Eco-Friendly Money Management
All too often, buying products that are good for the environment is not so good for your wallet. In honor of Earth Day, SmartMoney magazine offered up several eco friendly ideas that don't cost an arm and a leg. For example, if you regularly dry clean clothes, opt for an ironically named "wet" dry-cleaner. The vast majority of traditional dry cleaners use the chemical perchloroethylene, a carcinogenic that often finds its way into soil. But a growing number of cleaners are using eco-friendly solvents. You may be able to find such a cleaner near you here or here .
Matt's View
This is a good example of the principle that being wise with money is about more than just saving money.
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Managing Money by The Book
- "Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock." - Matthew 7:24-25
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