I've been meaning to share a link to a post at Finland Blog for some months now. Following is J.T.'s introduction to his excellent article full of ideas and tips to realistically make a difference, each and every one of us, and I encourage you to enjoy the full post here:
Hi there readers,
For quite some time I've been trying to live a more greener life, not a hardcore one but a considering one, and trying to keep it "simple". It does make one feel good to accomplish something for a common good and often enough, it saves money - sometimes one can even make money with a greener living. So here are a few tips, which I'd imagine work almost everywhere, but work fairly easily in Finland, and some of them might even shed a light on how a finnish mind works :)
so here we go:
Thanks for writing such a thoughtful post, J.T. I'm already doing many of the suggestions you offered, but have been adding some from your list that I needed to get serious about. As an example, here is one that really resonated with me:
Have a frugal day once a week or frugal week once a month. You might be surprised what one can make out of stuff stored in cupboards and kitchens.
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