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How Much Do You Tip?

May 26, 2010

I usually tip 15% for lunches and 20% for dinners. But what’s the proper percentage? I heard on the radio the other day that the average diner is tipping less these days as opposed to a couple years ago, probably due to the recession. It’s kind of sad to hear that because if you can [...]

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My Blog Is Very Slow

May 19, 2010

It’s been very frustrating lately as this site has been very slow to load each page. I had no problems a week ago and I haven’t installed anything new since. But lately, each page has been very slow to load. I thought maybe perhaps it’s my internet connection but other sites load fairly quickly as [...]

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Save Money By Using 17-Year LED Bulb By GE

April 21, 2010

How often do you change your light bulbs? If you use the out-dated incandescent light bulbs, you probably find yourself replacing the bulb once every 6 months or so. If you use the more energy efficient compact fluorescent light bulbs, you might find yourself replacing them every 3-4 years. Now, imagine if you didn’t have [...]

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Reflections On Ameresco IPO

April 14, 2010

**Update (July 20, 2010)** Before I left the company, I was offered company stock options at $6/share, but was given no assurance that I would be able to cash it in in the future. I was told that most likely, I would only be able to cash them in if the company ever went public. [...]

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Direction Of My Blog

December 24, 2009

12/24/2009 When I first started my blog Money Green Life, the direction of the blog I was hoping was to write articles about saving energy and saving money at the same time. Since I have extensive knowledge about saving energy, I figured it was a good match. I still have visions of carrying out such [...]