Monthly Archives: November 2007

Understanding How Credit Works

The Consumerism Commentary, (one of the many financial blogs I frequent) recently posted an article about The Components of your FICO Credit Score. As you can see, the main stickler for helping out your credit is making all your payments on time. It helps to incorporate the mindset that I have adopted over the last [...]

Eco-Friendly Sunglasses

I am in the market for a new pair of sunglasses. Snow will be coming soon, and the glare of the sun off of so much white can be killer when driving to and from work. However I am not interested in contributing to the unethical waste of plastic or metal sunglasses, that almost all [...]

4 Ways for an Eco-Friendly Thanksgiving

1. Biodiversity. 99 percent of the turkey eaten in the U.S. comes from a single breed. Choosing alternative “heritage” turkeys helps to preserve biodiversity and supports sustainable farming methods. Order one online at heritagefoodusa.com 2. Buy Local Obviously it is always recommended to buy local. There are many farmers that raise turkeys and will even [...]

Naturally Fight Against Poison Ivy

Due to my recent camping trip, and my generous donation of poison ivy on various parts of my body, I have decided to do a bit of research on it and figured I’d share it here along with some environmentally save alternatives to herbicides and other dangerous chemicals. Some safe alternatives to remove poison ivy [...]

Green Your Communte

Keep your environmental impact in check by logging on to carboncounter.org,