Every little bit counts: When you're at your gym working up a sweat, take the extra time to turn off the small TV monitors at each individual machine. These little TVs are handy for catching up on news and your favorite shows, but when left on for hours, they can be small energy hogs. Just walk up and down the aisles pressing the power button on each one to save a little power juice. Or better yet: Quit the gym and use the great outdoors as your personal (and free) health club.

12/20/09

If you need filler for a present in a jiffy, think glossy magazine pages. Run colorful pages through a paper shredder (if you don't have one, this is an easy at-work project). If you want scented filler, add a perfume advertisement or two. Fill a gift box, add the gift and wrap up. Free, recycled and easy!

12/19/09

If you have a lot of junk that you need to get rid of, call the pros. 1-800-GOT-JUNK is a nationwide chain of trash-removal experts who will expertly and quickly remove almost anything in any amount from your home. The best part? They sort out what's recyclable or can be donated to charity and only throw away what is truly junk.

12/18/09