Cheap & Green: Cheap Trick Thursday, Earth Day edition
With Earth Day fast approaching on April 22, readers, I want to know: what changes have you made to your lifestyle that save you money, and also help the environment?
Many commuters were forced to change routines and drove less in 2008 when gas prices skyrocketed. I'm sure a lot of people are bringing their own lunches and drinks from home in reusable lunch containers and travel mugs, rather than paying for sandwich bags, and some supermarkets offer discounts for using reusable shopping bags. And I told you last year how I stopped using clothes dryers in a cost-saving measure --- why pay to accelerate a process that will occur naturally?
Here's one quick and easy change you could try: Home Depot is giving away one free EcoSmart 14-watt CFL bulb to customers on Sunday, April 19, while supplies last. (Buxr via Consumerist)
Even if you can't take advantage of this promotion ...
... CFLs in your most-used light fixtures could really help you save money on electric bills. Just be sure to purchase the right CFL bulb for specialized fixtures such as recessed lights, or lights with dimmer switches.
And remember that you can pick up discounted CFLs at Home Depot, Giant, Costco and Sam's Club in many parts of Maryland as a result of a CFL subsidy paid for by customers of BGE, Pepco, Delmarva and other Maryland utilities.
Comments
Thanks for posting about our CFL giveaway, I'd like to share with your readers that we are also doing a whole lot more to celebrate Earth Day with faucet aerators, seed packets, veggies. Visit http://tinyurl.com/HDEarthDay
Posted by: Sarah | April 16, 2009 11:53 AM