I couldn't find Ed Begley Jr.'s old HGTV/Planet Green show "Living with Ed" on any streaming service, so I used an Amazon gift card I had lying around to purchase a copy of the DVDs for $9 (including S/H.) Anybody else ever watch this show? It's a goofy reality show about Ed Begley Jr.'s family and how they live an environmentally friendly lifestyle. I used to watch it back when I paid for satellite TV in the late 2000s and it really fits in with the Mustachian lifestyle, now that I'm watching it again.
Some of Ed's good tips:
1.) Grow your own food on your own property. His entire backyard is filled with vegetable plants and fruit trees, which saves him on food bills.
2.) Use rain barrels to catch runoff from your roof and use that to water your garden. Saves on the water bill.
3.) Recycle your food with a compost bin to make your own soil for your garden. Basically free fertile soil for your plants.
4.) Make your own electricity with solar panels. The panels pay for themselves pretty quickly and then you have free electricity for 20 years or more.
5.) Walk or ride a bicycle. It's healthier for your body than driving a car and it costs nothing.
6.) Drive an electric car. If you combine this with the solar panels, then you basically get free fuel for your car for life and electric cars last much, much longer than ICE cars.
7.) Use weather-stripping on your doors and windows. Saves you money on heating and cooling your house.
8.) Use CFLs or LED bulbs. Saves lots of money on your electric bill.
9.) Replace your thermostat with a more high-tech digital model. Helps you more accurately control the temperature inside your house and keep your furnace/AC from running all the time.
10.) Eat more vegetables and less meat. It costs a lot less money.
Ed Begley Jr. does all these things with the intention of reducing his family's environmental impact, but it really strikes me that an environmentally friendly lifestyle really keeps the green in your pocket. Anybody else watch this show?
