How to Make a Ream of Paper Last Longer

Home offices can get expensive. However, there are many ways you can cut corners to help make your money go further. Here's how to cut back on buying reams of paper which can get costly.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

1. Staple only when absolutely necessary when printing out documents. Stapling a piece of paper makes it more difficult to re-use.
2. Save your print outs. Half the time longs scripts, instructions, and other documents end up getting thrown away unnecessarily.
3. Take a stack of your used print outs and print your documents on the back of them. There is no need to use new paper when printing out a long document that is just for your reference.

Tips & Warnings

• You'll discover that a ream of paper that used to last 2 weeks will now last 2 months.