Since the release of the movie, “Unconventional Truth,” people have been more conscientious of the environment.  More and more items from grocery bags to appliances are going green.  The Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center this year has gone green as well.  The tree is lit with 30,000 colorful light emitting diodes or LEDs.  The LED Christmas lights are powered by solar panels atop the Rockefeller building.

So here I am following suit.  I just ordered LED mini lights for my Christmas tree.  I don’t have solar panels to power them up, but at least it’s something, right?  LEDs consume a lot less energy than the regular incandescent lights.  They don’t get as hot as incandescent lights and are less of a fire hazard.  They also last longer.

This holiday season will be the most expensive yet for me.  Besides gifts, I also need to buy some not very cheap equipment for my classes that start in January.  In addition, the basement renovation will be done soon and I need to furnish it from scratch.  My credit cards will definitely be swiped ’til they’re paper thin.

Realizing the expenses I will incur, I am now more determined to find deals for each and every thing I buy.  I found $350 off code for Dell and a free shipping code for Gap, among a lot more, at CouponChief.com.  I also found good interest-free financing offers from Circuit City and Best Buy.