Eastlife Spring 2021
This is our fourth issue during the pandemic. Fourth! I can’t quite believe it. Like many other businesses we have learned to adapt. I am no longer flustered when events are cancelled at the last moment before print, it has become the norm.
This is our fourth issue during the pandemic. Fourth! I can’t quite believe it. Like many other businesses we have learned to adapt. I am no longer flustered when events are cancelled at the last moment before print, it has become the norm.
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INTERIORS<br />
How Being<br />
Green Can<br />
Save You<br />
Money<br />
Written by Eilidh Gallagher | www.justeilidh.com<br />
If you want to become more eco conscious but feel you can’t afford it, you might<br />
be surprised to find out that you can actually SAVE money by being green! Here<br />
are some easy ways:<br />
Try buying no new clothes for a month, then see if you can stretch it longer.<br />
Instead, experiment with the wardrobe you already have or look into buying<br />
pre-loved. You won’t be spending money on any new clothes or adding to<br />
landfill.<br />
Meal plan and use up any leftovers. It’s good for your wallet and the environment<br />
by creating less food waste.<br />
Swap to a bar of soap; simple and effective.<br />
See if switching energy providers to a green provider will save you money on<br />
your tariff.<br />
Take your lunch and water bottle with you. It will save you hundreds of pounds<br />
over the year and stop you from having to buy disposables.<br />
Consider eating less meat, your shopping bill will be cheaper, and you will<br />
be having less of an impact. You could even have a go at growing your own<br />
vegetables.<br />
Learn how to mend clothes. It will save you having to buy new and make the<br />
clothes you have last longer.<br />
Make your own natural cleaning products with a few cheap and simple<br />
ingredients, and without the chemicals and endless plastic bottles.<br />
Turn electrical items off rather than leaving them on standby. If you do this<br />
consistently it will save you money and be good for the planet too.<br />
Walk or cycle when you can rather than driving. You’ll save on petrol as well as<br />
reducing your carbon footprint.<br />
Bring your own shopping bags so you don’t need to get and pay for a plastic<br />
one.<br />
Don’t keep the tap running whilst shaving or brushing your teeth. It will save you<br />
money on your water bill and stop water waste.<br />
Look into getting a water butt to collect rainwater to water your plants and<br />
garden rather than water from the tap.<br />
Eilidh is a blogger and<br />
freelance writer who is<br />
happiest outdoors. A mum of<br />
three, she now writes about<br />
their journey as a family to<br />
a simpler more eco-friendly<br />
way of living.<br />
www.justeilidh.com<br />
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