RESOURCES FOR SAVING MONEY WHILE PRACTICING SUSTAINABILITY

In today's economy one has to be creative to sustain their quality of life and save money. Have you considered, for example, saving money and resources by swapping homes for your vacation instead of spending a fortune on a hotel? Tamara Perlman, e-PRO and EcoBroker from Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage and Your Truckee/Lake Tahoe/Napa Resource is sharing links to resources from her presentation and in her resource guide.  

Vacation home exchange websites:
http://www.homexchangevacation.com
www.homeforswap.com
www.easyhomeexchange.com
www.goswap.org

Vacation rental resources:
www.VRBO.com
www.HomeAway.com
www.stayinlaketahoe.com This is the Tahoe Coldwell Banker rental department

Other swap/sale web sites, for just about everything:
www.craigslist.com
www.ebay.com
www.freecycle.org
www.swaptree.com Exchange for books, videos, music
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xeriscaping

For telephone savings:
Consider Skype:  www.Skype.com
Use a Magic Jack:  www.magicJack.com

Other noteworthy recycling websites:
http://www.simpleliving.net/main/
http://www.motherearthnews.com/
http://www.ready.gov/america/makeaplan/index.html

For local resources:
www.tdpud.com Information on rebates.  Check out their conservation pages
www.townoftruckee.com for info. on recycling
http://apps.facebook.com/gengreenearthday/?p=past_tips Daily green tips from gengreenlife on facebook

Tamara Perlman
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage