Re-route your commute.
• Walk or bike to work and save money on gas and parking while improving your cardiovascular health and reducing your risk of obesity.
• If you live far from your office, investigate the option of telecommuting.

Buy local.
• Shop at your local farmers’ market. Though the offerings can be more expensive, you can generally count on a higher quality product—and the entire purchase price goes directly to the farmer. Buying any goods produced locally saves energy by reducing the fossil fuels needed to transport food and other items across the country and around the globe.

• Start a local currency program in your town. This can ensure that money stays in your local economy, valuing local services and supporting local merchants.

Compost your food scraps.
• Composting helps reduce the amount of waste you send to the landfill, which can save you money if you live in a municipality with a "pay as you throw" system. In the process, you create free, healthy fertilizer for your garden.

Change the thermostat setting and install energy saving devices.
• Setting your thermostat a few degrees lower in the winter and a few degrees higher in the summer can translate to substantial savings on your utility bills.

• Install low-flow showerheads and take shorter showers to save water and the energy used to heat it. Or, consider eventually installing a solar hot water heater on your property.

• Wash clothes in cold water whenever possible and use a drying rack or clothesline.

• When incandescent bulbs burn out, replace them with longer-lasting, low-energy compact fluorescent bulbs.

Skip the bottled water at the grocery or convenience store.
• Filter your tap water for drinking rather than using bottled water. Not only is bottled water expensive, but it produces large amounts of container waste.

Make your own cleaning supplies.
• Using simple ingredients such as baking soda, soap, and vinegar, you can make cheap, easy, and non-toxic cleaning products that really work! Save money, time, and your indoor air quality.

Think twice about new electronics.
•E-waste from discarded cell phones and computers is a growing environmental problem. Mounds of electronic refuse are being shipped abroad illegally for 'disassembly' by workers with little protection against the mercury and other toxic substances they contain.

• Recycle your cell phone and support good causes at the same time!
Ask your local government to set up a responsible recycling and hazardous waste collection event.