Happy Friday everyone and welcome to the P.E.P. of the week- 5 Facts on Sold Waste and Landfills Edition. I hope your week has been better than mine. Between a broken down car, a broken into car, a sick husband, and deadlines at work, I am definitely ready for Friday. Let’s hope the weekend is more fun, hey?!

landfill P.E.P for Week of September 27 October 1, 2010 5 Facts on Solid Waste and Landfills Edition

1. Every year, each American throws out about 1,200 pounds of organic garbage that could be composted.

Creating a Richer Life While Living on a Budget- all 9 in this post are excellent strategies. I was reminded about allowing myself to have me time. I have been really busy lately and I think I am starting to feel the toll of neglecting myself. Hopefully October brings more ‘me time’ opportunities. (@freemoneyfinance)

5 Sources of Produce When You Don’t Grow Your Own- I am fortunate to have some space for a garden and we also belong to a CSA. Here are some great ways to still eat fresh healthy stuff even if you don’t grow it yourself. (@foodyourway)

2. The USA is the #1 trash producing country in the world generating 1,609 pounds per person per year.

A Crash Course in Financial Freedom- the only 8 words you need to remember. Pretty simple I say! (@getrichslowly)

Teach Your Kids How to Be Personal Finance Losers (in 6 easy Steps)- we don’t have kids yet but we are already saving articles of tips on how to raise them financially responsible. This article is a great list of the what NOT to do’s. (@lenpenzo)

5 Habits of Highly Effective Credit Card Users- credit cards are not the enemy. You just need to know how to use them to your advantage safely. (@getrichslowly)

3. Out of every $10 spent buying things, $1 goes for packaging that is thrown away. Packaging represents about 65% of household trash.

Managing Money: What We Can Learn from Buddhism- I don’t know much about being Buddhist, but I did find these tips helpful. We just need some self discipline. (@mysuperchargedlife)

Black Socks are Sexy- a great post on how we can be creative and patient in order to control our finances. How often do we question if we can wait to purchase something? (@deliverawaydebt)

Swapping Convenience for Low Costs- super interesting story. All we need to do is keep open minded and not rely on convenience. Anything is possible if we allow ourselves to be open to it.  (@getrichslowly)

4. On average it costs $30 per ton to recycle trash, $50 to send it to the landfill, and $70 to incinerate it.

Ways to Track Your Spending- 5 great avenues where you can keep track of your budget. We use PC software and it works great but a simple pen and paper will work too. (@milliondollarjourney)

Understanding Happiness, Taxes, and Net Worth- just because a certain fact has always been right doesn’t mean it can’t change. We need to be open to different opinions and ideas. Things are not like they used to be. (@financialsamurai)

5. If everyone recycled just one-tenth of their newspapers, we could save about 25 million trees a year.

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