How to Reduce Household Spending

In this time of economic difficulty, we all need to learn to limit our household expenses. Many simple changes around the house can help reduce expenses easily.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• screwdriver
• coupons

1. 

   Unplug any electric appliances when not in use. Even when not on, appliance pull electricity. Unplug hair dyers, toaster, etc.

2. 

   Turn the heat or air conditioning down a few degrees. This small step will save money every day, all day.

3. 
   steel pennies, photos of coins

   Collect coins you may find around the house, in sofa cushions or the bottom of drawers or maybe saved in a piggy bank. Take these to the bank and change into dollars to spend on incidentals.

4. 
   coupon photos

   Always shop with coupons and buy products and foods that are on special. Change your recipe to include ingredients that are on sale, instead of planning a menu and shopping for those items. Or plan your weekly menu around products you have coupons for.

5. 
   plumbing pipes

   Turn the hot water heater temperature lower. You will need more water, but the continued cost of keeping water hot all day is more expensive than water usage usually.

Tips & Warnings

• These easy steps can save you dollars every month to help us all get through these tight economic times.

[delawaregeek]

on 6/19/2009 Some great tips, I'm all about unplugging unused appliances. Great job in explaining how to reduce household spending. 5 stars!

[AllFYB]

on 6/18/2009 Great Tips for saving money around the house. I should turn the temp down on the water heater but I love it hot and quick so...

[2besure]

on 6/13/2009 I guess I am on point. I do four of these things!

[uniquechoices]

on 6/12/2009 Any artcles on how to reduce household sSpending are worth reading. Thanks for the tips.

[christye]

on 6/8/2009 Great tips!