Unless you learn to save money, investing your bucks to grow and multiply is certainly out of question. There are several ways to save money we spend on Housing; Utilities; Transportation; Banking, Credit and Insurance; and several other activities of our day-to-day life. 101 Ways to Save Money is just a common sense indicative guide to save money and it is not exhaustive.
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Ways to Save Money[]
Housing[]
Utilities[]
- Hundreds of dollars can be saved by using energy efficient appliances; enrolling in off the peak hour load management programs provided by many electric company; and efficient home heating and air conditioning equipments.
- Reviewing the telephone bills from time to time may give you an idea to restrict and avoid certain conversations; and a a little control over conversations may also save you many dollars. Studying the free services or services offered at reduced rates may also result into good savings.
Transportation[]
Transportation cost are really expensive, and a little reorganization and care may give us savings of many dollars. Some useful hints to save of transportation (local as well as the long distance0 are:
- Serving the gasoline yourself, keeping the engines properly tunes, and buying gasoline where it is available relatively cheaper may result into good savings.
- A comparison of all the available offers regarding car rentals, leasing or outright purchase (new as well as used ones) may also result in great savings.
- Similarly, airfares may be saved by simple things like including a Saturday evening stay over (of course, if possible) or buying a ticket well in advance.
Banking & Credit[]
Everyone has to use banking and credit services, and the service fees are moving higher and higher. A little savings in the fees and other charges relating to the usual banking and credit services may save us many dollars on an on-going basis. There is scope in such savings in almost all banking and credit services like Checking, Savings, and Investment products; charges and interest payments on Credit Cards; servicing of Auto Loans; Mortgage related payments, etc.
Insurance[]
All others[]
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