Comments on: 10 Earth Week Activities that will Save you Money

By: Organic Vegetable Gardening | Passive Family Income

Organic Vegetable Gardening | Passive Family Income — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 13:38:31 +0000

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By: Live Eco Friendly and Save Money | Passive Family Income

Live Eco Friendly and Save Money | Passive Family Income — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 11:51:54 +0000

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Activities to save the environment — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 06:44:20 +0000

CFLs are a better solution than incandescent bulbs, which ultimately result in greater mercury exposure than CFLs, because they consume more power and require more power generation.

By: Passive Income

Passive Income — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:36:24 +0000

Hmmm that is the hub of my problem - my monthly power bill is only $40 - and most of that is the TV/Fridge/2 laptops etc etc - I doubt that 1/2ing my lighting bill is going to save me even a $1/month - the payback time is basically infinite if we move house every year or so- as most renters do I should think... Passive Income’s last blog post..Passive Income and Time Management

By: passivefamilyincome

passivefamilyincome — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:31:42 +0000

@Passive Income – I do understand your points on CFL bulbs and link LED bulbs are the future. However, I have seen a very nice drop in energy costs by using them on our front porch. We like to have our lights on all night long as we don’t yet have street lights in our neighborhood. As soon as I put those in last year our monthly bill dropped.