Maybe creating a saner budget was one of your new year’s goals. Or maybe you don’t believe in new year’s goals, but everyone can use at least a little budget restructuring.
If you’re making over your budget for financial reasons, why not make it over to be greener as well? Some easy steps to greening your budget…
Bank and invest responsibly: Especially with a big tax refund coming (hopefully) now is the ideal time to think about socially responsible investing and green banking. To learn about which banks offer the most green for your green check out the Socially Responsible Investing Basics …read more

As another way of celebrating our first anniversary, Jennifer and I are compiling our fave posts of the past year. As many of you longtime readers know, I joined Tree Hugging Family in February. So, while I haven’t been here the entire year, I’ve at least been a Tree Hugging Family reader for that long.
It’s been a wonderful experience.  I have the dedicated community here to thank for that. And, of course, my fun green co-blogger Jennifer who got this blog off to such a great start and keeps it going that way.
Here are my 12 favorite posts of the …read more

Thank you everyone who entered the book giveaway for Big Green Purse. We enjoyed reading about your favorite items to shop for! I’d also like to thank the publisher for sponsoring this contest.
The winner was randomly chosen via a number generator. I included her response below as well.
Congratulations Susanne!
“My favorite to shop for… scrapbook supplies!”
-Susanne
If you didn’t win this book, but you still want to give it a whirl, visit BigGreenPurse.com to order. It’s a very worthwhile green shopping tool. 
Image via BigGreenPurse.com.

Big Green Purse is the ultimate how-to spending guide for women who want to lessen their impact on the planet.
Bestselling environmental writer Diane MacEachern explains how you can make a difference for the environment by using your spending power to send manufacturers a message via the products you choose. Many areas are covered, including cosmetics, cleaners, food and transportation. Read my full review.
The publisher is sponsoring a contest to give one lucky reader a free copy of Big Green Purse. We’ve also linked to Bloggy Giveaway this week, so go there to see what else is going on in the …read more

Big Green Purse by Diane MacEachern will give you the tools you need to make environmentally sound spending decisions. The book is geared toward women since they spend .85 cents of each dollar in the marketplace. I can see the book working in the family library as well, but males may want to skip some sections of the book, like those dealing with cosmetics.
My favorite thing about Big Green Purse is that MacEachern doesn’t just suggest which items to buy and which to avoid, but she also explains the why behind everything. And she motivates the reader by …read more

Diane MacEachern’s new book, Big Green Purse, will be released tomorrow. What’s so special about it?
The bestselling environmental author intends to help women (since they make most purchases) harness the power of their money by making spending decisions that will best help the environment.
She targets 20 areas where women can have the most impact in their spending. Some of these include cleansers, coffee, food, cars and appliances.
I don’t have a copy yet, but I plan on at least breezing through it at the bookstore. I’m especially interested to read her reviews of products that are marketed as green but …read more