How to Reduce Household Costs

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Lower Your Monthly Bills Checklist More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by dskow | permalink
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Some tips will be helpful reminders; other ideas will be new to you. Each tried-and-true strategy could save you $100 or more.
Tags: monthly bills,cut monthly bills, lower monthly bills, utilities, taxes, save money, spend less, cable bill, internet bill, cell phone bill, health care costs, transportation costs

For further reading: http://www.realsimple.com/work-life/money/lower-monthly-bills ^[1]

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How to cut the cost of your home bills More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by Marc Painsmaye | permalink
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Here's some advice on how to reduce your home fuel bills such as gas and electric, by shopping around and saving energy.
Tags: save money, reduce bills, save energy, household costs, electric bill, gas bill, save money, fuel bills, money saving, credit crunch, recession

For further reading: http://www.netmums.com/lifestyle/money-and-debt/making-ends-meet/how-to-cut-the-cost-of-your-home-bills ^[2]

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111 Ways To Save Money On Household Bills More
Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago by moneystepper | permalink
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111 ways (each with a full explanation and related "action point") to save money on household bills! Almost 30,000 words of great money saving ideas!

For further reading: http://moneystepper.com/save-money/111-ways-to-save-money-on-household-bills/ ^[3]

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40 Ways to Save Money on Monthly Expenses - The Simple Dollar More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by Julie storlie | permalink
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Hot water heaters account for about 14% of the average home's energy costs, and many people have theirs set higher than necessary, using extra energy. To s
For further reading: http://www.thesimpledollar.com/trimming-the-fat-forty-ways-to-reduce-your-monthly-required-spending/ ^[4]

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8 Ways to Trim Your Household Expenses More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by Delaina Stone | permalink
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Does your household budget need a trim? Consider these eight sources for savings.
Tags: household savings household budget household expenses family budget monthly expenses

For further reading: http://frugalliving.about.com/od/householdsavings/tp/Household_Save.htm ^[5]

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This guy cut $1,000 from his household expenses in 10 weeks More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by Bob Hopp | permalink
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It was no easy task, let alone for a single-income family trying to scrape by in Detroit of all places. Here's how he did it
Tags: business insider, breaking, saving

For further reading: http://business.financialpost.com/business-insider/this-guy-cut-1000-from-his-household-expenses-in-10-weeks ^[6]

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How to Reduce Expenses More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by mmstick | permalink
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A successful way to save money is to reduce expenses. There are many ways you can stretch your dollars and help avoid that "too much money at the end of the month" feeling. Some of these steps will take planning and investigation but they...
Tags: WikiHow, Reduce Expenses, wiki, how to articles, how to instructions, DIY, tips, howto, learn, how do I

For further reading: http://www.wikihow.com/Reduce-Expenses ^[7]

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10 ways to cut your household bills More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by John Pradal | permalink
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Cutting your household bills doesn't mean trimming necessities, there are still many ways you can save money on them. We look at 10 ways you can keep the costs down.
Tags: moneywise,uk personal finance magazine,investing,saving,budgeting,household bills,insurance,comparison services,financial information,videos,blogs,news,features
For further reading: http://www.moneywise.co.uk/cut-your-costs/household-bills/10-ways-to-cut-your-household-bills ^[8]

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John Pradal, mmstick, Delaina Stone, Marc Painsmaye, Bob Hopp, dskow, Julie storlie, Nic Faitos, moneystepper

References & Citations

1. http://www.realsimple.com/work-life/money/lower-monthly-bills

2. http://www.netmums.com/lifestyle/money-and-debt/making-ends-meet/how-to-cut-the-cost-of-your-home-bills

3. http://moneystepper.com/save-money/111-ways-to-save-money-on-household-bills/

4. http://www.thesimpledollar.com/trimming-the-fat-forty-ways-to-reduce-your-monthly-required-spending/

5. http://frugalliving.about.com/od/householdsavings/tp/Household_Save.htm

6. http://business.financialpost.com/business-insider/this-guy-cut-1000-from-his-household-expenses-in-10-weeks

7. http://www.wikihow.com/Reduce-Expenses

8. http://www.moneywise.co.uk/cut-your-costs/household-bills/10-ways-to-cut-your-household-bills