Comments on: Ecofrugality – Saving Money, and the Environment http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/ecofrugality-%e2%80%93-saving-money-and-the-environment.html personal finance blog with anecdotes, advice and commentary. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:01:03 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: haverwench http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/ecofrugality-%e2%80%93-saving-money-and-the-environment.html/comment-page-1#comment-307128 haverwench Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:26:54 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/ecofrugality-%e2%80%93-saving-money-and-the-environment.html#comment-307128 Actually, recycled paper is usually more expensive. This is one of those cases in which the dollar cost of a product does not reflect its true environmental costs. Fortunately, there are far more cases in which the environmentally sound choice has a direct financial payoff (e.g., driving less means you produce less CO2 and also spend less on gas and maintenance). Actually, recycled paper is usually more expensive. This is one of those cases in which the dollar cost of a product does not reflect its true environmental costs. Fortunately, there are far more cases in which the environmentally sound choice has a direct financial payoff (e.g., driving less means you produce less CO2 and also spend less on gas and maintenance).

]]> By: Chris http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/ecofrugality-%e2%80%93-saving-money-and-the-environment.html/comment-page-1#comment-92372 Chris Wed, 02 May 2007 22:15:11 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/ecofrugality-%e2%80%93-saving-money-and-the-environment.html#comment-92372 I like to use my junk mail as kindling, all the ink burning is probably not too good, but a once in a while usage I think is okay. Also, I have a decent quality shredder that makes nice unreadable confetti which I use for padding packages and hey it's free, biodegradable and abundant. I also definitely agree that you should use recycled papers whenever possible! One last thing, PLEASE people, change your light bulbs to CFL's! I spent $30 to replace all the bulbs in my house a year ago and I save at least $20/month on electricity ($240 a year is nothing to sneeze at)! I like to use my junk mail as kindling, all the ink burning is probably not too good, but a once in a while usage I think is okay. Also, I have a decent quality shredder that makes nice unreadable confetti which I use for padding packages and hey it’s free, biodegradable and abundant.

I also definitely agree that you should use recycled papers whenever possible!

One last thing, PLEASE people, change your light bulbs to CFL’s! I spent $30 to replace all the bulbs in my house a year ago and I save at least $20/month on electricity ($240 a year is nothing to sneeze at)!

]]> By: FMF http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/ecofrugality-%e2%80%93-saving-money-and-the-environment.html/comment-page-1#comment-92358 FMF Wed, 02 May 2007 17:06:05 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/ecofrugality-%e2%80%93-saving-money-and-the-environment.html#comment-92358 Lots of people don't want to turn in their pop cans even oin a state where you get a refund for them. My son went door-to-door last night and made $40 for a charity simply by asking people to donate their pop cans. So he helped the environment and the charity at the same time! Lots of people don’t want to turn in their pop cans even oin a state where you get a refund for them. My son went door-to-door last night and made $40 for a charity simply by asking people to donate their pop cans. So he helped the environment and the charity at the same time!

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