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Shift Your Habit: Easy Ways to Save Money, Simplify Your Life, and Save the Planet

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I'm always trying to save money and help the planet, but it wasn't until I read Shift Your Habit that I found really tangible ways to make it happen! I didn't realize that being more aware of my daily activity around our home could help me save so much money! I couldn't put the book down and actually finished in one night. Whenever I'm going to a friends house for dinner or a party, instead of bringing wine or a food, I bring this book. It's one of the most important gift you'll ever give someone!

This book is great! I read it in one sitting and can't wait to try out some of the tips. Shift Your Habit has hundreds of easy solutions for things that might seem obvious and some that clearly aren't. But if you just start to try a few of these simple techniques around the house or at your office, you'll be saving money in NO time. And in these difficult times who doesn't want to save $$$$'s! There must be $50,000 worth of savings in here if you add them all up. I felt good knowing that I am saving money and helping the planet at the same time. I'm excited to get my kids started on a waste-free lunch - good for the earth and our wallet - and the kids feel like they're involved in something positive too. I think this book is great for the whole family. Thanks Miss Rogers. Liz Pelz

It is amazing how well the cleaning products work. I have used some of the recipes for cleaning that I made right in my kitchen, and to my surprise they worked beautifully! I had a stain from paint on my carpet that had been dried up for 2 months. I used the carpet cleaning solution and the stain actually came out. I could not believe it! Thanks Elizabeth you did an amazing job!

If you've ever spent more than a millisecond thinking about where energy and all the STUFF we buy comes from, chances are you do nearly all these things already. For example - buy Energy Star rated appliances! Turn the temperature down/up on your water heater/furnace/air conditioner! Wash your own diapers (shudder)! Aside from the recipes for making cleaning solutions out of common ingredients I did not learn much new here, however, I commend the authors for trying to highlight the effect of unnecessary consumption on the planet. Save the carbon footprint of buying this book and check out their website [...] instead, which has new and changing content.

Loving this book Elizabeth Rogers has made us realize little baby steps can make such a change. I ordered three book's and got it sent to me in Australia as have being following Shift your Habit on Facebook and waiting and waiting for book to come out. I having been changing things slowly I am a cleaning freak so making my own cleaning products not only do I save money but my house smells better. I think this is a little step back in time as well things that our grandparents did which were so good for planet and for saving money are coming back around. I have my own garden now and the savings have been amazing as well as the satisfaction that I grew what I am eating. A friend has twins so we spent a whole load of time doing the babyfood wow they love it and it saves so much money. Love this book a great read for all especially who don't want to here about the green ways it's baby steps and does make so hard. Congrats on a wonderful exciting up lifting read Elise from downunder

This book is full of useful ideas to help you go green AND save money. Tips are divided into broad catergories, and each one is broken down into why it is good for you, good for the planet and good for your wallet. This format makes it easy to use as well as informative.

Of course, not every tip will work for every reader, nor will every reader probably want to do every single one, but this is an excellent overview that will work for those just starting out or further along the way. It strikes a nice balance between easily doable and more involved projects, and the tone is neither snooty or too "crunchy granola" as some of these books can be. The only thing I did not care for were the testimonials from people who have tried these ideas- it felt like I was being sold on a book I'd already bought, but others may find these stories from real people inspirational.

I saw the author, Elizabeth Rogers, interviewed on the local news and bought her book that same day. It proved to be a very good buy and now I am considering getting more copies for gifts (let's see...my niece did just get married!). The book is laid out in an easy to read format: each chapter has a theme (home and garden, food and drink, kids, pets, etc) with an index of tips in the back. (Hint: if you read a tip you particularly like underline it in the index for ease of future reference.) None of the tips seem ridiculous, in fact some seemed obvious in retrospect! I've been making my own cleaners for several years now and can say with confidence that it is very easy to do. And I am not real crafty or a whiz in the kitchen or anything like that. I would highly recommend this book.

Shift Your Habit truly lives up to it's title. Elizabeth Rogers has created an easy read full of simple ways to save money and be environmental at the same time. I've already implemented some of these and it has made SUCH a difference. Who knew that just by unplugging my computer at night I could save money?? I always email fantastic ideas out of this book to friends and family!

I have gotten so much out of this book. Its so wonderful to have this as a quick guide on how to save money just from changing the little things I do at home!!! A must have and a great gift.

If you don't own a copy of Shift Your Habit, you must go out and buy it today! It is a great guide to simplifying your life with amazing money-saving tips. I was raised by an eco-conscious single parent, and from a very young age, we were educated to live the green way. From the west coast to the east coast, we raised animals, grew our own food, and heated our houses with wood-burning stoves and a custom built passive solar greenhouse. I am so happy to have discovered Shift Your Habit--it is packed with extrememly practical tips and guides in an easy to follow format. Compared to most green book reads, I recommend Shift Your Habit because it is simple, fun, and very accessible. Thanks, Elizabeth!