Save Money--3 Simple Steps

Three steps to save money and save the world...
1) Use fewer paper napkins--everywhere. There's no need to grab a huge stack of napkins from the concession stand when you know you'll only use one or two. Each American consumes an average of 2,200 standard two-ply napkins per year, or the equivalent of just over six of these napkins a day. If everyone in the United States used an average of one fewer napkin a day, more than a billion pounds of napkins could be saved from landfills each year. A stack of napkins this size could fill the entire Empire State Building.
2) Buy rechargeable batteries. You'll save money over the long term. A single rechargeable battery can replace up to one thousand single-use alkaline batteries over its lifetime. Americans throw out approximately 179,000 tons of batteries per year.
3) Drink tap water when dining out. You can save as much as $7 for a bottle of water, and it may be safer to drink. Tap water is more strictly regulated than bottled water. If everyone drank tap instead of bottled water in the United States, it would save about $8 billion-- about as much as the United States spends each year in drought response. It also would help prevent palstic waste. Sixty million water bottles are tossed each day in the United States.

Hope these hints are helpful. The come from "the green book" .Buy the greenbook and go to www.readthegreenbook.com.

Personal note:

Shopping last week: Food Lion total before savings- $19.22 in store savings-$6.10 total grocery bill-$13.12
Bilo's total before savings-76.82 in store savings-14.08 coupons-7.60 total grocery bill-$54.07

Savings before last week $192.42
Savings last week $ 27.78
Savings year to date $220.20

Happy savings!!! and remember..save a penny save the world!!!