SiteSeeing: TheGreenestDollar.com provides money-conscious eco-friendly advice

Heather Levin has a plan. She wants to sell her circa-1900 home so she can move into an off-the-grid home built from shipping containers.

Levin has long been trying to save money by going green whenever possible, and as she collected and documented tip after tip, she decided to decant them into TheGreenestDollar.com, which launched in 2008.

The site consists of a slew of tips and product reviews broken into 15 categories including Frugality/Saving Money, Green Building, Green Home Tips, Recycling, Small Home Living, and Solar Power. Levin also includes product and book reviews (of course, she borrows books from her local library instead of buying them).

But TheGreenestDollar.com shines brightest when Levin cites and summarizes multiple sources to detail the pros and cons and costs of projects like using old tires in your garden and making a mud-and-straw cob house.

Given the site's obvious appeal and value, Levin might soon be able to use her own eco-friendly ways to sell a home and watch her ship(ping containers) come in.—Gian Trotta | e-mail | Twitter

Essential information: Visit GreenerChoices,org, which offers advice on ways to save money and the planet. And stay on top of the latest green trends with our Buzzwords, including bright green, cookprint, and greenwashing.

Comments

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As a reader of Heather's blog & a follower on Twitter, I've received great value from her knowledge & experience. Anyone involved in the green sector right now has the opportunity to share their expertise and Heather has found her voice with The Greenest Dollar! Thanks for supporting green living ;~D

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