November is Financial Literacy Month in Canada and this week is Talk Money Week in the U.K.—a terrific time to dive into the advantages of frugality, and share a roundup of frugal living tips to simplify your life and save you money!
The Sunday Spark – What are your 3 magic genie wishes?
If a genie granted you three wishes, what would you wish for? Along with my magic genie wishes, this week’s edition of The Sunday Spark has a battery saving hack for your phone, information about the surprising evolution of potatoes, and a reminder about Polar Bear Week.
The Sunday Spark – The Blue Jays truly are Canada’s team
I’m in BC visiting my daughter this week, and I’ve seen just how far and wide the love for Canada’s team extends across this huge country. Learn more in this week’s edition of The Sunday Spark, along with the downside of too much matcha, how bottled water is harming your health, and the environmental impact of soda pop.
Throwback Thursday – Simple tips to reduce household waste
Today’s Throwback Thursday post from 2023 has 11 simple ways you can reduce household waste.
The Sunday Spark – Woke is not a four-letter word
This week’s news headlines made me realize how weary I am of hearing right-wing groups throw around the term woke with disdain and hatred. Along with reflections on the anti-woke movement, this week’s edition of The Sunday Spark looks at reusable shopping bags, the inequality of increased longevity, a solar laundromat, and rediscovering the local library.
The Sunday Spark – Don’t be fooled by cruise line greenwashing
On our recent vacation, I got a first-hand look at cruise line greenwashing, and it isn’t pretty. Sadly, I think I’ve taken my last cruise vacation. Learn more in this week’s edition of The Sunday Spark, along with turning diapers into fertilizer, offsetting carbon emissions from cocoa, and robot umpires in big league baseball.
Food storage tips that will reduce waste and save you money
An earlier piece in the Climate Change Collective series highlighted the environmental impact of food waste. This is an area where we can all do better, so today’s post provides food storage tips to help you cut food waste in your home. Plus, I’ve got a free download you can print and put on your fridge.
The Sunday Spark – Happy Sun Day to you!
It’s Sun Day, a day of action celebrating the power of something that has the potential to create a fairer and more just world—clean energy.
Along with celebrating Sun Day, this week’s edition of The Sunday Spark looks at facts about the Bahamas, electric locomotives that can withstand Canadian winters, and the word’s first second-hand shopping mall.
The benefits of walkable neighbourhoods
Does your city or neighbourhood make it easy to get around without a car? Your answer will depend a lot on where you live in the world. Here in car-obsessed North America, walkable neighbourhoods are just a dream for most of us. Read on to find out your neighbourhood’s walkability score…and learn why it matters.
Understanding the Diderot Effect can simplify your life
Are you familiar with the Diderot Effect? Even if you don’t have a name for it, you’ve likely experienced its effects. It’s a common side effect of a consumer culture that conditions us to want new things, even when our old things are perfectly fine.
Read on to learn about the Diderot Effect and get tips on how you can control its impact on your life.