Money, Love, and Change

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I feel pretty guilty about throwing things away.  We’ve been trying to get rid of the things that we don’t need anymore, and the next thing on the list is VCR tapes and coasters (CD/DVD discs that did not burn correctly).
Even though it costs money, Green Disk seems like a good option for us. Here [...]

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We were cleaning out the basement this weekend, and had a lot of packing peanuts that we wanted to get rid of.  Throwing these out makes me feel guilty, as I know they take a long time to decompose in a landfill.
A quick google search helped us come up with a solution, and I just [...]

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I recycle our plastic grocery bags from large shopping trips, but have been trying to get in the habit of taking my own totes to the store when I know I won’t be picking up a lot.  I have a small assortment of bags that were given to me as gifts, and I’ve been considering [...]

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A friend of mine sent me a link to a site with a 20-minute video called “The Story of Stuff“. It took me over 3 months to follow the link an get around to watching it, being that if I don’t do something right away, it takes me awhile to get to it.
I’d highly [...]

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