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Being Slightly Green Saves the Pennies Too.

Being a single mum means one of favourite words is save. Save as in electric, water, petrol, food …I try and save anything that will mean more for my money. But it’s starting to dawn on me that some of this saving is actually turning me a bit green. Now I don’t claim to be a full blown eco warrior of the sandals and hippy kind, but if I am saving money and doing a small bit for the planet then it must be good. I don’t recommend suddenly turning green unless you have plenty of energy and can answer all their questions plus the children might revolt at the idea of sudden change.

The effects on saving on electricity are not only green but saves money too but if you’re on water meter, wasted water is not just wasted water but money down the drain too.

So here I have pulled together some of being a bit greener and saving money along the way. Read the rest of this entry »

Spring Cleaning and Tidy Up.
Apologies if things move around a bit. With summer holidays and time at home, I thought it was time confessions of a single mum had a spring clean and a tidy up.
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