These days “going green” isn’t just for the tree-huggers and the eco-activists, but rather it’s also for the smart money savers too. Whether it’s your car, your home or even what you eat, often times the green choice is also the economic choice. After all, the majority of green items are considered such because they are more efficient, and thus use less energy than their non-green peers. And since energy costs money, the less you use of it, the more you save.
Now, granted, sometimes the green choice can cost more up front. Well, oftentimes, really. But with regard to a light bulb, for example, even if you have to pay an extra $5 for the eco-friendly bulb, you’ll still save around $30 in energy bills over the lifetime of that bulb. So an extra of $25 in savings, and that’s just for one bulb. If you have ten to twenty bulbs in your home, that amounts to $250 to $500. And that’s just with light bulbs!
Same goes for more fuel-efficient vehicles — the better the gas mileage, the less you have to fill up, the less money you’re spending — as well as appliances and even windows.
For more money saving tips, check some of our past posts.
