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5 Easy Ways to Save Water (and Reduce Your Bills!)
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5 Easy Ways to Save Water (and Reduce Your Bills!)
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Conserve earth’s resources and save money with these 5 water-saving hacks.

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Hawaiian Beer Manufacturers Say Aloha to Sustainability
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Hawaiian Beer Manufacturers Say Aloha to Sustainability
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These breweries’ beers are sustainably delicious.

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How to Shop Like a Local While Traveling
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How to Shop Like a Local While Traveling
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Your tourism dollars may be going anywhere but the local economy. Here’s how to change that.

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Can We Improve Our Lives (And Our Bank Accounts) By Doing Less?
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Can We Improve Our Lives (And Our Bank Accounts) By Doing Less?
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Feeling overwhelmed? Author Greg McKowen says the secret to getting it all done might be in doing less.

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Caring for an Aging Parent When Finances Are Tight
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Caring for an Aging Parent When Finances Are Tight
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Aging parents, small retirement accounts, and complicated medical care: this is what it’s like to care for those that cared for you.

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Weren't We All Organic Once?
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Weren't We All Organic Once?
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We might not need to get as thrifty and sustainable as our grandparents, but maybe we should.

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How to Make Self-Care a Priority Without Going Broke
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How to Make Self-Care a Priority Without Going Broke
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Self-care doesn’t mean spending a fortune at Goop. Here’s how to do you for less.

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The Trials and Tribulations (Mostly Tribulations) of Going Zero Waste
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The Trials and Tribulations (Mostly Tribulations) of Going Zero Waste
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Inside one writer’s struggle to join the zero waste movement.

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6 Money Saving Tips to Free Up Cash for 2019
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6 Money Saving Tips to Free Up Cash for 2019
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Freeing up funds for investments can unlock money you didn’t know was possible to obtain. Here’s how to make it work.

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Your Guide to Sustainable Eating in 2019
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Your Guide to Sustainable Eating in 2019
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Is your dinner leaving a bigger carbon footprint than necessary? Try these healthy alternatives.

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6 Sustainable Long-Distance Hiking Trails to Explore in 2019
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6 Sustainable Long-Distance Hiking Trails to Explore in 2019
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Make this a year of authentic, sustainable adventure with trails suited to a range of fitness levels. Whether hiking for a day, month, or half a year, these long-distance hikes do not disappoint.

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10 Destinations Being “Disappeared” by Changing Climate
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10 Destinations Being “Disappeared” by Changing Climate
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The world is changing, and some of our favorite vacation destinations may be the first to suffer the consequences.

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How Much Rent Should I Really Be Paying to Live in the City?
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How Much Rent Should I Really Be Paying to Live in the City?
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One reader asks: Is the rent really too damn high? And what are renters supposed to do about it, anyway?

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The Culture Shock Of Coming Back to America After Three Years in Thailand
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The Culture Shock Of Coming Back to America After Three Years in Thailand
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After a year abroad in Thailand, I swore not to get caught up in consumerism when I moved back home. Just a few years later, I found myself drowning in clutter and debt.

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Halfway to a Heart Attack? Here’s How to Drop the Stress
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Halfway to a Heart Attack? Here’s How to Drop the Stress
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The nation’s stress levels are rising. From work to money to everything else, we asked Dr. Ramani Durvasula for her best tips on how to destress.

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Businesses and organizations around the world are trying to tackle waste, nutrition, and discrimination in the food industry

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Modern Day Feudalism and Other American Housing Trends
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From tiny homes to meth houses, this is the world of American housing. 

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Getting to the Roots of Change with Sustainable Agriculture
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A look into the future of sustainable farming, urban agriculture, and the economics of buying the farm.

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Solving Our Biggest Health Worries
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Even in the slow-to-change health care industry, start-ups, new magazines, and other efforts are trying to solve some of our most difficult wellness issues.

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How to Get Married Without Going Broke, And Other Stories
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In case you missed it, Make Change had a pretty awesome Wedding Week. These stories explore how to get married without going broke, sexist wedding traditions that really need an upgrade, and off-beat weddings that are good for your bank account. 

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