家里10种省时省钱的方法

Being eco-conscious doesn’t have to stress you out or stretch your budget. Learn how to be kind to the earth while also enjoying life.

有环保意识并不会给你带来压力或增加你的预算，要学会在享受生活的同时善待地球。

We all want to be savers, don’t we? Savers of money, energy, water, time, resources … it seems endless. Some of us spend days on end trying to achieve all of these goals at once, which can be exhausting – and sometimes impossible.

我们都想成为节约的人，不是吗?节省金钱、能源、水、时间、资源……似乎无穷无尽。我们中的一些人花费数天的时间试图同时实现所有目标，这会令人疲惫，有时也是不可能的。

When you’re just trying to keep a clean, organized home without losing your mind, here are some small but significant steps you can take that won’t derail your efforts to be kind to the earth.

当你只是想保持一个整洁有序的家而不失去理智时，这里有一些你可以采取的小而重要的步骤，不会破坏你对保护地球的努力。

1. STOP PREHEATING YOUR OVEN

停止预热烤箱

2. GO LED WITH YOUR LIGHTING

使用节能灯照明

3. DON’T FEEL GUILTY ABOUT USING PAPER PLATES

不要因为使用纸盘而感到内疚

4. UPDATE YOUR INSULATION

更新你的绝缘材料

5. DON’T RUN YOUR AC CONSTANTLY

不要经常使用空调

6. TURN OFF WATER WHEN YOU’RE NOT USING IT

及时关闭水龙头

7. TAKE SHOWERS, NOT BATHS

淋浴，而不是泡澡

8. USE YOUR SLOW COOKER

使用慢炖锅

9. USE YOUR MICROWAVE，BUT OVENS

使用微波炉，而不是烤箱

10. BUT IF YOU HAVE TO USE THE OVEN DON’T OPEN IT DURING COOKING TIME

一定要使用烤箱的话，做饭过程中不要打开