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How Much Money Would It Take To Sacrifice Comfort?

Jesse Michelsen — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:46:18 +0000

Here in Utah, the average temperature during the summer is only about 86 degrees. The record high is only 107 degrees which pales in comparison to many of the neighboring desert states. So when the major electric company here sent out fliers offering a cut on your electric bill if you signed up for a [...]

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How To Create A Lush and Beautiful Lawn Inexpensively

Jesse Michelsen — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:55:27 +0000

Oh Summer, what a beautiful time of year. Here in Utah, the weather change is drastic, sometimes from the upper 50′s to the 90′s in one week skipping over Spring temperatures altogether, but it is a welcomed change from the bleak Winter cold. As soon as the weather warmed up, my loving wife got out [...]

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Announcing Give Your Stuff Away Day

Jesse Michelsen — Thu, 06 May 2010 14:21:59 +0000

Does this situation sound familiar? “A bright red toaster appeared in my house recently, a new purchase. I have no problem with the new toaster it’s the old one that irks me. It works fine, but it’s wasting away. Collectively, there are millions (billions?) of similar items out there, cluttering our homes, that others would [...]

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More Ways to Save During the Holidays

Jesse Michelsen — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:31:08 +0000

Last week I wrote about re-gifting as a cost saving measure as well as a way to help our environment by reducing waste. Today I will discuss some other ways to help keep costs down over the holiday season. One of my pet peeves is buying things over and over. I am a new home [...]

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Green or Not, Cloth Bags Are Not For Us

Jesse Michelsen — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:41:29 +0000

With the green movement in full swing, we as consumers are surrounded by green alternatives to the things we have always used. Some examples of this are the new Starbucks splash sticks, green cleaning solutions and cloth grocery bags. Personally I think this whole green movement is a bit of a buzzword filled farce to [...]

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CARS Program Update

Jesse Michelsen — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:00:55 +0000

Well, it looks like my major long post about the CARS or Cash for Clunkers program was a waste of breath because the program has officially run out of budget…in 4 DAYS! When word got out that the program may be closed overnight, what media is dubbing a “pent-up demand” was released on late night [...]

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Cash for Clunkers: Good, Bad or Ugly?

Jesse Michelsen — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:45:25 +0000

The Cash for Clunkers program was recently launched and at first sight it looks like a pretty good program but I am a bit skeptical. Let me run down the details for you and you let me know what you think. Basically the program is sponsored by the government and you get a voucher for [...]

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Roadrunner by Evolve – Eco and Wallet Smart Shower

Jesse Michelsen — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:31:48 +0000

UPDATE: As if this post isnt long enough, I wanted to update with my savings totals. Our electricity bill (electric water heater) was significantly lower after getting the Roadrunner. I’m talking half..for those of you that always wished to dive into a swimming pool filled with money like the ol’ Scrooge McDuck, this is just [...]

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Blogging With a Cause: Hunger and Hope

Jesse Michelsen — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:00:26 +0000

I go hungry every once in a while, not because I have no other choice but because I am lazy or unprepared. How would it feel to go hungry every day because you had no other choice. This blog post is in support of the Bloggers Unite for Hunger and Hope, a call to end [...]

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Earth Day: We Tried

Jesse Michelsen — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:19:57 +0000

I know you all come here (or subscribe) to read my behemoth posts but it’s busy season at work, busy season at home and projects are rolling in. So for the next few weeks I regret to say that I will be posting somewhat smaller posts, somewhere in the 500 word range vs my regular [...]

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