Do you love the convenience of single-serve coffee makers like Keurig K-Cups, but hate the waste? There's no need to toss out your machine if you make one simple switch: Invest in reusable coffee pods. Stainless steel pods can be filled with the ground coffee of your choice and are dishwasher safe and reusable. You'll save money, too: Switching from disposable K-Cups to a reusable one can save you up to $400 a year.

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Do you drink a lot of sparkling water? According to Consumer Reports, a family that drinks 5 liters of the sparkly stuff spends about $195 every two years and uses up to 520 single-use bottles. To green up your H20 routine, invest in a soda maker that turns flat water into fizzy water in seconds. Not only will the machine pay for itself in less than a year, but you'll be lugging fewer heavy bottles from the store, too.

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Think twice about keeping decorative pillows on your bed. If you're in the habit of tossing decorative pillows onto the bedroom floor each night before drifting off, you may actually be making your bed unhealthier and dirtier over time. Pillows that rest on the floor can collect dirt, bacteria, dust mites and other creepy crawlies. When you make the bed in the morning, you're bringing that gunk right onto your bed. Instead, just keep the pillows you actually sleep with on the bed, or place the decorative pillows on a chair or side table each night.

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