Cheap Ways to Go Green Around the House
Everyone is looking for cheap ways to go green around the house. Not only is it good for the environment it is good on the pocketbook longterm.
Here are five green household tips that won't stress the pocketbook or budget:
- Buy blackout curtains. Instead of installing windows with multiple panes, blackout curtains can be purchases for under fifty dollars and will reduce heat loss by a quarter.
- You can find rain barrels for under a Benjamin, but you have to shop around a bit. For the savvy bargain hunter, a regular barrel, assuming it didn't store chemicals at one point, can easily be converted into a rain barrel for even less. Use the water for house plants and such.
- A Green Roof. Putting a garden on your roof is a lot of work, but it's labor that you can do yourself. Dirt is still free, I hear. It just needs to be on the roof. The only thing that will cost you money is seed and tarp. It will act as a great insulator.
- Removing your carpet can increase your in-home air quality. It will cut down on your allergies. Make sure you have hardwood underneath and get your landlord's permission where applicable. Recycle that carpet after you rip it up.
- Put caulk around your outlets, switches and windows. Make sure that it's all sealed up good and tight. Put an insulating foam gasket behind your outlets and switches. These gaskets costs less than a dollar.
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