Susan Hely gives her bank balance - and the planet - a boost by starting to declutter.
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Sometimes you have to take radical action to cut your energy bills. The best place to start is to work out what you are spending on energy.
With Australians typically spending 16% of their total household income on transport, it's much cheaper to buy a bike and take up cycling.
It's a good time to be wise with water, says Susan Hely.
Erin Castellas and her family set themselves a challenge to buy nothing new for a whole year.
Susan Hely switches on to greater energy efficiency.
Modelling suggests that households will be impacted, on average, by around $8.84 a week by the carbon tax.
Improve your health and reduce your carbon footprint with meatless Monday.
With the cost of water rising, why not consider a greywater system to recycle water from the shower, the laundry and the bathroom basin?
It takes about six years for a solar power system to pay itself off for a standard household, but with electricity prices rising sharply, the payoff may be even faster.
