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• Navy shower your way to energy, water savings

  Posted Aug 20 2008, 04:54 PM by Ryan MacClanathan
  Filed under: Housing, Extreme savings, Saving
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  If you're looking for ways to cut your energy and water bills (and practice a little conservation) you might want to consider starting your day with a navy shower.

  A post at Lifehacker features a humorous video explaining the basics of this showering method, which originated on naval ships as a way to conserve fresh water. If you don't want to watch the video, here's the scoop on how to take a navy shower:   Read More...

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• Share an Internet connection with the neighbors

  Posted May 07 2008, 10:38 AM by Karen Datko
  Filed under: Housing, Extreme savings, Spending, Saving
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  What's the point in everyone in the neighborhood paying for way more broadband than they can use?

  Poster East Coaster Now in CO says he's begun piggybacking on his neighbors' wireless signals.

  "Once in a while I can't get a signal, but 98% of the time I want to get online I can. That saves me about $30 a month."   Read More...

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