planning for green

it seems that going green is the "in" thing. with nbc's green campaign for a week to all the building marketing products. green is the new thing & it will be big business.

for our family erin & i have been talking and planning how we can best be stewards of resources and do our part to reduce our global footprint. we hope this will be something that we can impress upon our children as part of our family teachings. what we are finding is that one needs to really plan out for some of these changes, cause going green is expensive! those bulbs are expensive (though i know the say they last forever). our little township on the outskirts of nashville doesn't work the same trash & recycling, so we have to contract our own. today i am hanging out at the house as our latest attempt at downgrading our household impact. we are getting a new child tank-less hot water heater (pictured). the energy savings is pretty dramatic (though our simple house did not use too much to begin with) and the promise of hot-water in all circumstances is pretty cool for me (the traditional second shower in the house). the cost though is intense. it is the average price for having a small child. so if you are planning on being a green household, i would encourage you to start planning, financially it is a tough one.

Comments

[lynnette]

we got our energy-efficient lightbulbs on ebay. a huge box of 40 came out to about $2 a piece. still expensive, but not as expensive as home depot. i am jealous of your tankless water heater but happy that you have one!

[Jeffrey]

great idea lynnette!

i also write a blog where i share fun, cheap, or maybe even free ways to live green: