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Simply Thrifty

October 15th, 2007

Water, Water Everywhere…

It’s Blog Action Day, so let’s talk about water. For most of us, it’s so abundant we take it for granted. We have water when we flush, water when we brush and water when we wash the dishes. We use water for our pools and lawns and water slides. We have water balloon fights […]

By Deborah Ng -- 3 comments

September 17th, 2006

Nature’s Way to Help Save Money

Rainwater harvesting has been one of the age-old ways of saving money. The use of rain barrels in collecting rainwater has dates back 2,000 years ago from Thailand. Drought and the ever-increasing price of municipal water has turned many homeowners into regular harvesters of rainwater.
Usually, rainwater runoff is used to water lawns and gardens. But some also […]

By Noel -- 0 comments