{"id":15018,"date":"2012-10-18T06:36:03","date_gmt":"2012-10-18T12:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=15018"},"modified":"2012-10-18T06:36:03","modified_gmt":"2012-10-18T12:36:03","slug":"sustainable-lifestyle-costs-infographic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/sustainable-lifestyle-costs-infographic\/","title":{"rendered":"Does a Sustainable Lifestyle Really Have to Cost More? [Infographic]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Think you can&#8217;t afford to live a much more <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/2009\/07\/10-sustainable-lifestyle-tips-1-5\/\">sustainable lifestyle<\/a>? That&#8217;s not uncommon, and certainly many more sustainable consumer products cost more. But an awful lot of &#8220;green&#8221; choices cost little or nothing&#8230; and when you add them all together, you&#8217;re actually saving money.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s the point this infographic tries to make, anyway. While you might argue with some of the assumptions it makes (i.e. is a &#8220;first car&#8221; necessarily a part of hitting college age? Or an SUV of any kind a natural choice for a young adult? ), it&#8217;s a good starting point for a more detailed discussion on the costs and opportunities of making <a href=\"http:\/\/greenlivingideas.com\/2011\/02\/08\/3-tips-for-more-sustainable-living\/\">greener lifestyle choices<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Got your own evidence of the price of living more sustainably? Share it with us.<\/p>\n<p><em>Click on the image for a larger version.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.paydayloan.co.uk\/images\/infographics\/Green-Money-975.png\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px;\" alt=\"Infographic: Is it green to be green\" src=\"http:\/\/www.paydayloan.co.uk\/images\/infographics\/Green-Money-975.png\" width=\"585\" height=\"2274\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.paydayloan.co.uk\/Visual-News\/the-eco-savers-will-going-green-really-save-you-money.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Is it green to be green<\/a> by<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.paydayloan.co.uk\"rel=\"nofollow\">Payday Loan.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Green consumer products usually are more expensive than traditional counterparts, but other sustainable lifestyle choices may save you money in the long run. 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