Blogs

January 2023
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sustainability

What we purchase each day affects our environment.  From the raw materials to create the product to the packaging that is discarded.

Manufacturers will listen if it affects their bottom line.  Demand products that are Designed for the Environment which are biodegradable and sustainable.

Click on the articles to learn more.

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Reduce energy when it’s most expensive and start saving on your electricity bills.

SAVE ENERGY

They will let you know when electricity is most expensive, and help you use less.

SAVE MONEY

By saving energy, you’ll automatically be saving money — which means lower bills.

REDEEM REWARDS

Cash to offset your bills, weekly prizes and gift cards from brands you love just for saving energy.

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water conservation

There’s no life without water.  Please remind yourself on your next appliance purchase to order water and energy-efficient washers and dryers, low-flow shower heads, dishwashers, and toilets.   

Do your research before you search online or go to retailers.  

Look for appliances with Energy Star and plumbing hardware with Water Ratings based on Liters per minutes.

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February 2023
articles 3-4

Healthy lifestyles

Life can be very hectic in a post Pandemic world.  We are being bombarded by mental stress, poor diet, lack of sleep and government restrictions.

How do we maintain some sense of a healthy lifestyle with the above stressors?  

Click the links to learn alternative savings ideas to reduce physical, mental and financial stress.

We are now facing high inflation in energy, food, housing, transportation, medical and education; not including the looming Deep Recession or next Great Depression predicted in 2023 and beyond.

 

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To make sure good food gets eaten, not wasted. Every day, delicious, fresh food goes to waste at cafés, restaurants, hotels, shops and manufacturers – just because it hasn’t sold in time.

Too Good to Go App lets customers buy Surprise Bags of food – at a great price – directly from businesses locally.  Visit the website and download the app to participate. 

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yoga

Stretching and posing.

March 2023
Articles 5-6

safety preparedness

Natural and man-made disasters are becoming the norm in the news. 

From climate change conditions such as wildfires, tornadoes, hurricanes, flash floods, drought to food shortage and pandemic.

What’s next? 

Read to learn how you can prepare.

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wildfires

Climate change is real.

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drought

No water, no life.