How to save on pens?

1. Do not buy fountain pens, they are very expensive
2. Buy pens that you can refill with ink cartridges
3. Try to buy the cheaper pens, but, be warned many of these do not last for very long
4. Look around your house, there are often spare pens lying about

How to save on gardening?

1) Do it yourself, if you can, give gardening a go!
2) Have a compost bin and collect grass cuttings to save money on compost and soil
3) Many places give away horse manure for free, take it as it is a great way(and free way) to supplement your compost
4) Use a water butt and save on water bills
5) Save money on garden plants by referring to our previous post 'how to save money on garden plants?'

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How to save on lighting bills?

1) Use energy saving bulbs

2) Turn off lights when they are not needed

3) Get motion sensor lighting

4) Only turn on lights in the dark

5) Do not turn all lights on when only some are needed

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How to save money on household furniture?

1) Buy second hand furniture (though not antique furniture as this can be very expensive!)
2) Buy in sets
3) Buy in kit (saves labour costs)
4) Buy the cheaper furniture

Browse Ebay, go to Ikea (for cheap, contemporary furniture) or travel around second hand shops.

How to save money on garden plants?

The following are ways to save money on garden plants:
- Grow them from seeds, this could save you lots of money but can take more time
-Buy in bulk
-Use bulbs from previous plants
-Borrow plants neighbours do not want
-Clip your plants so they last for longer

How to make money off photos?

There are a number of ways in which you can make money off photos. Firstly you could submit photos to stock photo websites like shutterstock  and if your photo is accepted you can earn money every time someone liscenses your photo. Secondly you can sell photos off a website or blog, like this one. Lastly go round shops and ask if they would like to buy your photos. If they do you could get big orders.

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How to choose the right computer?

Firstly you must decide whether you want a mac or a pc. Both have their advantages and disadvantages, click here for more information on the differences between them. Secondly decide what you are going to be doing with the computer; if you are going to be just surfing the internet go for a low processing power but if you are going to do things like edit videos go for a high processing power. Lastly search around for offers on computers; many companies do have certain offers on computers and you could get a good deal from them.

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