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“ In our first stage of actions we focused on day to day things we could do differently to reduce our impact on the environment. These actions required no investment but saved our family a lot of money, day in day out. The following actions saved us over $5,000 in the first year... ”

Lorne Green and Liv Green Save Money by Installing Energy Efficient Light Globes - Green Family Program - Stage 1

Action	Investment	Cost (p.a.)	Saving (p.a.)
Car Pool \| Ride a Bike \| Use Public Transport (to Work)	–	–	$ 1,900
Waste Reduction Habits	–	–	$ 1,000
Slow and Local Travel	–	–	$ 875
Buy Second-hand Goods	–	–	$ 300
Eat meat, eat healthy	–	–	$ 275
Tune your Shopping Radar to the Environment	–	–	$ 225
Cultivate Energy-saving Habits	–	–	$ 175
Buy Local and Seasonal Food	–	–	$ 150
Grow your own Food	–	–	$ 150
Cultivate Water-saving Habits	–	–	$ 30
Estimated total savings first year	–	–	$ 5,080

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