Some people have said to me “so you tell people how to save a few hundred bucks – big deal”. Wrong. Simply by following the advice in my first five posts on this blog, the average family can save approximately $1000 a year, every year, for the rest of their lives. These are not one-time savings. These are permanent positive changes that result in more cash in your pocket, forever.
You’re welcome 
And I haven’t even mentioned the one biggest source of savings for the average North American (both monetarily and in terms of lowering your carbon footprint) – transportation. That will come in future posts. The point is, there are a lot more than five things you can do. There are dozens; in fact for some families there are hundreds. Literally.
Now almost nobody is actually “average”. Chances are you would save somewhat less, or somewhat more than $1000 a year, every year, for the rest of your life by choosing to do what I’ve written about. What if you had someone to help you look at your own situation and decide what areas you could save most, and help you prioritize? That’s exactly what we green coaches (or eco-coaches) do.
Now some of you will be saying that you already have changed in a number of ways to live greener, and so you don’t stand to save as much. Wrong again. You will probably save more in the long run because you started earlier. But there are many things that you can still do, you just haven’t thought of them yet. How would you like to have someone help you think of things? Someone who has researched for over twenty years on this topic and knows literally hundreds of things that could be done?
Starting to get the picture? I have literally helped people put thousands of dollars a year back into their pockets. Yes – by living greener. The other common thing I hear is “But I don’t want to live like some barefoot tree-hugging granola-eater.” If you’re saying that, you’re not paying attention. Green coaches (unlike consultants) will NOT tell you what you should do. Green coaches (at least the good ones) do the number crunching for you based on your own data so you can see how much you are currently spending in any areas of your life you want to consider. Then discussion ensues on what you want to do to save money and reduce your carbon footprint. Not based on averages, unlike my posts (because they are not addressed to only one person). When I’m talking to a client we almost never have to talk about averages. It’s based on their actual consumption and spending numbers. If you choose to do X, you will save $Y.
You may want to go back and look at my first five posts again. How many have you done? If you’d like to do some of them, but haven’t gotten around to it yet, you’ve hit on another major reason for having a green coach. Motivation, and an accountability partner. Just like a sports coach, a green coach will allow you to push yourself to do what you know you want to do but haven’t done yet. Instead of becoming a better pitcher or faster swimmer, though, the green coach helps you save money and live greener.
Lots of money, and a lot greener.
If you want.
Check out my website www.the greencoach.com
Here’s a news article about the increasing popularity of green coaching that you might be interested in.
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