Tips on Shopping Garage Sales – Part One

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My husband and I looooove to garage sale!  And since we live in the sunny state of Florida, we can usually hit the sales year round! There are tons of reasons why we choose to spend our Saturday mornings driving around town with a pocketful of cash, checking out people’s junk.  The main reason being that shopping garage sales is a huge money saver!  We have scored beautiful decor for our house, our children’s entire wardrobe, organizing essentials, and never-opened {Read More}

Organic Gardening: The Return of The Victory Garden

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  During WWII there was a shortage of fresh produce throughout the United States due to an overall lack of fuel for cultivating, harvesting and shipping the produce. Having a Victory Garden was a way of showing your support for the war effort and doing your part to help the country in its time of need. The Victory Garden, however, has seen resurgence in its popularity in recent years. In fact, some say that a home-grown revolution is taking place {Read More}

Go Green And Frugal At The Same Time – Baking Soda To The Rescue

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It’s outrageous the money we spend on products that literally go down the drains.  The analogy is too powerful to miss. When we use expensive cleaners to scrub our sinks, flours, countertops, or to boost our laundry detergent, we are sending our hard-earned money right down the drain with the dirty water. Not only are we spending too much money on cleaners, but they are often toxic. There is another way that’s cheap and safe.  Baking Soda.  You are probably {Read More}

Green Living For Kids

Image by gavinandrewstewart via Flickr Green living for kids can be so easy.  There are so many ways to incorporate a green lifestyle into everyday living when you have kids in school.  As a parent you can help guide your children into a lifetime of responsible green living. Need some ideas to get you started? Recycle Children have homework, and often like to spend time practicing their coloring, alphabet and numbers. Go green by reusing scrap paper that you find {Read More}

WALL-E is green

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The green message of Wall-E

Paper alternatives

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Our rainforests are disappearing. What can we do to save our trees?

Grow your own greens

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Staying green in your garden

The Celebrity Experience – A Book Review

Welcome to 10 Days of Business Book Reviews, a power series of sorts. This should be a lot of fun especially for people like me who enjoy the following: Books that make you think Books that provide powerful case studies Books that offer straightforward guidance and are structured in a “how to” fashion Books that appeal to your entrepreneurial spirit The first book up for review is called The Celebrity Experience. This book is all about a topic that is {Read More}

Green Mother’s Day Gifts

Lynn Colwell and Corey Colwell-Lipson offer green tips for Mother’s Day

Tumbleweed Compost Tumbler by Clean Air Gardening

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Help green our world by composting

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