Many people are feeling the recession stages of the ongoing world crisis and apparently everyone has been advised to make necessary adjustments as far as lifestyles are concerned. There will be the usual things told like:
1. Save on Costs and Needs
2. Sacrifice Preferred Luxuries and Shopping
3. Seek Alternatives
4. Go Green Alternatives
From these facts, it would seem like the last one, “Go Green Alternatives” leaves a lot to be debated on. Why? Well for one, even when the crisis all started, everyone knows that it takes the consideration of paying more to live green.
That may be true but if you are resourceful enough, you can really find cheaper means. Take your home for instance. Many would say that installing alternative sources of energy like solar power panels may be expensive to get. But the gist of it all is you should be looking long term. It may be a hefty investment but if the return is about 50% savings on energy consumption, would that not be a bigger saving compared to a one time investment?
Utilities are perhaps the bulk of monthly expenses that anyone has to deal with. And if there is a place to start saving it is in this area. There will be the basic things to start everything like checking out cables or the pipes of your water.
However, if the difference is really entirely up to making an enormous saving on these utility costs, then that would point you towards a better way of living if you look at it wisely.
Originally posted on October 21, 2008 @ 9:45 am