3 Common Money Wasters You Need to Eliminate Right Away
Monday, 4 March 2024, 01:00
The Impact of Wasting Money
If you're doing these three things, you could be losing $2,104.08 a year. Find out how to stop wasting your hard-earned cash.
Unnecessary Electricity
- Cable boxes and DVR systems
- Phone and tablet chargers
- Printers
- Desktop computers
- Gaming systems
- Any device with an indicator light
Collectively, the costs of running all these devices all the time adds around $200 a year to the average family's electric bills.
Unused/Subscriptions
The average household has 4.4 active paid subscriptions, totaling $52.97 per month.
Food Waste
More than $408 billion in food is thrown away each year, with vegetables alone causing losses of $1,600 per year for the average American family.
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