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Everyone has been affected by the economy over the past couple of years, no matter if you have been laid off from your job or you still have one but lost a lot of money in some investments in the stock market. One of the positive aspects of this recession, is that many Americans have changed the way they are thinking and living by trying to live a more simple life before, a lot like their grandparents once did and still having a wonderful life, without so much emphasis on material items. One of the biggest trends right now is not only trying to save money and be frugal but also to be more conscious of the environment. This article will give a few great ways to save money using the outdoor area of your property to grow a vegetable garden in addition to using solar equipment to power various things for your home such as getting replacement landscape lights that are more energy efficient or using solar deck lighting.

One of the best methods to save money on your overall food spending and at the grocery store is to grown some of your own vegetables and maybe some fruits depending on the area you live. This has has become more popular now and even the White House has their own garden to use for the meals of the Obama family. If you are a novice and have never done this before you should get some information or get some help from a talented vegetable grower. If you have nice soil on your land you can just designate an area for the garden and if not, install a raised bed structure to fill with good quality growing materials. The concept of growing your own fresh food is an exciting one for many people and one that they enjoy doing.

Another way to save money is to installing solar paneling on your roof to help heat the water used in the home. This gained popularity in the 1980′s and is now popular again, especially, in sunny areas where the sun shines twelve months a year. Some people have solar panels to heat their outdoor pools and others have it to heat the water used for bathing.

Another way of using solar power is for lighting. There are a lot of wonderful outdoor lights that run purely on solar power and can line your path to your front door or your driveway area or highlight some nice landscaping areas. These are very affordable and no batteries or electricity will be needed make it most environmentally friendly.

Other environmental methods that you can do to save money would be to have a rainwater collection bin that holds all of the water that runs off of the roof. This is perfect to reuse for watering all of your flowers and gardens and other methods where purified and clean water is not needed. These rainwater collection bins come in various sizes and types and will be sure to cut down on your water bill while you are being environmentally friendly at the same time.

Connor R. Sullivan recently searched the internet for replacement landscape lights for a home remodeling job he and his wife are completing in an order to become environmentally sound. He installed solar deck lighting around his newly remodeled backyard deck.