Okay cool – bookmarking it now to remember to go google later – thx! You always hear so many different opinions on this stuff but always interesting to hear the different sides so you can settle on one yourself :) Appreciate it.

I’ve researched the topic of eating meat for a few years now with my college students in a class that I teach, and have come to believe that it’s not meat or veggies per se that matters (though yes, Americans generally do need to eat more veggies/less meat)–but whether the food is industrially produced or not. Google “regenerative agriculture” and it could be eye-opening. When I eat meat, I try to buy the expensive, grass fed or grass finished stuff (“pasture raised” sounds good but is not that meaningful as most beef cows spend time on pasture before they go to the CAFOs).

Ahh, very cool – thx!

Just had to look up whether dishwasher’s are actually good or bad for the environment now (wanna take a guess?) and found the answer – pretty interesting!

https://www.thoughtco.com/are-dishwashers-good-for-environment-1203932

Yep, 1-2 minutes. You can also throw them in the dishwasher (but I don’t have one).

Thanks. USAA is the best! (I don’t qualify, though. I’ve just heard all about it.)

Taking jars in counts for double the points! Haha… That’s hard to do! And more than makes up for other fails ;)

Always love seeing your comments here, Deb :) You’re always sharing new ideas and tips with us – thank you!! And good job condensing your bank accounts and credit card like that – I keep a very minimalist approach with banking too, also under one main roof (USAA). Happy Thanksgiving!

I need to channel you badly here, haha…

I didn’t even know you could microwave a sponge?!