I decided to experiment with making DIY natural eye makeup remover out of pure necessity. I was just about to run out of the name brand natural-ish eye makeup remover and thought the $20 price tag attached to it could be better invested in buying some Castile soap, which I could use to make many other homemade products in the future. … [Read more...]
The following is a guest post from Paul Denikin of DadKnowsDIY.com. The seasons are changing. The weather is bouncing all over the place, and so are the power bills. The fluctuations in temperature, both inside and out, can leave you wondering what you can do to reduce energy costs going into summer. Even better, what can be done without spending a lot of money? … [Read more...]
I've often said that the little things you do to save money can add up to big savings. But did you know that there are easy ways to save money and help the planet, too? … [Read more...]
The following is a guest post by Uma Campbell. Ah, energy. Our mastery of electricity is behind practically everything we do, and it’s safe to say that life wouldn’t be nearly as much fun without it. Unfortunately, we’re not very good at energy efficiency, and we usually end up wasting a lot of money in our efforts to get comfortable and have fun. Sometimes we're not even aware of all the ways we waste energy. … [Read more...]
We are a society of consumers. And as consumers we produce an amazing amount of trash. We buy. We use. We toss. We repeat. We've known for decades that we need to take better care of our Earth, but we often fail to do so. One book seeks to change that with a simple goal: Make garbage great. … [Read more...]
I have never had much of a green thumb. I've had my share of sad, neglected houseplants over the years. I even killed a cactus. But for the past five years, I've had a small vegetable garden. It's nothing spectacular, and certainly, some years have gone better than others, yet I still keep trying. You might wonder why I still garden even though I'm lousy at it. Sometimes I wonder that, too. … [Read more...]
I'm trying to live greener but I'm far from being the poster child for green living. I still occasionally use plastic bags. I sometimes forget to turn off lights when I leave a room. I've been known to buy a processed snack (or two). I'm not perfect. If you spend any amount of time reading about all the things you should be doing if you want to be green, you'd realize just how badly I was failing our planet. But the truth is that you would have to spend a lot of money to do all those … [Read more...]