How to Reduce Household Costs

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Tip 1 - Lower Your Monthly Bills Checklist

Published: 9 years, 8 month(s) ago | Submitted by dskow | permalink

Some tips will be helpful reminders; other ideas will be new to you. Each tried-and-true strategy could save you $100 or more.
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For further reading: http://www.realsimple.com/work-life/money/lower-monthly-bills ^[1]

Tip 2 - How to cut the cost of your home bills

Published: 9 years, 8 month(s) ago | Submitted by Marc Painsmaye | permalink

Here's some advice on how to reduce your home fuel bills such as gas and electric, by shopping around and saving energy.
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For further reading: http://www.netmums.com/lifestyle/money-and-debt/making-ends-meet/how-to-cut-the-cost-of-your-home-bills ^[2]

Tip 3 - 111 Ways To Save Money On Household Bills

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by moneystepper | permalink

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]

Tip 4 - 40 Ways to Save Money on Monthly Expenses - The Simple Dollar

Published: 9 years, 8 month(s) ago | Submitted by Julie storlie | permalink

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]

Tip 5 - 8 Ways to Trim Your Household Expenses

Published: 9 years, 8 month(s) ago | Submitted by Delaina Stone | permalink

Does your household budget need a trim? Consider these eight sources for savings.
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For further reading: http://frugalliving.about.com/od/householdsavings/tp/Household_Save.htm ^[5]

Tip 6 - This guy cut $1,000 from his household expenses in 10 weeks

Published: 9 years, 8 month(s) ago | Submitted by Bob Hopp | permalink

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

Tip 7 - How to Reduce Expenses

Published: 9 years, 8 month(s) ago | Submitted by mmstick | permalink

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

Tip 8 - 10 ways to cut your household bills

Published: 9 years, 8 month(s) ago | Submitted by John Pradal | permalink

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.
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For further reading: http://www.moneywise.co.uk/cut-your-costs/household-bills/10-ways-to-cut-your-household-bills ^[8]