Discount Checks And Money Saving Tips

By Adam Hopper


One simple way to save some cash is to check the lint trap in your clothes dryer and clean it weekly. The dryer uses an extra-ordinary amount of electricity and will run more efficiently saving you money on you energy bill. Considering on average they use 4400 watts to run at an average kWh charge of 11 cent, that dryer is costing 48 cents an hour to run. Reason is that if the screen has lint on it, the dryer has to work twice as hard and drying clothes will take twice as long. Also, built-up lint in your clothes dryer vent is the second leading cause of house fires. You could be saving more than just money. Clothes lines and dryer racks are the most economical way to dry.

Thrift shops can save dollars when shopping for household items. Garage sales, Goodwill have many useful items often selling at pennies on a dollar.

Save on trips to the barber and still look good by learning how to give haircuts. Watch how the barber does your hair and duplicate the process. For guys, by keeping the temple hair and forehead hair self-trimmed, a once a month barber trip can be stretched out to 4 months or more.

Save money by avoiding local coffee shops when you bring your thermos to work. Save hundreds of dollars a year by cutting loose the Starbucks habit. If you take the time to grind your own coffee you'll furnish you own gourmet treat.

Use fans for cooling to avoid high air conditioning electric bills. A large window air conditioner uses 1.5 kWh. A 42 inch ceiling fan uses .24 kWh in 10 hours. At an average charge of 11 cents per kilowatt hour, cost mount. Fans are the best money saving cooling device by far. Fans use one-tenth the electricity of air conditioners so use them to circulate the air. Attic fans are another great way to exhaust hot air trapped in the attic and pull cool air through the house at night.

Summer spells free entertainment as many orchestras perform their mastery locally. Even college or high school plays at less than ten dollars a ticket beat the price of a Broadway theater production price. It's the exact same story line. Also there usually is an arboretum or nature trail nearby for an inspiring trek.

At half the price that the bank charges, you too can transform ordinary personal checks into something distinctively uniquely you. There is no reason to settle for ordinary checks. You can reorder discount checks direct from the massive check printer manufacturers and save what a bank would charge.

Another tip is pre-treating stains when washing. Hydrogen peroxide is a great stain remover when mixed one part with detergent and one part with some water in a spray bottle. No need to buy expensive stain pretreatments. Also white vinegar is an inexpensive fabric softener.




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