I very much like the idea of thrifty green, particularly as I have decided oh so recently to become more money minded and stop wasting so much of it.  My boyfriend is totally thrifty, or as I like to call him 'frugal" but in a good way.  He has taught the manic spender (me) to take things easy and that there are benefits in that.  He's frugal to the point that he will hold onto even a dollar, and while it might seem crazy and useless, those dollars do add up.  I recently put one of his good ideas into action.  

The mortgage....horrible thing that won't go away.  I stopped buying morning coffee and lunches at work, and instead started to bring fruit from home.  I worked out what I would save each day by not having coffee and lunch, and now I pay this extra off my mortgage.  It might not seem like much, but lunches and coffees add up, and where I used to tell myself I deserved it during my hard working day, instead it is helping to pay the mortgage and it DOES add up.  Already it has put me in front, I call it my backstop, just in case of a rainy day, and watching this difference get larger and larger is quite encouraging.  The thing with fruit from home too, and it doesn't have to be fruit, it can be veggies if you want, or a mixture of fruit, veg and nuts if you like, but I find it easier.  I grab a variety of fruit or I buy it at the supermarket near where I work.  It doesn't bloat you, it's healthy, it's filling, and it's not expensive (not here anyway.)  And it's not fattening.  I have saved a lot of money this way and it's much healthier.  ALSO, not having takeaway coffee means no rubbish to get rid off, no cups, plastic spoons or sticks, and no wrappers for lunches or whatever other packaging was involved in my lunches.  I don't wrap the fruit.  

Well, that's one thing I do.  There are others.  I will be interested to get tips from others.  It's really good to share ideas like 
this.