Do you want to save money this summer and help the environment at the same time? Take this summer eco-friendly saving money challenge!
Summer is here and there are likely a lot of fun things you’d like to be doing. Creating some new green habits this summer can help you save some money so you can do all those fun things.
We often think of doing the more environmentally friendly things as being more expensive but there are so many things we can do that actually save us money. Taking this saving money challenge will help you do just that.
Summer Eco-Friendly Saving Money Challenge
For this challenge, you will want to pick one new habit to try each day for a month. We have some ideas to help get you started. You can also add in your own eco-friendly habits to try.
- Start hanging your laundry to dry, it’s a great way to take advantage of the Oklahoma heat and wind.
- Make your own snacks, like some yummy chocolate cherry adventure snack bars.
- Sign up for OG&E SmartHours, it can help save you on your electric bill. If you aren’t with OG&E see if your electric company has a summer energy-saving program.
- Keep your parties waste-free to cut down on extra costs and avoid waste.
- Eat local food. Now is the time to check out your local farmer’s markets for some great deals!
- Make some unpaper towels to reduce your waste and save some cash.
- Cut back on your energy use to keep from having a sky-high electric bill this summer.
- Reduce your water use to keep the water bill low and conserve water in case of worsening drought conditions.
- Drive smart and increase your MPG.
- Better yet, walk, bike, carpool, or use public transportation.
- Eat seasonally, it’s cheaper and tastes better.
- Start a garden and save on food costs.
- Skip bottled water and use a reusable bottle this summer instead.
- Make your own iced coffee at home using a real cup.
- Meal plan and avoid wasted food and food out.
- Skip the longer trips and have some staycations.
- Use natural light instead to save on electricity on sunny days.
- Cook less. Cooking uses a lot of energy and can also heat up the house. Plan meals that need less cooking and when you do cook consider using a slow cooker, Instant Pot, or toaster oven to heat up the house less than using the oven.
- Unplug more and get outside. Find fun activities instead of staying inside using a lot of electricity and using electronics.
- Don’t water your lawn or at least water during cooler hours when there will be less evaporation.
- Join a CSA and support your local farmers.
Want even more ideas? Check out all of our frugal living resources. They can help you find even more ideas for your saving money challenge.
Free Saving Money Challenge Printable
Make this challenge easier with a free saving money challenge printable that you can fill out with all the eco-friendly habits you want to take on for 30 days.
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