Do you want to save money? Are you conscious of your carbon footprint? If the answer to both is yes, don’t worry. You can easily help the planet and reduce spending.
We explore three simple ways to achieve this.
Recycle your clothes
Recycling doesn’t just apply to packaging. Almost anything can be modified for re-use. Has your favorite pair of jeans started to fray? Then why not remake it into a skirt? That way, you won’t have to splash out on new clothes.
Discarded materials are often sent overseas to join a second-hand international trade. Or worse, they end up in a landfill. Neither option benefits the planet. In repurposing your old garments, however, you could build an eco-friendlier lifestyle.
To further help the environment, you may want to invest the money you’ll save in organic food and products. Though how you choose to spend your savings is up to you.
Slash hot water usage
Hot water can be costly. Usually, it is the most energy intensive domestic activity. Many of us enjoy a warm bath or shower, especially during the winter.
But if you do this frequently, you may be harming the environment without realizing. What’s more, you’ll be spending more money than you need to.
With short washes — or longer cold ones — you could avoid both these issues. You needn’t worry about your hair, either. Experts have suggested that we can improve our locks by reducing how often we clean them.
Through this lifestyle switch, you’ll be able to enhance your look and your budgeting skills. And you might just become an eco-champion in the process.
Make your own beauty products
Do you love to pamper yourself? If so, we don’t blame you. Very often, TLC has the power to rejuvenate us. And a lot of the time, it can be cheap to do. With the right tools, it’s easy to indulge and protect the planet, too.
That’s right, it’s possible to find affordable, green spa treatments — you can even do it from the comfort of your own home.
All you need are the best ingredients for you. To find them, consider your desired effect. Do you want to soothe dry skin, for example? If so, try mixing oats, almond milk and honey. All these ingredients are fairly cheap, highly moisturizing, healthy and kind to the environment.
Perhaps you seek refreshment? Then how about an avocado, lemon and honey face mask? When you make your goodies, you don’t need to buy fancy products. So, you can save money and feel great!
Additionally, you’ll be able to slash your packaging consumption — and this will bring huge rewards for the environment.
When you know how it’s easy to go green and limit spending, and you can have fun while you do. Using these techniques, you’ll be able to develop a lifestyle that’s good for you and great for the planet.
