Buying Used and Buying In Bulk and My cool new/used Converse

Hey people,

I'm currently working on a video series on how to save some serious money but I decided to use some of the tips and images for this post on buying green. It occurred to me that this was a great post for Going Green when I added up how much I was saving in gas. I started buying in bulk to save money but it is definitely better for the environment if you have to take less trips to the store.

Used Converse Score! Just used some dye free dish washing soap and warm water to clean the rubber parts and a re-usable lint roller on the cloth parts.

Saving an Old Game System

I collect old game systems. My favorites are the Atari 2600 and the Nintendo Entertainment System. My Atari 2600 quit working one day recently. I live in a very dust place so I figured that might be the culprit. I opened it up and the board inside was pretty dirty and covered in flux. I used a vacuum tube attachment and suck out the larger dust pieces. Next I just took some cotton swabs, used some 91% alcohol and cleaned off the board. It looked like all of the soldering was still o.k. so I hooked it back up and sure enough that simple cleaning did the trick.

Little tip for the 2600: The video cable isn't hard wired to the board. Before chucking it just open it up and at least make sure that the av cable hasn't come unplugged.

Image Source: Wikicommons


Remember save and re-use

Recycling Electronics

This is a great video (I do not own it) on salvaging electronics. Remember to check out this guy's channel.



Remember saving and re-using is greener than recycling.

First Post

My hope in writing this blog is to share and trade information about saving money by saving the environment. I am looking to save electricity, water, and anything else I can save. Feel free to comment with your tips and improvements on my tips.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Save Money.