In this week’s Ten Money Questions, we speak with Siel Ju, BlogHer’s Contributing Editor for all things Green & Eco-conscious. Siel also blogs for the LA Times at Emerald City and her personal site at greenLAgirl.com. I asked for her thoughts on sustainability, consuming less and how this translates to spending greenbacks. Enjoy!

1. Can you name a couple of ways to save money and our planet by treading with a lighter footstep?
Go for the low hanging fruit first! To start, change out those light bulbs into CFLs if you haven’t already done so. Then unplug your computer, TV, cell phone charger, or basically any electric device when you’re not using it. Keeping appliances and adapters plugged in still leeches electricity-- which you’ll have to pay for even when you got no benefit from it! An easy solution’s to plug everything into a power strip; then you can turn everything off with one simple switch.