reducing expenditure on office supplies
Posted on July 20, 2008 - Filed Under Home Office & Supplies, PU, Save money, Zzub - Leave a Comment
I haven’t been out shopping for my business supplies much lately. I guess it’s good if I can save money and minimize expenditure. So how do I manage without buying supplies?
Actually it wasn’t an intentional thing that I started picking up after my kids and using their half-used stationery in lieu of buying more office [...]
Recycling chemical waste
Posted on July 16, 2008 - Filed Under BV, Business Resources, Save money, Zzub - Leave a Comment
Whenever I read about manufacturing plants dumping their chemical waste into rivers and wasteland, I always wonder why there isn’t a better way to manage these waste materials instead of polluting nature big-time.
Well, I did some research just to satisfy my curiosity and found out that solvent recovery can indeed be done more effectively and [...]
I saved a whole buck
Posted on July 11, 2008 - Filed Under Business Diary, PU, Save money, Zzub - Leave a Comment
One of our local malls will not charge any parking fees on a certain day of the week for a limited time period. I happened to be there on that day and it was literally like an acne breakout in the parking lot.
It was swarming with cars even on a weekday. The flat parking rate [...]
Compare before you buy
Posted on July 9, 2008 - Filed Under P3, Save money, Zzub - Leave a Comment
Yes, tough times are upon us and we need to watch our expenses and hang on tight to that budget. But like it or not, we have to shop whether it’s for home or business.
Online Shopping is probably the wiser choice these days, given that you incur less time and gas money. I personally prefer [...]
Enjoy the benefits when you travel
Posted on July 9, 2008 - Filed Under Finance, P3, Save money, Travel, Zzub - Leave a Comment
If you do a lot of business travel, then you shouldn’t be without a means to earn travel miles or enjoy other travel benefits. That’s what a friend of mine keeps telling me.
She travels a lot in business and she’s always enjoying the freebies and rewards from her Airline Credit Cards. She goes to Airline [...]
Teach yourself to be a geek
Posted on July 4, 2008 - Filed Under Education, PU, Save money, Technology, Zzub - Leave a Comment
A reader wrote in to say that she’s hesitating on starting a home business because she’s “not technically inclined and if I should hit a technical hitch, then I’ll be left hanging high and dry”.
Not necessarily. First off, there’s lots of help you can get online these days. Secondly and more cheaply, you can learn [...]
Switching to online bill payment
Posted on June 26, 2008 - Filed Under PC & Internet, PU, Save money, Zzub - Leave a Comment
I’ve long been saying that I want to pay my bills online. But I’ve procrastinated on signing up for online bill payments since it’s not a high priority task, more like a good idea but not imperative that it be done immediately.
Yesterday, I went to pay my phone bills and realized all these running around [...]
Don’t let your credit get you into trouble
Posted on June 25, 2008 - Filed Under Finance, PU, Save money, Zzub - Leave a Comment
I had only a half tank of gas left today and after hearing rumors that some gas stations in the city may not accept credit credits for gas purchases, I decided I’d better get down there and fill up.
If you ask me, this is hardly the time to be carrying around oodles of cash. People [...]
Take the time to find the best buys
Posted on June 25, 2008 - Filed Under PU, Save money, Zzub - Leave a Comment
The way I see it, with the rising cost of living, we really should do our homework before we buy. You’ll be surprised how much you can save over a period of time if you take the trouble to seek out the best prices.
For those of us with families and home businesses, spending the time [...]
Save on international calls
Posted on June 18, 2008 - Filed Under Business Resources, P3, Save money, Zzub - Leave a Comment
As much as we try to kid ourselves that we can use the internet exclusively for doing business, there are still lots of times when talking to someone, a customer, is really a much more effective means of communication.
Having said that, long distance calls can be quite costly depending on which carrier you use. You [...]