A handy reminder about keeping your spending green
When I'm doing a lot of entertaining, like at this time of year, I can get a little sloppy in my shopping. Things I usually stay away from, like Ruffles and Diet Coke, somehow make it into my grocery cart. Not to mention the charcoal lighter fluid that I almost bought before green heads prevailed!Over at iVillage I just read a great list of seven things to think about when making a purchase. It's all information you know -- and things we talk about all the time here -- but it helped me to see it again all in one place. The article is an excerpt from Big Green Purse, by Diane MacEachern, which Patricia reviewed a few months ago.
1. Buy less
2. Read the label
3. Support sustainability
4. Look for third party verification
5. Choose fewer ingredients
6. Pick less packaging
7. Buy local
Yes, every single one of those is a no brainer, but it's good to be reminded that every time you take out cash, credit cards or a checkbook, your decision can have a good or bad impact on the world around you. After all, the environment never gets a holiday from us.
Photo via marcin karawczyk via flickr
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