It's incredible how much we spend each month on the essentials, isn't it?! And there is always someone calling promising to save you a small fortune if you switch to their company. You could make it an extra part time job checking on price per kilowatt or amount per unit of natural gas we use...and drive yourselves crazy in the process. However I do try to do a utility check-up periodically.
Here are two examples:
I have been with AT&T forever! When Ohio Bell and AT&T were two different companies I switched back and forth now and then but have been locked on with them for many many years now. My Internet goes through them too because it is the only affordable option where I live. I called them the other day for a review of my account and to see if I was getting the best price. The gal reviewed my plan, my actual usage and we discussed my needs and services I could do without. Bottom line...she put me on a new plan and I was able to get rid of voice mail (which I am not fond of) and add caller ID to my office line for $8 LESS a month. In my mind that was a good thing. And it only took about a 15 minute phone call.
Garbage pick-up...a dirty necessity! During the gas price hikes my garbage bill kept creeping up and up...you know the dreaded "fuel surcharge". It had gotten to the point that I was paying $80 for three months of pick-up. I had noticed a new garbage service in the area and many neighbors were using them. As a matter of fact, each week more yellow bins were showing up on the curb. So I called a friend to see if she liked them and she sang their praises. After getting their phone number and talking to a friendly lady in an office in the neighboring town I had switched my garbage pick-up for the price of $48 for 3 months. And as a side note...my next bill was only $43.20 for three months.
I will keep giving my thoughts on where and how to save but they will be sprinkled in from here on out. I am off to organize my recipe collection. A project I kinda sorta started back here...but am going all the way this time. Of course I will share pictures and maybe a recipe or two. I don't like posting with no pictures.
2 comments:
It's one of the disadvantages of living in the 'country': we are limited to phone and computer services and don't have a lot of options. And city people don't have to pay for garbage pick up either! But, then their taxes are higher.
WOW ... you go girl! You knew there was more than one reason for you to be "working from home" huh!! What a great job you are doing on researching ways to save money in your household budget! And the fact that you are sharing those ideas ... AWESOME!! Sometimes our lives get so busy we forget to check into these issues and just "PAY THE BILL" ... I'm sure that's what many of these companies are banking on!!
Looking forward to hearing more on your RECIPE REDO!! And yes ... pictures are also a nice added bonus!!
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