Killer Daughter, Chrissy here and I have a confession.  I grew up making fun of the frugalness of “Shari and Mike.”  As a teen, I’d be a little embarassed by their spend thriftness.  I watched my friends’ parents who were “living the life,” and, looking back, I’ve realized how wasteful some of them truly were!!
Here’s [...]

I wanted to share some ideas from my buddy, Doug Sutton:
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… Don’t have many ideas inside the house for “green” but here’s a couple for outside.
1. Reclaimed water for watering - big here in Florida.  Not exactly sure how it works, but probably worth looking into for your place.  We’re currently on watering restrictions (drought) [...]

As a kid, I can remember having the same lawn mower for 15 years.  Every season, the oil had to be changed, blades sharpened, plugs changed and carborator cleaned.  Today, most mowers get never even see an oil change before they wind up in the junkyard.
I’ve always had the mentality to buy the best tools [...]

Many thanks to the team at WFMY2 for our first in a series of Green segments.

During construction, I piled  various materials in the front yard.  There are piles for:
- brick and block
- lumber
- plastics
- metal
- pallet
I have used this staging area as a reference for the various trades to deposit their job waste.  This has been helpful in many ways.  Not the least of which is maintaining a cleaner site.  [...]

When we started building our home, I knew I wanted to minimize our environmental impact and save some money along the way.  To me, one of the most obvious steps was to minimize our construction waste. Framers and carpenters are notorious for their waste during the building process.  Too many times, I’ve seen a carpenter [...]