About Money Green Life

Thanks for visiting my blog. I’m Charles and this is my pet project. I started Money Green Life in hopes to write about my personal experiences of savings money, going green, and improving life. Honestly, I don’t have much experience in any of these categories. I’m still in my early 30s! But, I do enjoy practicing them, talking about them, and now writing about them.

Save Money

Ever since my very first job, at the United Lube and Tune-Up Center as a teenager, I have been very frugal with my money. Although I barely made above the minimum wage, I was probably the richest amongst my friends at the time. I ended up graduating with Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Maryland. When I landed my first job out of school upon graduation, my starting salary was below average at $43,000. However, I was able to save just over $20,000 during my first year by living with my folks. That’s how frugal I was. I love saving money and learning about ways to do so. I hope to communicate to the world what I have already learned and what I’m learning now.

Go Green

I currently work full time as a mechanical engineer, somewhere in the suburbs of Maryland. It is a small company that specializes in saving energy. Over the few years I’ve been there, I picked up a thing or two about saving energy, energy saving products, and practical energy saving solutions. Although our projects are centered in mostly commercial and government facilities, the same ideas can be translated to residential homes. I hope to provide ideas and energy saving tips that people can utilize in and around their homes. Let’s face it, more and more people are going green and trying to contribute in saving the environment. By saving energy in our homes, we are helping to save our environment.

Improve Life

This part gets a little more personal, but I’m willing to share it with everyone. I’m always in the lookout to improve my lifestyle. I try to eat healthy, stay fit, and enjoy my hobbies as much as I can. I’ve tried to go on a few diets here and there over the years and although they worked for the time being, I always ended up gaining the pounds back. I learned that it’s not about the diets, but more  about a change in the lifestyle we live in. If you don’t change your lifestyle, the pounds will always come back. I’ve also learned to run more often. I went from being exhausted after 1 mile to being able to run 5 miles in about 2 months. I always envied those who were able to run several miles at a time, and now I can be proud to be able to do it myself. Another thing I really enjoy is playing poker. Actually, I love playing poker. In fact, I love it so much that I’ll probably blog about it every once in a while and offer tips and advice on what I have learned. Finally, I’m very thankful that despite the wretched sinner I am, God loves me unconditionally and saved me through the blood of His Son, Jesus Christ.

I’ll be honest

These things are what I’m passionate about and I’m very excited to share them with everyone. But honestly, the driving motivation for this blog is to make money. This blog is monetized and I have hopes to bring income in addition to my primary career as a mechanical engineer. With that being said, I would love to hear from my readers. Please do feel free to leave any comments or questions after each post, or you can email me directly at charles@moneygreenlife.com

- Charles