Trilogy Jewelry: A Business With Heart

02.08.2010 Loose Change

Ok, I don’t know about all of you but I’m worn out with hearing about greedy companies, layoffs, and cutbacks. I’m ready to hear about companies with heart, and when I heard this wonderful story about Trilogy Jewelry, I wanted to share it with all of you because it just made me happy.
Here’s the set-up…
If [...]

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Amazing Uses for Baking Soda

02.01.2010 Frugality/Saving Money

You know how it is when a white mug gets stained with coffee and tea? Well, some of my white mugs are starting to look decidedly brown, and no amount of scrubbing can set them right. So, I was surfing online this afternoon looking for a thrifty way to get the stains out.
I happened upon this [...]

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How to Get Green Energy for Your Home

01.28.2010 Green Home Tips

Imagine this: imagine getting your electricity from a local wind farm instead of a coal fired power plant. Imagine knowing that every time you flick on a switch, you’re helping support renewable energy, and its future growth.
The problem with this scenario is that many people think that renewable energy isn’t available to them. But, that [...]

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10 Cool Household Uses for Vodka

01.26.2010 Frugality/Saving Money

When most people think of vodka, they think “martini”, not “wonder household cleaning and disinfecting product”.
But, I was shocked to learn the other day that, in addition to spicing up your Bloody Mary, vodka has tons of uses around the house as a natural home remedy. Who knew?
Here are 10 things you can use your [...]

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The Ultimate List For Stopping Your Junk Mail

01.25.2010 Green Lifestyle

Ah, junk mail. According to experts we’ll spend 8 months of our life reading, sorting, and recycling the stuff. That’s a lot of time we could be devoting to napping, playing with our kids, reading, or pulling weeds.
Anything else, for that matter, besides dealing with junk mail.
Junk mail accounts for 1/3 of all mail sent [...]

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Please Help a Military Family In Need

01.22.2010 Charity

If you’ve spent any amount of time here at The Greenest Dollar then you know I’m close friends with Renaissance Ronin, a fellow blogger and shipping container home builder. Ronin’s heart is about as big as they come, and he’s currently helping build a shipping container home for a wife of a soldier killed in Iraq. [...]

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Yep, I Had To Go Away Again…

01.21.2010 Uncategorized

Hi Everyone,
Just wanted to let you all know that I had a family emergency early last week, and that’s why you haven’t heard hide or hair from me until today!
My grandmother in Louisiana suffered a heart attack last Monday, and had to be rushed to ICU. I left immediately after hearing the news, and have [...]

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Did We Really Buy Less In 2009?

01.11.2010 Frugality/Saving Money

Thanks to the Great Recession, as everyone seems to be calling it now, most of us cut back on our spending during 2009.
Business was down for many (my own business was down over 30% from last year…ouch!), unemployment rampant, and those who did manage to keep their jobs were often gripped by fear that they [...]

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7 Frugal Tips for Saving on Health Care In 2010

01.07.2010 Frugality/Saving Money

As a self-employed writer, I’m sure you can only imagine what my health insurance is like. Yeah, I have some, but it’s really only for emergencies. Like, “I cut my foot off with a chain-saw” kind of emergency.
I’m lucky enough to qualify for Blue Cross/Blue Shield’s Young Adult Blue. I pay $60 per month for [...]

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2010 New Year Giveaway Bash-Over $5,600 In Prizes!

01.06.2010 Frugality/Saving Money

I just wanted to let you know that I’ve helped sponsor a wonderful, amazing giveaway over at MoneyCrashers.com! I was honored to be asked, since many of the sponsors are the best of the best in the blogging world of personal finance.
So, want to win an Amazon Kindle? $500 in cash? An iPod Touch?
Yeah, there [...]

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