I was starting posts on the upcoming holidays (Jewish High Holy Days and some Green Halloween stuff) when I read Living Cheap and Green’s post on staying green in this economy. A lot of very good points, and it got me to thinking…

I started sage because I am an incurable bargain hunter (my husband claims I will buy something we don’t need when it is on sale before something we desperately need at full price, and he’s totally right) but I couldn’t find a consistent source of deals, coupons, and specials that catered to my green leanings. But in addition to the bargain hunt, we’d been living on one income since I went on bedrest last year, and I’m always going to do everything I can to keep organic and natural products in our household. I guess what I’m saying is that I started out here because I wanted to stay green in our household’s new economy, so hopefully what sage has to offer will be even more useful now nearly everyone finds themselves reevaluating their personal finances in one way or another.

With that in mind, I’m going to focus even more on green frugal how-to (like re-nest’s 7 simple tips for a greener kitchen) over green items that lean on semi-conspicuous consumption (also from re-nest, a $26 eco-friendly cleaning kit you could put together yourself for a lot less money). You definitely do not have to spend more to live within your values!