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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Monday, April 2, 2007

ISLAND LIFE SHORTS
Home economics

Advertiser Staff and News Services

You like to save a buck and time? Check out "The Cheap Bastard's Guide to the Good House and Home" by Josh Garskof. It covers everything from dusting tips to energy upgrades. One tip: Free directory assistance is available online (www.411.com) or (800) FREE-411 (373-3411), though you will have to listen to a short advertisement before you get your number.

— Advertiser staff



SAVE THE PLANET



WHADDYA KNOW?

The Green Guide offers "green home makeovers" and this pop quiz:

  • Which is a healthier alternative: carpeting or hardwood flooring?

  • True or False: When you turn off your TV set, it no longer draws energy.

  • Which saves more water, washing dishes by hand or using a dishwasher?

    (Answers: Hardwood flooring; false; dishwashers)

    www.thegreenguide.com

    — Advertiser staff



    FINAL WORD

    "If in one aspect of your life you're trying to be green, that has profound spillover effects."

    Bruce Butterfield | research director at the National Gardening Association