10:49 am Thu January 8, 2009  Green Tip 6 - Frugality Pays
Most people have heard of the 3 R's of Recycling Reduce, Reuse,
Recycling. Well, reduce has a lot to do with being frugal.
Frugality is being careful with your resources, using or
managing them wisely, not using as much. Being frugal with your
resources will guarantee you monetary savings and savings to the
environment as well.  A recent overnight stay at someone's house
inspired this week's green tip. When I stepped into the shower
at the house I was visiting, I was shocked by how many shampoo,
cream rinses, body wash, shaving cream containers were lining
the shower (there were about 15 bottles). Then, when I stepped
out of the shower I found about 10 or so bottles of lotions and
cleansers covering the bathroom counter. I wondered if all of
these would ever get completely used up, or if another "new" and
"catchy" aroma, flavor, name or style would take the place of
these poor second place items, with still a lot of product left
in them.  This house