Washing Dishes
Keep a small amount of water in your sink to rinse dishes rather than running the water.
Run your dishwasher only when it is full.
Use less detergent. Most dishwashers require only a tablespoon to work effectively.
Use the “air dry” rather than “heat dry” setting on your dishwasher.
Paper Products
Assign one color cup to each child so they don’t use 100 of them in a day.
Use cloth napkins instead of paper.
Avoid paper plates.
Cooking
Use your crock pot to save energy and avoid heating up the kitchen.
Cook from scratch as much as possible.
Avoid convenience foods. They cost up to 5 times more.
Grocery Shopping
Keep a running grocery list (print one here) and note items as you run out of them.
Check your pantry and the sale ads before shopping.
Make a menu (print a menu planner here)
Freeze and use leftovers.
Cleaning
Use homemade cleaners. Recipes here.
Use a real mop rather than expensive disposable products.
Use rags, rather than paper towels.
(Hide the paper towels to use only for big greasy messes.)
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