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This is really great advice, I already do most of this stuff, but it opened my eyes to a few more I could do.
Here's a couple that should be added too.
# Spend a couple extra $ and switch to CCFL (energy saving) light bulbs for the lights in the house you use most, these put out the same, if not brighter light and take a fraction of the energy. The extra $2-3 per bulb you buy will easily pay for itself within the first month, if not the first couple months of use and save you money after that, they last longer too, which means less replacements.
# Choose the stores you go to, around here stores like Whole Foods, Safeway, Fred Meyer, QFC, and New Seasons are prominent, however shopping at stores like Winco or Wal-Mart even when buying name brand foods will save you up to 20-30% on your grocery bill every trip that can add up pretty quickly. They even did a news story on it a couple years ago that proved it while purchasing identical items. You get even better deals when you purchase generic brands at these stores versus their name brand equivalents. For a quick example I took a shopping trip today and the name brand of green beans was $1.17 a can, the OTHER brand was a $0.85 a can, and the GENERIC brand was $.055 a can, over a 50% savings on the exact same vegetable prepared the exact same way. Also Dollar Stores are great for most products, get familiar with your local dollar store and learn what you can get there for cheaper than the discount stores and make 2 trips instead of one, it will be well worth it. Just in hand sanitizer alone for the 3 bottles of it alone saves us $10/month by buying from the dollar store at $1/bottle to $4/bottle at the discount store.
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