n' cheese with cut up hotdogs mixed in.
2.)Hamburger helper
3.)Spaghetti
4.)Meatloaf
5.)Chicken & Rice
6.)Eggs & pancakes (breakfast is good at any time of the day)
7.)PB&Js (an oldie but still goodie)
8.)Sloppy Joes
9.)Steamed asparagus
10.)Dollar menu at your favorite fast food place :)

These are just a few of the easy cheap meals that will save you some dough while still being a tasty treat.

You can also gather some recipes and ideas from the following sites:
1.)Rachael Ray
2.)Paula Deen
3.)HGTV
4.)Food Network
5.)Recipe Land
6.)Hillbilly Housewife
7.)Spark Recipes
8.)Hubb Pages
9.)Fitness Magazine
10.)Low Cost Vegan Recipes