Plug The Money Drains Around Your Home

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Are you worried that your home is costing you far too much money? Perhaps you find yourself struggling with your monthly bills. If that’s the case, then you need to make sure that you are thinking about the best ways to save. There are lots of choices to explore here. These are the options that we recommend. 

 

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Boiler

First, you should think about your boiler. The boiler is an integral part of your home. It’s something that you’re always going to need to rely on to keep your home warm and cosy, particularly through the winter months. 

Unfortunately, the boiler is a very expensive part of your home and if it breaks down it’s going to become even more expensive. You’ll have two choices – upgrade or repair. A repair will always be cheaper but this will only be possible if you catch an issue early. That’s why you need to make sure that you are checking your boiler at least once each year. You can hire a professional to complete this work for you or explore a boiler upgrade scheme that eliminates the stress and the cost. 


Lifestyle

Another way to save money around your home is to think about your lifestyle choices. For instance, how long do you spend in the shower? If it’s more than a few minutes, then you’re probably wasting a massive amount of water. You could also be prone to leaving lights and tech on around your home when it’s not actually in use. If you are doing this, then you’re going to cause your electric bill to slowly but surely rise. The best way to avoid issues here is by letting everyone in your home know that it’s important to save on energy costs where possible. 

Subscriptions

You should also consider your home subscriptions. While this might seem like a small cost they are quickly going to add up. To handle this effectively, it’s important to make sure that you are keeping track of your subscriptions. As you might have guessed, there’s an app for that. You can use an app to monitor any live subscriptions that you currently have and potentially cancel the options that are not providing you with much value in the long term. This could include a couple of streaming services that you can never find something to watch. 

Mortgage

Next, you might want to consider thinking about your mortgage. This is always going to be one of the biggest expenses that you have to deal with as a homeowner. For instance, you could find that you are spending hundreds or even thousands each month repaying your mortgage. The good news is that there are always going to be simple steps that you can take to reduce your mortgage. For instance, you could think about remortgaging your home. If you remortgage your property, then you’ll be able to pay less and potentially even improve the level of interest that you need to pay. You could also make your payments far more manageable overall. 

Food Shop

With the cost of living crisis, you might find that you’re feeling extra financial pressure every time you plan a food shop. The good news is that there are various steps that you can take to save money on the food that you need to feed your family. For instance, you could think about using vouchers and coupons to save money on your food shop. These are readily available online and will allow you to cut at least ten percent off the overall price. 

Insulation

Finally, you should make sure that you are exploring issues with insulation. If you have problems with insulation levels around your home, then it’s always going to be a constant chore to try and keep your home at the right temperature. Ultimately, you’re always going to need to spend more money to keep your home warm or cold. 

The good news is that there are lots of steps that you can take to improve levels of insulation around your home. For instance, you might want to think about upgrading the windows. While this is always going to be an expensive change it will be worth it in the long term. 

We hope this helps you understand some of the key money costs that exist around your home and the steps that you’ll need to take to handle them correctly. In doing so, you can save more money and spend the extra cash on things that you will enjoy or that are particularly important to you. That could include holidays, evenings out, or even saving funds. 

 

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5 Ways Technology Can Help Streamline Your Busy Life

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As you’re well aware, life is busy. Between working, doing chores, travelling and giving yourself the mental space you need, it’s difficult to find time to do other things in your life. Luckily, we live in a world where technology is literally at our fingertips, and that same technology can be used to make more time in your day to do the things you love. With that in mind, let’s take a look at how you can use technology to free up more of your time.

Help with administrative tasks

You know those repetitive administration tasks that feel like they’re eating up your whole day? Well you can wave goodbye to a lot of them thanks to technology! Programs like Zapier can help automate tasks that would have taken a huge chunk out of your day. Once you’ve set up the input and what you’d like out of it, your huge task will turn into a simple drag and drop and then you’re done! Perhaps you’ll have time to grab coffee after all!

Customer service

Customer service can take a long time, especially if you’re running a business and want to make sure everyone has a positive experience. Luckily AI chatbots can now take over this role. Not only can they answer basic questions on your website, but they can help direct people to the right place, meaning your chances of a sale are even higher. And, you can have them running 24/7, so your business could quite literally be making money in your sleep.

Accounting

If you’re like many, the accounting part of your day can often be a dreaded one. Thankfully, accounting no longer has to be a headache you have to bear. You can get software that’s designed specifically for your industry to make the process even more streamlined. For example, if you work in construction, you can use construction accounting software to take a huge weight off your shoulders when it comes to more complex financial tasks. Not only will you have one less thing to do, but using software like this also helps make sure that everything is accurate, meaning even less of a headache when it comes to doing your taxes.

Marketing

If you’ve ever spent any time marketing, you’ll know how much time it can take up. Posting a single post on all of the relevant platforms can take up so much time, so why not automate it? Using tools like Crowdfire to line up your posts, including hashtags and any people you’re tagging, can help shave off loads of time when it comes to posting online. Not only that, you can pre-schedule it too, meaning when you’ve got a free period at work you can line up all of your social media posts and let it do the hard work.

Data Analytics

Finally, every business needs to look at its data from time to time, but analysing it can be a long process. Thanks to automated data analytics, you can now spend less time analysing and more time taking necessary actions to further improve your business.

 

If you don’t already, consider using technology in your business to help automate and free up some much-needed me-time!