10 Ways To Reduce Internet Bills

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It's frustrating to feel like you're paying too much for internet service. Here are 10 detailed ways to cut those costs: 

Save Money on Transportation

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If one is owe a car - the issue would be either spend money on car loan and get a new car which related to lower in maintenance cost. And the reverse happens when you are using old car - no car loan but higher maintenance cost.

Nonetheless the consistent maintenance - regular services will translate to lower maintenance cost in the long run. 

For public transportation, it is best to work around the various public transportation available, the cost and time of using it and whether it is a more cost saving compared to driving your own car. Public transport does not necessarily means cheap and fast. 

For long journeys, work out the best route and time before you start the journey.

Read further on more pointers from Huff Post's 21 Ways to Save Money on Transportation

8 simple ways to save money

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It is not tough to keep track on how you spend your income by having a budget and see if you can reduce non-essential expenses to save money. Check out some of these great tips from Better Money Habits:-

8 Ways to Reduce Food Cost

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One good way to reduce food cost is by making sure that we only buy what we really need.

One good way to do this is to have a grocery list and making sure that we browse through the many brand and produce source to get the best but the cheapest item (one good source is buying Tesco brand items and purchase direct from the wet markets)

10 Ways to Cut Your Medical Bills

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Medical bills are expensive these days and coupled with stressful lifestyle and poor eating habits, high medical bills are here to stay.

Insurance.com lists out 10 ideas on how one can reduce medical bills:-

1. Practice prevention

2. Shop around for health insurance

3. Cut the cost of prescription drugs

4. Check your medical bills

5. Join your spouse's health plan

6. Keep track of your medical expenses

7. Negotiate a discount with your health-care provider

8. Contribute to a flexible spending account

9. Take advantage of free health screenings

10. Get to know your health insurance

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Whilst prevention is the best way to reduce medical bills but with the current lifestyle, prevention may not be possible all the time – so one need to look at alternative ways to reduce the bills.

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25 ways to save water at home

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Water is a precious resource. It is estimated only 2.5% of the water source in the world is fresh water source.

When the Selangor State Government announced that there will be a 20% waiver on the water bills, many cried foul. Not on the reduced water bill but rather on the anticipation of more water wastage.

Whilst there are many ways water is leaked through old pipes, faulty pipe and improper water management, there is little an individual could do to reduce water wastages. However at home, there are many ways one can save water.

Eartheasy listed 25 ways on how one can save at home. Some of the easy ones that one can practice at home is a follows:-

1. Check for hidden water leaks

Read the house water meter before and after a two-hour period when no water is being used. If the meter does not read exactly the same, there is a leak.

2. Don't use the toilet as an ashtray or wastebasket

Every time you flush a cigarette butt, facial tissue or other small bit of trash, five to seven gallons of water is wasted.

3. Take shorter showers.

One way to cut down on water use is to turn off the shower after soaping up, then turn it back on to rinse. A four-minute shower uses approximately 20 to 40 gallons of water.

4. Turn off the water after you wet your toothbrush

There is no need to keep the water running while brushing your teeth. Just wet your brush and fill a glass for mouth rinsing. 

5. Rinse your razor in the sink

Fill the sink with a few inches of warm water. This will rinse your razor just as well as running water, with far less waste of water.

6. When washing dishes by hand, don't leave the water running for rinsing

If your have a double-basin, fill one with soapy water and one with rinse water. If you have a single-basin sink, gather washed dishes in a dish rack and rinse them with a spray device or a panful of hot water. If using a dishwasher, there is usually no need to pre-rinse the dishes. 

(Read more tips here)

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5 ways to make money from blogs

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Most of us already have Google Adsense up and running on our blogs.

Sometimes we have no choice - we have to be creative to look for alternative source of income. But is there more than just Adsense (and other “variants” of it such as Nuffnang and more)?

Microsoft’s Small Business listed a few more:-

1. Sell advertisement (obvious one)

2. Sell other’s product

3. Solicit contributions (it is a long shot but…)

4. Market your services (perhaps as a writer?)

5. Improve relationship with readers

(Read the details here)

We have to change our lifestyles - which means more income, less expenses. That is the way to go. And making money from blog is one way of getting more income. More to come...