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How Sustainability Can Help Your Finances

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The world is so much more focused around being sustainable at present.

When you look at the bigger picture you see a world that’s advancing quicker than it has ever done before. A world that is full of technology and potential. But then you look at the climate and economy side of things, and you see a world that’s falling apart. Our economy is in debt, our world is polluted, and life in the future is uncertain.

At the rate we’re going, climate change will be irreversible within the next 17 years. That means that within the next 17 years we will literally kill our planet. Although it might not die within our lifetime, it will be the generations that we create that will suffer.

What we will see is a dramatic change in the way the world operates and more of a push on sustainability. Sustainability is not only great for the world, but for your finances. So, we want to dedicate this post to showing you the ways you can be more sustainable, and how it will benefit your finances.

How To Get More Sustainable

First, we’re going to look at the small ways that you can become more sustainable. These techniques are something the whole population should be trying if we want to save this planet. The first is to reduce plastic use to pretty much zero. There are so many alternatives, such as metal spoons, reusable containers and shops that dispense items such as pasta and rice allowing you to fill your own containers.

Another is to walk or bike to work rather than using your car. Take the opportunity to do this outside of work as well. Cars are one of the leading causes of carbon monoxide and harmful gasses that are being plummeted into the atmosphere.

Taking It One Step Further

To take it one step further you need to look at the bigger picture. Everything we live off we rely on shops to provide. The whole process of getting food to be food, and then getting it into the shops is not sustainable. So, it might be good to think about purchasing some land in the future. Invest your money into something that’s going to improve your life. The land can be filled with all the vegetables in the world. You can read about farming machinery at pomi.dk/en/ to see what equipment you might benefit from using. You only need to do this on a small scale to make your life far more sustainable. Even if it’s something you can’t afford now, it’s something to think about in the future.

The Benefits To Your Finances

The benefits are obvious. You save so much more being more sustainable. You don’t have to keep buying the same expensive products over and over, you start living off what you have. You’re also benefiting your finances long term. For example, if you invested in solar panels now, you’d save hundreds further down the line.

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Poppy loves personal finance almost as much as she loves her two cats, Tif and Taz.
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