Get Frugal and Do the Reuse Challenge!

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Aladdin. All opinions are 100% mine.

If you have been keeping up lately, you may have noticed that I am attempting to get my family to live a bit more of a green lifestyle. One of the newest trends of green living is reusing. Many people have already gotten into the habit of bringing reusable bags for their groceries. And many places offer a discount if you bring those reusable bags or even coffee cups on each visit

Aladdin is a company that offers a vast array of reusable products. They realized that reusing not only saves the earth, but saves quite a bit of money as well!  They have recently introduced their Do The Reuse Challenge. The challenge is simple. It is a 30-day commitment to give up disposable paper cups, water bottles, or food containers. Think about this:

• Seven million barrels of oil are used to produce the disposable bottles Americans go through in one year.
• In the United States, 50 billion disposable water bottles are consumed per year; 137,000 per day; 1,585 per second.
• It costs about $165 a year to make drip coffee at home versus $636 to buy drip coffee at your local café.
• Unless we change our habits, 23 billion paper coffee cups will be thrown out in 2010.
• Nine dollars will generally cover a decent lunch out. If you buy rather than pack a lunch five days a week, you shell out about $2,350 a year.

Aladdin is making the challenge simple for you! Simply by participating, you will get discounts and free shipping on selected Aladdin products through their website so you can reuse in style! And don't feel alone! I will be giving up my water-bottle habit, and there will also be 9 bloggers documenting their experiences. Who knows what great ideas you may hear about!

So, are you ready to start the challenge? Head over and "like" Aladdin on Facebook  to keep up with the latest  updates!