I am trying to use and reuse everything possible, for example..a paper towel used to dry hands is then put into a bottom kitchen drawer to be used again to wipe up spills off the floor. Any glass jars that can not be recycled go to my neice that is a teacher who in turn uses them for crafts in her classroom. Magazines are taken to hospitals and doctors offices to be read again. Lights are turned off and unused appliances and lamps unpluged. As old lightbulbs burn out, I am only buying the Energy saving CFL's.

To stop most of those annoying Pre-Approved Offers of Credit.

You can do so by calling (888) 5OPTOUT (888-567-8688) to opt out of the mailing lists for all four of the credit bureaus.

Catalogs
CatalogChoice.org allows you to select the catalogs you no longer want to receive and then they contact the catalog provider and request your name be removed form their list. You need to select all of the catalogs you wish to stop, but this service is great because it requires only one registration and they take care of all of the correspondence. You should have a copy of the catalogs that you wish to discontinue so that you can get the code from the mailing label. The rest is very simple.

I would love to hear what others are doing and get new ideas .