Green ideas

1.      Fit energy saving light bulbs around the house and save yourself £7 a year or £65 over their lifetime. Switch to a green energy tariff and do the planet a bigger favour.

2.      Eat less meat - meat is expensive and meat farming is resource intensive and a major source of pollution

3.      Insulate your home - draft insulation makes your home warmer and also saves money, while insulating your roof will save up to £180 a year

4.      Use lemon juice and white vinegar to clean kitchen and bathroom surfaces - and leave the bottles of bathroom and kitchen cleaner on the supermarket shelf

5.      Join a car club and save up to £3,470 a year on the cost of running a car. If you are buying a new car, chose a fuel efficient model - it could save you up to £900 a year.

6.      Learn how to drive fuel efficiently, so reducing the cost and the level of climate changing carbon dioxide emissions.

7.      Take the train and not the plane. Flying is the fastest growing source of carbon dioxide emissions and going by train can be cheaper and may even save time.

8.      Buy less - swap and share items like garden and DIY equipment instead

9.      Reduce your rubbish - and make your own compost,

10.  Save water in the home - have a water butt in the garden and a hippo in the loo.