In late January, I ran an electricity cost experiment where I tested every plugged-in appliance in my home to see what kind of standby power they were using.
The obvious goal was to raise self awareness …

… in my dream.
And the dream looked something like this:
1. Took the lump sum vs. the annuity.
2. Divided it equally into conservative fixed-income, low-risk investments. Didn’t touch the principal. Exciting dream, right?
3. Stopped going to …

“Generation Y” and “The Millennial Generation” are common labels for the generation of Americans born from the early 80′s through the early 90′s (no doubt a healthy proportion of readers of this blog, by the …

2012 National Park Week
In the Spring of every year, the U.S. National Park Service hosts “National Park Week“. I love highlighting this because the U.S. national parks are truly a great treasure and, hey, it’s …

Greg Smith has become a bit of a cult hero for disgruntled white collar workers overnight, with his resignation letter from Wall Street investment banking firm Goldman Sachs in the form of a New York …

I was exploring an energy use analysis on my utility company’s website when I noticed a link that led me to a rebate section on their website.
The rebate program section was not easy to find …