Making the change to Go Green is not very simple to many consumers. Going Green is being advertised and talked about all the time, but some people just don’t care to change.

It is very difficult to make a change unless you understand that “going green” is not a change after all, it’s just going back to basics.

My family and I have been eco-friendly all our lives. Funny enough though, we didn’t do it for the environment, we did it for our pockets. We couldn’t afford to be wasteful and abuse on our resources.

If only we copied the practices of our past generations, then we will understand that going green is simple. It’s not change afterall. We can also save some good money as we help the preservation of our planet.

Growing up, my father will constantly reprimand us for leaving the TV on while not in use, or not turning off the lights when leaving a room. The air conditioning was like gold; it was a sin to leave the outside door open for more than 3 seconds. “The Cheap king,” we will call him. We don’t call him that anymore. He was right. We need to preserve. Just now, it’s not so much about money, but to save the planet.

My mother used to line dry, as it was too expensive to use the dryer. The dishwasher was used as storage space. Paper towels, that was for the rich! We used rags for everything! We had designated rags for cleaning the kitchen, the bathrooms, the glass, and the wood. She’s probably still using the same rags. I don’t think my parents ever bought plastic tupperware, as they will just reuse empty jelly jars or other glass containers for storage. Disposable diapers, absolutely not! I don’t think that was even available.

I definitely, didn’t continue all their practices. Times have changed, and I just can’t see myself not using the dryer, or discontinue the use of disposable diapers. There are some modern things that are just too convenient to let pass by. We can, though, re-condition ourselves to going back to basic practices. “Going Green” is easy. It’s just committing to make a couple of small changes in our own household. Just imagine the difference it will make in our environment, if each household in the United States (population of over 300 million) made a commitment to go green in just one way.

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