Good Cheap Check Saving Ideas

By Mark Bowne


There are myriad of ways to cut back on expenses and saving money suggestions are always welcomed. Saving money habits once cultivated can reap substantial rewards besides the satisfaction that you are not wasting nature's resources. "The way to wealth depends on just two words, industry and frugality." - Ben Franklin

If you haven't done so already, combine your internet, phone and cable TV service. By combining them under one service you'll save on the service costs and save time as well when it comes to paying for those services.

Yearly newspaper subscriptions are expensive as well as magazines bought at newsstands or subscribed to. Utilizing the library for catching up on your favorite magazines can be a pleasant experience to get away. Accessing newspapers from the internet or even magazine content, is another alternative.

A rule of thumb is never to pay for owning a checking account. Most financial institutions offer free checking if you are charged a fee, ask to have it changed. Otherwise move your account. When it comes to buying your checks, purchasing checks online and saves fifty percent off what a local financial institution or bank will charge. Since you are dealing direct with the manufacturer, there is no middleman markup and the product ships quick and fast. With the bank, there is a delay since they need to make arrangements with a check printer to fulfill thier sale.

Paying for a huge interest charge on credit card payments makes no sense. If you are in such a crisis, curb your spending, retire some of your credit cards until you are able to pay off all your credit card bills on time and on a continued monthly basis.

Replace high cost to use incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescent light (CFLs) bulbs. These bulbs use 75% less energy and last 10 times longer. With an average of .10 cent per kilowatt, they make sense and save energy and money.

Raise the deductibles for your auto insurance. Find out how much you'd save from raising your deductible and consider how much you can self-insure. You'll likely save a considerable amount doing so and also, consider paying our auto insurance premium annually for additional savings. One might even discover that combining auto and homeowner insurance ellicits special reduced rate offers from the insurance company.

Shut doors and vents in unused rooms. Reduce the temperature in these rooms and seal cracks in windows and doors. Make a check on the outside of your home for air leaks that seep into a home and remedy the situation and cut back on expenses.




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