Plastics are a big issue in green living. We know they’re made with non-renewable resources. We know that making plastic products creates pollution. We know that many plastics have been found to have BPA, phthalates, and other nasty chemicals. We know that a ton of plastic ends up in landfills.

Yet Americans just keep right on using it. It’s not a big shock. Plastic is cheap, easily portable and lightweight, can be waterproof, and it’s used for flipping everything – toys, dishes, cleaner containers, shampoo bottles, baggies, and so on. You can’t escape. Well, actually you can escape. Fake Plastic Fish …read more

The second Saturday in August is known as National Garage Sale Day. This year, that’s August 9th. I’m telling you now so you still have time to put one together, or at least plan a strategy to take advantage of garage sales that might be going on around you.
HGTV shares a list of Garage Sale Strategies to optimize your time and your dollar.  But I think the basics are:

plan ahead,
chart a route,
start early,
know what you are looking for and what you are willing to spend and
don’t be afraid to haggle.

There is always a balance to be found between how bad …read more