Archive for the ‘Three Green Rs’ Category
Monday, May 21st, 2007
After work today I took probably my last opportunity in a while to buy gas under $3 per gallon. Gas yesterday was $2.96/gallon at the three gas stations near where I work. The three stations are usually the same prices, and almost always within a few cents of one another. ...
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Thursday, May 18th, 2006
Dus10 of Financial Freedom 4 All commented on my desire to plug up the little electrical leaks in my house.
He warned that I might be disappointed with the amount I saved shutting off lights and unplugging appliances, and instead suggested that I watch the big ones, like central air and ...
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Sunday, May 14th, 2006
With Memorial Day around the corner and gas hovering around $3/gallon, the cost of getting around is on a lot of people's minds. It's on mine, for sure.
Last time I gassed up I was pleasantly surprised to see that my Oldsmobile Achieva got over 31 MPG -- over the ...
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Friday, May 12th, 2006
You may have heard of this trick before. You can save energy on the operation of your freezer (or refrigerator) if it's only partly filled by freezing (or cooling) bottles of water. It takes energy initially to get the water down to temperature, but once it's down there, it ...
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