Raising children is always a personal choice and a personal journey. You, the parent knows what best, but what better way to start teaching your kids how to take care of the environment by raising them with green living in mind. #gogreenliverich
Read moreGo Green, Live Rich: Vote Green
While some of our elected officials are only in office at a minimum of 2 years, the bills and laws they pass have greater impact. In fact, many of the rules and regulations we follow now were passed even before many of us were born so it is imperative that we make our voices heard if not for us now, but for our children and grandchildren. Do you want your children to be drinking tainted water, do you want your children to be nourished by plastic, do you want your children to never be able to enjoy the great outdoors? Stay active. Be informed. Vote Green.
Read moreGo Green, Live Rich: Bring Your Own
Bringing your own shopping bags is probably the top tip when it comes to going green. Let's take this a step further. There is a community of people out there who try to eliminate waste from going to the landfill. You may see the hashtags #zerowaste floating around. The goal is to Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Rot. Now many of us may not be able to do this on a daily basis, but there are a few extra steps you can make to reduce your impact besides just using reusable shopping bags.
Read moreGo Green, Live Rich: Simplify Your Beauty Routine
This was the contents of our bathroom cabinet. Mind you, we have a very small bathroom and small cabinet. I have since purged most of these items and I am slowly replacing commonly used items with more natural alternatives.
Did you know that the average U.S. household spends an average of $600 on personal care products. This includes makeup, hair products, soaps, etc. Most remain half used in our cabinets. How much is this costing our health, our environment and our wallets? The tip to "Go Green, Live Rich" is to Simplify Your Beauty Routine.
Read moreGo Green, Live Rich: Get Outdoors
Another tip from "Go Green, Live Rich" by David Bach is to Get Outdoors.
Did you know that almost 700 million acres of U.S. land is owned by the public and managed by various agencies for outdoor recreation. From urban parks, to hiking trails to dense forests, the outdoors is a great way to appreciate the beauty of the earth and save green.
Read moreGo Green, Live Rich: Grow Your Own
I didn't think I could start my own urban garden. I started small and after a couple of trial and error, started with seedlings I grew myself and combined it with plants bought at Home Depot. I kept it small and inexpensive, reusing items for pots. Today, I have a small thriving garden.
Read moreGo Green, Live Rich: Stop Junk Mail
Despite the internet, mail marketing is still a very prevalent way of advertising to consumers. Couple this with America's shopping pastime, mail not only hurts the environment, but it wastes our time and money. Here are some tips to eliminate and reduce junk mail as part of zero waste.
Read moreGo Green, Live Rich by David Bach
How going green can save you money. Go Green, Live Rich by David Bach.
"Go Green, Live Rich" was written by David Bach. He has 8 other New York Times bestsellers. His philosophy has always been to start small but start early. I think this applies not only to money but to also all of the ways to save money. We can't change all of our bad habits in one day, but we can change them one at a time.
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