Are holidays an unachievable dream for you? Perhaps due to illness, disability, family duties or financial limitations you haven’t been able to plan a holiday this year. Maybe you’re concerned about the carbon footprint of travelling. Holidays From Home could be your answer.
Take some time off with the family to have a real holiday – More…
The ‘money saving eco tips’ category
An Eco Holiday For Sure!
Saturday, July 24th, 2010Solar hot water delivered quicker and cheaper
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010A system that delivers solar water heating at a lower cost, quicker installation and with no need to buy a new cylinder was one of the finalists in the 2010 Ashden Awards for sustainable energy.
John Willis invented the Willis Solasyphon because he found that the cost and disruption of installing solar water heating was a More…
Greener Washing with Nuts and Balls!
Tuesday, September 8th, 2009Laundry powder isn’t everyone’s first choice of conversation topic – however I’m about to revolutionise your life and save you some dosh into the bargain. So, unless you particularly love lugging boxes of powder home from the shops, and paying at least 20p per wash for the privilege, read on!
I’m going to tell you all More…
Girls – Save cash & Save the planet – Monthly!
Sunday, July 26th, 2009Periods. One of the things in life that us girls can’t really avoid. But we can control how "green" they are. The average woman will go through around 10-12,000 disposable sanitary products in her lifetime – and most of these go into landfill or into the sewage system where they don’t degrade and end up More…
Interview with Pete May
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009We recently had the chance to catch up with Pete May, Money Saving Eco-Tips judge, avid West Ham fan, magazine columnist, author of football books and celebrated eco author of There’s A Hippo In My Cistern, published by HarperCollins.
Ooffoo (O): Hi Pete, thanks for taking the time to chat to us.
Pete May (PM): No problem, my pleasure.
O: Lets More…
Scavenge bins, skips and tips
Monday, June 1st, 2009I find that I barely need buy anything new any more. When I moved into my flat I acquired all my furniture, crockery, rugs, cushions etc from skips, communal bins, charity shops and freecycle (www.freecycle.org).
Freecycle is a great yahoo group to join. Once you have linked into your area through the website and signed up More…
Freezer Tip
Sunday, May 31st, 2009A full freezer uses less energy than part empty ones as the freezer has to keep cooling the air in the spaces. A way around this if you can’t stuff your freezer full of lovely grub is to cover polystyrene packaging in plastic and fill the gaps (you can either use the big polystyrene forms More…
Live in a Yurt!
Sunday, May 31st, 2009If you live in a yurt you will have no bills, council tax, rent or mortgage to pay. If you rent a patch on a farmer’s field you may of course have a small amount of rent to pay but nothing compared to the rent in a flat or house. I was offered a patch More…
Get your underlay right for warmer feet
Saturday, May 30th, 2009If you want carpeted floors in your house, make sure you choose your underlay carefully. Aside from the well known eco-friendly need to keep the underlay as thin as possible to maximise the lifetime of the carpet, the type of underlay you use can have a major impact on how warm your carpet will feel More…
Heat your house with “waste” cooking water
Saturday, May 30th, 2009If you boil any food, don’t let the energy in the hot water go to waste. So, rather than just draining the water into your sink, put another pan underneath your sieve, drain the water into that, stick a lid on it to stop steam, and let it help heat your house. Small but satisfying More…
