How To Spend Less At Home

How To Spend Less At Home

Spend Less At Home. Top tips on the best ways to cut your living costs, from reducing your fuel bills to selling your clutter. A great video to reduce bills, and gain some quick capital.

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Step 1:

Reduce your fuel bills

One of the biggest expenses in the home is gas and electricity. It may be possible to reduce your bills by changing your supplier and making changes around the home to cut the amount of energy you use. See VideoJug's 'How to get the best deals on energy' and 'How to save energy in the home' for tips on how to do this.

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Step 2:

Fit a water meter

To reduce your water bill, it may be worth fitting a water meter, especially if you have a big house with few occupants. To find out whether you can save money by switching to a meter, visit uswitch.com, which assesses what your bill should be according to who your water supplier is and how much water you use.

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Step 3:

Reduce your phone bills

An easy way to cut the cost of your home phone bills is to use a cable company to provide your telephone, television and even broadband internet access in one single package. Web comparison services such as SimplySwitch.com, uSwitch.com and Thisismoney.co.uk will list the cheapest current suppliers according to your address and usage, and can make the switch for you.
To reduce your mobile phone bills, considering getting a pay-as-you-go mobile, which will stop you paying for minutes and texts that you don't use. You can buy a pay-as-you-go phone for as little as 30 pounds and it'll mean you only use your mobile when you need to. You could also try a comparison website such as SimplySwitch.com or onecompare.com.

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Step 4:

Do DIY

For around £100 you can take a course at your local adult education college which will enable you to do most household repairs yourself. Apart from carpentry and decorating, you may be able to do a plumbing course which will reduce expensive call-out charges and extra insurance policies.

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Step 5:

Sell your clutter on eBay

Most people have at least some unwanted possessions lying around the house. But even if they've become useless to you, they might be collectable to someone else. The online auction house eBay is the best way to get your possessions seen by millions of potential buyers. See VideoJug's 'How to sell unwanted goods on eBay' if you've never used the site before.

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For more financial advice visit www.thisismoney.co.uk.