1. Stop using the dryer (except for emergencies) go back to line drying your clothes and sheets. They smell better and save on gas or electric.
2. Green clean your home; most cleaning agents have vinegar, ammonia, baking soda, borax, salt, lemon juice in them. Funny, those are the same things that grandma and great-grandma used to use!
3. Don't use a dishwasher, hand wash dishes. It takes less time and energy.
4. Use water saver faucets, toilets and shower heads.
5. Plug all of your appliances into energy saver power strips. Turn them off when not in use so the currant ceases and you save on energy costs.
6. Wash your clothes in cold water
7. Check your home for air leakage, such as weather stripping, caulking, insulation etc.
8. Use LCD or halogen light bulbs to help give off more light with less energy use.
9. Plant trees to help to shade your home and keep the sun off of the roof in the summer (overheating your home and using more AC), to save on energy consumption.
10. Plant bushes around your air conditioner in order to keep the heat of the day off of it.
11. Use rags to clean things up, wash floors etc. instead of paper toweling. Then simply wash them when they are dirty.
12. Don't waste money on aluminum foil and plastic wrap. Use the stretch covers to cover bowls. Shower caps work best for 9x13 pans and roasters.
13. If you have a freezer besides the one in your refrigerator, simply fill the freezer in the refrigerator with the food that you will use in one weeks time. It will save on opening and closing the freezer door and wasting energy.
14. Check all the washers etc. for in faucets to make sure that there isn't any leakage and water dripping. Don't forget the outside faucets.
15. Take a paper bag lunch to work and have a picnic outside, instead of eating out or the company cafeteria.
16.Purchase used books instead of new and sell your old ones or trade them in and get credit towards your next purchase.
17.Tape movies that you don't have time to watch for nights when there is 'nothing' on TV.
18.Eliminate the premium channels if you have direct tv or cable.
19. Use battery operated clocks instead of electric.
20.Get rid of all of your credit cards except one for emergencies.
