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Gas Saving Tips

Wednesday, May 25th, 2011

If you’re like me you are TIRED of the continuing rise in gasoline prices. Here’s a few tips I’ve learned along the way:

(1) Buy gas in the morning. Gas is denser at cooler temperatures.

(2)Shop for lowest price What’s a few cents? Cents add up to dollars. Try GasBuddy.

(3)Keep your vehicle maintained. Proper inflated tires save gas as do as property tuned car.

(4)Drive within the speed limit. The faster you go, the more gas you use.

(5)Combine errands. Yes, you’ve heard that before, but it does save fuel.

This is by no means everything you can do to save fuel, but every little bit helps.

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fuel_gauge

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Freschetta is a Win-Win

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of FRESCHETTA® for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

I received a coupon from Freschetta for a FREE pizza from the FRESCHETTA® Simply…Inspired™

line. Now, I live in the boonies and my closest grocery store didn’t yet have the Simply Inspired pizzas, but that didn’t stop me from driving to the city!  

While there are eight varieties the store (in the city) only carried two, so I chose the Harvest Supreme.  What’s on it?  Why just the best ingredients, italian sausage, black olives, spinach, sun dried tomatoes, roasted red onions, mozzarella and feta cheese.

I brought it home and stuck it in the freezer for a quick weekend lunch.  Today I pulled it out of the freezer.

pizzainthefreezer

pizzainthefreezer

peeled back the top and basked in it’s newness!  It’s different!

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pizza open

I baked it according to directions, pulled it out of the oven and sliced that baby up.  Fast, delish and fresh!


I have to admit I didn’t think I’d care for a really thin crust pizza but I was ’so’ wrong!  Yummy!

On top of that the new packaging is more sustainable.  There’s an easy open tab that’s PERFECT for the over 40 (my eyes are going) crowd. There’s Freschetta’s new Fresch – Taste Seal package that locks in flavor WITHOUT resorting to using extra shrink wrap inside the packaging.  The shape of the package has even been redesigned thus saving package materials by 30% and saving over 20,000 trees and almost half a million gallons of diesel resulting in a lower carbon footprint.

Freschetta’s new pizza is tasty and their packaging is smart. It’s a win-win! 

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Be sure to visit freschettasimplyinspired.com to learn more about all eight great-tasting varieties, and find which flavor is simply… you!  Also checkout @FreschettaSI on Twitter and “Like” www.facebook.com/FreschettaSim… on Facebook.  (On their FB page you can find weekly giveaways every week through 2011 AND SOON the op to download your own $2 coupon.)

AND I’m giving away a coupon for a free  FRESCHETTA® Simply Inspired and FRESCHETTA® bamboo cutting board to one of my lucky readers. Just use the contact me link and tell me why you like to save trees!  (US only please.)

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Solar Mash

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011

Back during the last solar boom (the 80’s) many people bought solar OR they made their own solar panels.

Solar has come a LONG way since the eighties.

Today, you hardly find anyone making their own solar, especially if they’re looking for a system that will run a whole house, or even just hot water.

Today’s systems are far advanced. So far advanced that many people get overwhelmed with the science and the choices and end up doing nothing.

But there are places where you can LEARN about today’s Solar. Solar Mash is one of those places with a wealth of comprehensive information on solar energy, power and new technologies. Up to date information about new products and innovations.

They can walk you through choosing the right Solar Installers for your job and location and even help you find sources for solar financing.

If that’s not enough, you’ll also find helpful articles like Solar Leasing 101. Who knew you could lease?

Information the help you in Researching Solar Warranties and even a glossary of terms, so that solar company doesn’t talk over your head.

If you’re even thinking about solar, you must check out Solar Mash.

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