Ask the Piggy Bank: Can I Save the Environment and Money at the Same Time?

With Earth Day today, a lot of people have the environment on their minds. I’ve received several questions of a similar nature since Sunday, so I thought I’d answer the question:
Is it possible to save money while going green? So many environmentally friendly actions seem to cost a lot of money.
This is a valid point. It does seem like every time you turn around being friendly to the environment costs money. But it doesn’t have to. There are some small things you can do every day to save money and the environment, too.

Prepare your own foods. Rather than buying pre-packaged …read more