Want to do your part for the environment but can’t afford solar panels or a hybrid vehicle? Relax; you don’t need to join an environmental protest march. You can take many small steps around the house that will add up to a big reduction in your carbon footprint. It’s easy to be green if you just remember the five Rs: [...]

I have dropped off some hideous clothes to Goodwill many times and honestly, I can’t imagine anyone actually wearing them. Then when I find that wild hair and decide to clean out my mixed assortment of kitchenware, I donate those random items too. However, as the phrase goes, one man’s trash is another’s treasure. So what happens to these clothes [...]

For Christmas I received $50 cash, so my plan was to visit some second-hand stores and see how far I could go with it. I shall call it my “50 Dollar Quest” mini-series and it will span into multiple posts until my money has been spent. The first store was Treasures of the Heart (spent $5) and the second store was [...]

A quick store visit because our spouses were waiting in the car, but the Goodwill in Cornelius, NC was my first second-hand store visit of 2011. Along with my best friend, Robyn, we ventured into the store, which is known for receiving “really good” donations from local wealthy people. First, I immediately went to the white shirts, hoping for that “essential” [...]

After about a year of blog slumber, I decided to reignite my green blog. I suppose I was just waiting for the right time and the right focus. I decided to kick it off with a bang with my New Year’s Resolution. Recently, my husband and I reviewed our spending habits for 2010 and learned that our family of three [...]