September 4, 2008

Go green and be richer!

More often than not, “going green” is associated by most people to the use of natural cleaning products and using organic products over commercial cleaners. Contrary to the common belief; however, there are several ways to go green and all of which do not just help you save the environment, these can also help you save up and be richer after a period of being a green advocate.

Driving your own car can cause you the following average expenses - $30 for gas every week – and this does not include fees for car insurance, taxes, car maintenance, tags, etc. People spend too much on transportation and so we have listed down tips on how to go green in your transportation practices and hopefully save up after a period of time.

  1. If you live near your workplace, you can either walk or bike to and from work. If you do so, you’ll be able to save some beefy $1,560 every year.
  2. Always keep your car tuned. When your car is properly tuned, it consumes nine percent less gas than the poorly tuned car. This means that you can lose two percent in fuel economy for your every pound of pressure. By this, you will be able to save up around $150 dollars per year. If a regular tune up is quite impossible, you can perform your own cleaning strategies to keep the machine in good condition. Use green cleaning products when doing so.
  3. Consider bringing up the idea of “telecommute” in your workplace. Telecommute is a working arrangement where employees work from their home. Both parties – the employer and the employee gets a big chunk of savings from this practice. If you telecommute twice a week, you can cut down 40% of your gas costs which sums up to $624 per year.
  4. Share your car with others – do carpool. Doing carpool not only helps you gain new friends. It also helps you save a big amount of money.
  5. Decrease your luggage. Take off overhead luggage racks when not in use. Doing so will also allow you turn off the Ac and open up your windows to conserve gas. Note that opening windows at 60mph increases drag and becomes less conservative as compared to using the AC.

See how much you can save? Save more by going green in your cleaning practices as well. You can purchase wholesale cleaning products and get yourself ready to be amazed of an incredible savings.

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September 2, 2008

The making of a home worth coming home to

Whether you’re living on your own or you’re taking care of a family, shelter and making it perfect in its truest sense remains to be “the priority.” Why not? We live everyday to confront stress at work, in our families, in our social lives and all the other aspects of our life. And while we’re at our little struggles, we only look forward to one place in the world hoping that the time finally strikes “end of office hours” and you are freed from the demands of the corporate world. Make your crib worth coming home to. Here are five easy ways.

  1. Make it safe. Use natural cleaning products. Commercial cleaners contain toxins which when acquired by the body results to a variety of health problems. When accidentally or inhaled or eaten by pets, death may occur in a few hours. For humans, it has been reported that these toxins result to a wide range of respiratory problems and skin problems as well. Natural cleaning products, on the other hand, have been proven to be harmless and safe to its users.
  2. Show affection. Nobody would want to go home to a family with cold shoulders against each other. Make a loving and warm environment. Show affection to your kids and to your wife as often as possible. Make everybody feel loved.
  3. Teach your teenagers the proper usage of your cleaning products. Wrong usage of your cleaners especially when you’re using commercial products can be very dangerous. Make sure that you read and understood the instructions properly. If you have teenagers whom you want to help you out with your cleanup, make sure that you have briefed them properly.
  4. Keep everything organized. Assign home responsibilities to family members. Make sure that all obligations are carried out. Make weekly menus. This can help ease the stress and the hazards inside the home.
  5. Always keep your home clean. To make sure that you don’t run out of cleaning aids, you can purchase wholesale cleaning products for your convenience.

Keep these tips in mind and look forward to coming home to the perfect place in this world – your home.

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