comments: 10 21.08.2009 Paul Shuteyev @ News, Techniques 2009

Save Money Using Internet: 4 Hot Techniques

Save more money!

Save more money!

From work to play, much of our time is spent on the internet.

Here are a few easy techniques to use the web to save money on some of your everyday tasks.

1. Going to the Movies
Night at the movies for family of four: $60.00
Cost of 8 movies per year (national average): $480.00
Cost of 1 movie per month for a year: $720.00
SOLUTION: Utilize the high-speed Internet you already pay for to download free movies or to rent movies at a lower cost.
POTENTIAL SAVINGS: $480.00 – $720.00 per year


2. Telecommuting
Price for a gallon of gas (current average): $1.81
Average American’s commute: 16 miles
Average car mileage: 19.8 miles per gallon
Cost of driving to and from work for a year: $781.60
SOLUTION: Utilize the high-speed Internet you already pay for to work from home (telecommute) 1 to 5 days per week.
POTENTIAL SAVINGS: $152.36 – $781.60 per year

3. Pay Your Bills Online
Percent of U.S. bills still paid by check: 31%
Internet-using households – number of bills received per month: 11
Yearly cost of stamps if all 11 bills are paid by check/mail: $55.44
Average time spent writing checks in a year: 24-48 hours
SOLUTION: Utilize the high-speed Internet you already have to pay all bills online.
POTENTIAL SAVINGS: $55.44 a year in dollars, 1-2 days in free time and 6.6 lbs. of paper reducing impact on environment.

4. Bundle Phone/Internet/TV/Wireless
Average savings from bundling 3 products: $15.00 per month
Average savings from bundling 4 products: $20.00 per month
Average savings from bundling 5 products: $25.00 per month
SOLUTION: Bundle services you need like Internet, TV, home phone and wireless together to save, all from one provider.
POTENTIAL SAVINGS: $180.00 – $300.00 per year

TOTAL POTENTIAL YEARLY IMPACT: $867.80 – $1857.04; plus 1-2 days in free time and 6.6 lbs. of paper reducing impact on environment.

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Responses (10) on "Save Money Using Internet: 4 Hot Techniques"

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  2. Wow, such a global savings.

    Work from home opportunity is the cornerstone of saving money.

    Are you working at home 2?

  3. internet-based job, paying no taxes, thanks for crisis! :(

  4. 2 Sonny:

    I worked at home half a year ago. Now we moved to sunny office in the center of the city

  5. 2 SKJ:

    Paying taxes is always up to you :)

  6. Good article!! To considering my views, Paying a tax to government is the sign of good citizen that person know the values of their nation……..
    Thanks & Regards
    Patrick Davis

  7. Interesting Article. Hoping that you will continue posting an article having a useful information. Thanks a lot!

  8. Maren Zbikowski

    Valuable info. Lucky me I found your web site by accident, and I am shocked why this accident did not happened earlier! I bookmarked it.

  9. Percy Kippley

    Save-Money topics are really popular. And really useful, sure. Thanks!

  10. Becky Bickart

    I like your blog. Really helpful and very motivational. Thanks a lot. This will help me a lot.