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| Green wedding gift
DrivingGreen.com is a Web-based environmental outfit that invites people to offset their greenhouse gas emissions from driving and flying by calculating just how much of that we do, then paying a corresponding dollar amount that will go toward farmers cultivating renewable energy sources. The site’s latest pitch: encouraging brides and grooms in the coming wedding season to offset their greenhouse gas emissions by “making their Big Day carbon neutral (and) environmentally friendly.”
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| Smaller “circular file”
The Scanalizer is a portable digital scanner that stores information from receipts, invoices and other financial or legal documents, and then exports that information into personal finance programs like Turbo Tax and Quicken. It sells for $167 plus shipping at amazon.com. Read more details about the device at NeatReceipts.com.
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| Emergency planning
Colorado’s erratic and sometimes turbulent spring weather should serve as a reminder that it’s never too soon to plan for a household emergency or natural disaster. What follows is an emergency-kit inventory list from “The Bottom Line Book of Everyday Solutions”: basic tools, camping knife, can opener, candles, canned food, cellphone and battery pack, charcoal and cooking grill, cooler, first-aid kit, flashlights and extra batteries, fuel, matches, pet food, radio and extra batteries, sleeping bag, toiletries, trash bags, water, work boots and work gloves.
