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Posted By admin on May 27, 2009

Now that’s a silly question in this economy! If you don’t use coupons, it’s like throwing money away. I may not be the coupon queen (no, I can’t buy $300 worth of groceries and only pay $2 using coupons), but I can save $8 – $10 on most grocery trips using coupons. There are several ways to get coupons: the Sunday paper is one of our favorites, Coupons.com, Proctor & Gamble’s site, etc.

I recently found out that you can load coupons on your Tom Thumb Reward card. By doing this, you don’t have to keep up with all those paper coupons. All you need is a list of the coupons you have loaded and you can print that from the website!

Tip of the Day: Another really cool thing is MobiQpons. This is an iPhone app that allows you to find coupons at retailers near you using your GPS location. The coolest thing about this is that you can find coupons even when you are traveling.

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Posted By admin on May 26, 2009

I love to read… anything. Fiction, fantasy, self-help, spiritual, leadership… you name, I’ll read it. This weekend I read a book from one of my favorite authors, Ken Blanchard. You know Ken: The One-Minute Manager guy. This book is called Full Steam Ahead!: Unleash the Power of Vision in Your Work and Your Life. Co-authored with Jesse Stoner, it is the story of a newly-divorced single mom who goes to work for the first time at an insurance agency. She becomes friends with the owner of the company and begins a series of early morning discussions with him regarding vision. Together, they discover their own values, purpose and vision of the future for themselves individually and for the company.

Over the next few days (maybe weeks), I intend to discover my own values and purpose as well as my vision for the future for myself personally as well as for this website. Stay tuned as I will be posting this on a new page when I have it ironed out. And I expect you, the reader, to let me know if you think I stray from those values and purpose.

Tip of the Day: I challenge you to some introspection to discover your own vision. What are your values? What do you care deeply about? What is the purpose of your life, your job, your company?

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Posted By admin on May 25, 2009

Yesterday, we talked about solar power. Today, I want to highlight wind power. According to wikipedia, wind power is the conversion of wind energy into a useful form, such as electricity, using wind turbines. If you want to know all the history and technical stuff about wind power, I will let you read the wikipedia article.

But if you just want to get to the meat of it, namely, how do you benefit from wind power, here it is: Build your own wind generator. Yep, it can be done and this will show you how.

Tip of the Day: If you are completely hopeless when it comes to do-it-yourself projects (as I am!), but you want to go green with energy anyway, check out this website.

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Posted By admin on May 24, 2009

When you talk about alternative energy and living off the grid, a lot of people feel instantly that they will have to give up most of their modern amenities to live in such a fashion. Many more think this is an endeavor solely for granola loving hippies, whose modest ways coincide with fewer technologies, TVs, ACs, etc. The truth is, living off the grid is a possibility open to anyone. Granted, you may have a larger investment if you are powering three chest freezers and all high-energy appliances, but this would simply mean you need a larger system.

The increased demand for renewable energy technology has led to the development of more efficient and easy to use components to make living off the grid a reasonable option for anyone willing to be mindful of their energy consumption.

Using renewable energy sources to produce electricity is a fairly simple process. You need a power source – sun, wind or water – from which you will harness a low voltage direct current that is then converted, using an inverter, into usable house current (AC). Excess current generated by your system is stored in battery banks where it can be retrieved during more high demand times or times when the direct energy source is unavailable.

Living off the grid with renewable power resources is almost completely automated as well. Except for the maintenance of your batteries, there is almost no special attention needed, other than monitoring your energy use to make sure you do not exceed your supply with your demand. The key to success in living off the grid is making sure you size your system to meet the demand of your energy needs.

Living off the grid can be an exhilarating experience. The feeling of energy freedom is like no other and you can be proud of your efforts to combat global warming and best of all, you may never have to worry about a power outage again. It is important to conduct your research and determine which alternative energy sources will work best for you in your geographical area, but it is definitely worthwhile to learn how to live off the grid and feel the rush of freedom being off the grid can give.

Tip of the Day: Did you know that in some states you can sell excess energy back to your electric company? If your solar powered generator is creating more energy than you use in your home, you may be able to make a little money. See this BusinessWeek article.

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Posted By admin on May 23, 2009

This has nothing to do with saving or making money but it is really good!!! Check out this blog post.

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