If you do something for a month, it becomes a habit. We have all heard that when it comes to adding something good to our lifestyles. Well maybe. I have been on my green brick road for a month and somethings are second nature and somethings are well....still being worked on.
The trash thing has become a habit. Nothing is put into the trash bag without failing these three tests-is it reusable?-is it compost able?-is it recyclable? Then and only thing is it thrown away. These three questions have reduced our trash by 80%. (yeah team, we actually have a composting bowl)
Combining trips has definitely become a habit. I still have a half tank of gas from last month.
We have plugged our TVs and cable boxes into a power strip to turn off all the power when we are not watching TV. Sadly this is still a work in progress. (you would think flipping a couple of switches at night wouldn't trip us, but..)
Money has been saved by reducing purchases, electricity use and gasoline. We have not dropped below the $100,000.00 mark, but we are closing in.
goal #1 - going green - a lot of success, but room to improve
goal #2 - reducing debt - $4,000.00 improvement
goal #3 - enjoying the good life - every step along this path feels like a step in the right direction
When you hear a loud HURRAY, you will know we have broken the $100,000.00 mark!
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