Kevin Johnston's Money Saving Tips

Our previous phone company was soaking us at 20 cents per minute long distance, plus $87.55 per month for a lousy single line phone!  Solution? Call Vonage, a voice over IP company. $39.95 a month UNLIMITED LONG DISTANCE! - - or - - Even Cheaper is SKYPE - http://www.skype.com $35.00 per YEAR is what we paid for unlimited long distance in... [more]

You do not necessarily need to have the latest equipment to start your business. You can function just as well, with tremendous savings to boot, by purchasing used equipment, furniture, tools and other business related items. Buying used items for your office can help keep your start-up costs in check. Some entrepreneurs fall into the trap of buyin... [more]

When you go for lunch, turn off you monitors, and lower the lids on your laptops. CRT Monitors create plenty of heat so keep your air conditioner from competing with your screens. ^^bottom04^^ [read article]

Keep lights off in rooms you don't use. Keep a thermos in your kitchen. After perking coffee or steeping tea, put it in the thermal container and shut off the coffee maker or kettle. You would be amazed to know that your coffee maker's hot plate can burn up to 20 cents an hour in electricity when left on. ^^bottom04^^ [read article]

Including advertising material in other mailings, such as in invoices, saves postage and other costs including the envelopes themselves. Some of your best clients may want to have their ads sent out with you billing, so have them send you a book of stamps once a month to offset your mailing costs, and then place their ads in with yours. Don't forge... [more]

If you work from home, one way to save on telephone expenses is to install a residential line. The charge for a business line is higher than a residential line. Just be careful in answering the phone with your business name, particularly with the phone representative on the other line as they can change your account from residential to business lin... [more]