Save money with Laser Printer

The word save is now a must, not only in our house, but especially for small, medium and large businesses, the savings is a very important element, especially in this period of crisis that forces both new companies and those more established in taking into account of the austerity measures.  With this awareness, there are many brands that provide hardware and software solutions, suggest products from low power consumption in order to allow, for businesses and individuals, to contain the costs of printing.  But not only is the cost of paper or cartridges, printer "economic" must also ensure maintenance costs that do not weigh too much on budget.

The cost of the cartridges is really high and some prefer to rely on stationery for the house to do some printing.  This is a solution if we can only print a few copies, but if we have more important needs, then we necessarily have to arm ourselves with a printer.  The ink cartridges cost so much.  But someone told us about a laser printer: This type of device has a top speed of 20 pages / minute (3 seconds per page), also does not use ink and toner cartridges (fine powder of synthetic materials) and the price, in relation duration, is very attractive.

The price of these printers also is not exaggerated.  You can also find a good laser printer at 70 Euros to get to 100/120 Euros.  The more expensive laser printers offer a text smoother, sharper and more curved gray scales better defined, so that our spending also depends on the quality of image you want.  Some printers reach resolutions up to 2400 dpi and also cover other features: copier, scanner, USB, parallel and network, providing maximum versatility for all users, not just for those who print at home, but also for those has a company of significant size

Save on drugs

After a sufficient number of years a drug's patent expires.  If this is still interesting from a therapeutic point of view, can be produced and marketed by using, instead of the mark, the generic chemical name.

When this happens, born Diazepam Generic For example, a drug that, costing at least 20% less than its 'Link' brand, it can help save both the patient interesting that the National Health Service as a whole.
 But who can assure us that Diazepam Generic is actually 'good' as that of Brand?

The international standard sets, of course, a number of conditions and controls whose purpose is to ensure the quality standard pharmacological and pharmaceutical.  But then things essential is a generic drug?  The generic drug may be so 'defined: "a medicine, based on one or more active ingredients, which is not covered by any patent or other certification simile.

 Tale medicine takes its name from the active ingredient followed by the name of the owner of 'AIC and e' is equivalent to a drug already patented active ingredient, dosage and dosage form. "We are concerned that the gradual decline of patents covering the active ingredients and their consequent" generalization "would, considering only drug sample, savings of between 140 and 280 billion by 2014.

 But how to find these generic drugs? Thanks to the site generici.com , which provides us with a search for drugs, we can just find the medication that we buy and see all the cheaper alternatives; you can also do a search for active or therapeutic category.  I personally purchase generic drugs for some time and I must say that I never had any kind of problem.  So I suggest the next time you go by your pharmacist to ask for generic drugs only.

Tips for Singles: saving on expenditure

The products "for singles" are still few and various statistics, showed that single people spend much more of a family of two or more persons when they go shopping.

Yet, in fact, very few products designed for people who live alone: in the ranks of single covered several categories, including divorced or separated with no children, but we must not forget the students who live alone or who live off-site workers.
The single dose products in circulation are still few and, paradoxically, they cost more than others, because the costs of packaging, which require higher costs.  One of the most successful solutions when you go shopping, you buy long-life products or can be divided into individual portions to be stored in the freezer.
 Foods frozen foods are perhaps the favorite of those who live alone; because they are cooked in the microwave and so you halve the cooking time, increase savings and less dirty dishes.  But for those who want to avoid the microwave, it is best to avoid buying large quantities of food, especially if they are perishable, but the counter of the supermarket there are also portions of fruit and salad and cheese, which does not have costs disproportionate and can be eaten quickly, without the risk of ending up in the trash.

As for meat, one of the most expensive products, just choose the second-cut, which is still of good quality but reduces costs, or you can buy in large quantities and finish straight in the freezer, so you will not have any time comparla .
 Even the costs for the detergents affect the portfolios of single and derivatives, but recently a lot of those are "on tap", so you can be yourself to choose the amount and in addition you will do well to ecology.  To save on washing machines, there are also hair color  sheets, so that you can wash all at once, without differentiating dark garments and colored and above all without end up with the cabinet monochrome.

Save money on food: bread baked in the sun

 Besides being a very sustainable food, bread baked in the sun sinks its roots in the Christian religion, to be precise in the apocryphal text of the Essene Gospel of Peace, where legend has it that this particular type of bread was eaten by Jesus with his disciples at the Last Supper.

 Since we are in summer, the bread baked in the sun could be a good recipe to take advantage of the blazing sun that warms our day.  The ingredients used are very poor, but the result is very similar to that of carasau bread.
1 kg of wheat flour

Salt to taste
 Rosemary or other herbs, chopped
 Mix the flour with the salt water and herbs, and then dial the disks to be spread thin with a rolling pin.  To expose them to the sun, it is good to use a network from mosquito net with the frame, to be placed on trestles or chairs, so that takes air from both sides.  Leave to dry until the bread is crisp, the duration is assured for several days.

Choosing and using a dryer

The tumble dryer is an appliance which is becoming very useful, especially during the winter when you cannot hang out the clothes to dry and you are forced to place the hangers in the house, bringing with it a makeshift many annoyances including long drying times and an acrid smell that almost invites again to wash the laundry.

Choose a dryer to suit your needs, fortunately no longer as difficult as it: today there are many types of dryers that can be placed in the bathroom or laundry room on the ground, on or under the washing machine and wall models that offer innovative solutions to the consumer less invasive but still effective.  Also, for those who would still buy the washing machine (think of couples who start living together or newlyweds), the market offers several models of dryers, appliances or offering the same services of a washing machine and dryer, and can be installed in any area of the home provided that predisposes a electrical and plumbing.
 But we come now to the sticking point: saving energy.  The dryers have an expenditure of energy definitely higher than the appliances we use every day, a condition caused by too few models of dryers Class A (with a consumption of 3 kWh) on the market, for now, the market offers models of class B or C (with a consumption of 3-5 kWh per cycle).  Before making your purchase, however, it is important to consult the label of the model that we would buy for our house.  It’s important to read the kWh consumption for each drying cycle in cotton (will help to assess the consumption of the actual model that you want to buy) and look must be given also to the number of decibels (dB established by the acronym), which indicates the noise of our dryer, this will be useful not to spend sleepless nights.

We recycle the plastic cups

They are comfortable and do not require cleaning, use them and throw them: the plastic cups are recycled and are not usually thrown in the trash.  Our advice today is not to immediately throw plastic cups, with a little 'creativity, you can extend their life by recycling them properly.  The Eighteenth Report on Recycling of plastic bottles made from the American Chemistry Council (ACC) and the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR), as reported in recent years has seen a sharp increase in the recovery of plastic packaging: in the United States has one million tons of recycled bottles a year.  Recycling is possible!  Here are some ideas.
 
We start by creating easier.  The plastic cups, decorated well and with imagination can become pretty storage desk; if we have the wide and tall plastic cups then we can just go crazy and add some dried flowers or make a brush holder.  Or we can make an empty-pockets or a small piggy bank for coins.
Another idea is to create characters with simple paper cups and colored cards to cut and paste.  Take a colored cardboard and draw the eyes, hair, mouth, carve out and glue all over the glass.  Just cut out the shapes (of animals, butterflies and candy) in the colored cardboard pasting them on each other and then paste them on the glasses.  Also in this case we can choose glasses of different sizes to create even real landscapes where our glasses are key players. 
 Use plastic cups, however, if they cannot be recycled, does not contribute positively to environment.  If you really are forced to resort to the use of disposable tableware can direct you to products with lower impact, like dishes of bio plastics obtained from vegetable raw materials.

Home: How to save electricity

The energetic savings or home, especially in recent times, is becoming a major problem of the people.  Especially when the air is a crisis, it is advisable to pay attention to fuel economy, so the bill does not weigh too much on our wallets.  Even if the electricity makes up 10% of total domestic consumption, it does not hurt to be more careful about what you do.

 Let’s see, then, what are the methods for saving but with efficiency, so without missing the comfort, since it is possible, too.  The energy savings from the bulb, there are hundreds of different types, but what are the best to save?  It may also vary on the type of bulb, depending on the needs that have, the halogen bulbs are popular.
For example, the halogen may be the best solution for the environment of the kitchen , as it offers direct lighting on the work surface, essential in the evening.  Of course you should always make sure that the lights used in the kitchen are safe and above all able to withstand splashes of water.  For the lights under the cabinets, the halogen lights seem to be the perfect choice, alternatively you can also consider a light panel. 
 For the dining area, then over the table, it is essential to create a warm atmosphere, so even the light from the lamp should be.  The choice could fall on dimmers with halogen or incandescent bulbs of 100 watts, preferably in the reflected light.  For lovers of design and not just, also, the chandeliers would be very comfortable with adjustable height, to keep very close to the table, to light the best.
 
For the bath, however, we recommend the filtered light, to be applied on the mirror: a plant or two on the sides.  Depending on the tastes and also on the type of construction, also the halogen lamps are always a good choice, especially if adjustable, so as to choose the best way in which distribute the lighting.
 
The lighting energy savings, however, are not recommended for areas where you do not spend much time, but in any case there are multiple solutions, as you saw, to optimize the arrival of household lighting bills without despair.

Save energy using appliances properly.Here are tips

 

• When we go to buy appliances we carefully choose those with low consumption. Unfortunately, they cost more, but allow a considerable saving in time that will allow us to amortize the initial cost.  The efficiency of the class is given on ' label .  Classes are 7 in all, ranging from A to G.  The A's are the most economical from the point of view of consumption.

•  Use washing machines and dishwashers only with full load and avoid the pre-wash dishes and clothes if they are not particularly dirty.  Then prefer the direct connection to the hot water to the heating of the cold water through the internal resistance.  By following these guidelines you can save up to 45%.

•   Place refrigerators and freezers away from heat and keep at least 10 cm away from the wall and the back of the unit.  Make sure the thermostat is set at intermediate temperatures.  The refrigerator also be defrosted from time to time to prevent the ice layer exceeds 3-4 mm and should be checked the door seals.  Even the coils should be cleaned at least once a year.  In this case, you can save up to 50%.

•   The heater gas consumes about 40% less than electric, but need to pay attention to safety to carry out routine maintenance by authorized personnel.  While it is useful both for the gas water heater that for the electrical periodic cleaning of heat exchanger coil and to remove scale.  Do not exceed a temperature of 40-50 °.

•   Do not leave on stand-by TV, computer, stereo, etc. You can save 10% energy.

Energy saving lamps: actual consumption and income

The energy saving light bulbs are slowly being established in the market, even thanks to some awareness campaigns to save the planet.
 Unfortunately, many people, through ignorance or indifference, has not yet considered this product and continues to use the old and uneconomic incandescent or halogen lamps, and in terms of consumption are placed in the middle, try to encourage them to rethink , proving the real savings in terms of money.

•  Incandescent: 

This type of lamp illuminates to heating caused by the passage of electric current through a tungsten filament inside the bulb which heats up to a temperature of 2700 k, causes the evaporation of the tungsten present in the filament by converting the energy into heat and light.  In use, the filament becomes thinner and thinner to break up after about 1000 hours of use.  The energy absorbed, as well as heat, is converted into light by an amount between 5 and 10%.  Due to the dynamic operation, the main limitations with regard to the characteristics and performance of these bulbs are summarized as follows:
 1) Size of bulb and metal attack that required lighting with considerable dimensions;
 2) High energy consumption due to low luminous efficiency;
 3) High thermal emission at potential risk for heat-sensitive objects placed in the immediate vicinity of the bulb during operation;
 4) Reduced life span which forces them to frequent parts;
 5) Light colors warm or low color temperatures that enhance the color ranges from red to yellow, depressing ranges from green to violet.

•  Halogen mains voltage (220v):

 The halogen lamp is the direct evolution of the incandescent bulb differences, as well as in form and in the possibility of use in devices of the size considerably smaller, and significant in terms of increase in luminous efficiency for the same energy absorption.  One factor to be highlighted in terms of consumption is the placing in the bulb of additional gas such as iodine, krypton and xenon times, this in order to allow the overheating of the filament above 3000 ° Kelvin in order to increase the luminous efficiency and move towards the high color temperature.
 Therefore, with respect to the "old" incandescent bulbs, halogen bulbs are much more efficient, keeping in mind that this type of source can reach the power of 1000w lamp.
 Furthermore, the luminous efficiency of a halogen lamp, thanks to the light whiter than a conventional bulb, is 50-100% higher than this, while the useful life ranges from 2000 to 6000 hours.

Mineral water your tap water, because you save?

 There is the one to digest, the low-sodium, one with the bubbles, one for pee...  What are we talking about?  Of mineral water.
 According to one study, 98% of Italians prefer drinking mineral water and so fills the weekly shopping cart with heavy and bulky plastic bottles that they will have to be laboriously transported home.

But beyond this, have you ever wondered how much it can cost a year to drink bottled water rather than drinking from the tap?
We calculated that, with a daily consumption of 1.5 liters per head and a cost of 0.30 € per bottle, in a year is going to spend about 110 € per person.  This means that a family of 4 can reach over 400 Euros in 12 months, a figure certainly considerable.

Some might argue that mineral water is healthier.

Well, the 'water that comes from our tap at home is monitored daily in large cities, and in the other week, when the limits of the law are not complied with the snaps, do not potable.

The water bottle, however, is subject to sporadic supervision by public authorities (in this sense, the laws are very permissive) and other analyzes by companies inbottigliatrici, but always cadences rather distant from each other.

The price for transport and fatigue in multiple subsequent disposals of the bottles are all good reasons to drink tap water and we thank our portfolio and the environment.

Tips and Tricks against rising bread

The bread is the basic component of our diet for thousands of years and is characterized by multiple forms and types that can be found on the market: trends, finger rolls, rosettes, ciabatta, baguettes, sandwiches, full, salty and many others.

Unfortunately the indiscriminate increase in prices occurred in recent times has meant that the cost of bread has risen so exaggerated, so that news of a few days ago, according to statistics there was a decline in consumption is not indifferent to this "raw" power.
 However, someone keeps committing the mortal sin to throw bread in the trash unused.  What alternatives can we take?
Firstly, frozen bread in excess: in fact, putting it in the freezer or freezing when it is still fresh, when pulled out, as if by magic, will return as soft as if it had been baked in a day, even after several months.  If you're just a family, a trick to save is to buy a nice loaf of a kilogram (the cost per kg is proportionately less than other formats and possibly buy in the supermarket where the price is lower compared to the baker in the house) and, Once home, cut it into slices around.

In this way, every day just pull out; maybe just get up, the number of slices that on average consume during a meal to have for lunch or dinner, the excellent fresh bread, which of course will be thawed.  Alternatively, just 5 minutes to put it in the oven to 100 ° or toaster to regenerate it and also make it warm and crisp.  This method is also good to avoid having to stop every day at the bakery for fresh bread every day at home.

Another option is to chop the dried bread (with the appropriate machinery for sale) to get the bread crumbs, useful for dozens of culinary preparations, but if you cannot scratch it, there are many recipes, so-called "food poor" providing for the recycling of dry bread.  Last resort is to bring the leftovers to the local animal shelter: dozens of animals will thank you.

How to protect yourself from loud noises

Living in a condominium can often be a nightmare, living together is hard enough inside one apartment, let alone reconciles the will and whims of so many families together.  According to the latest data Causality, very often one of the main causes of stress is just the household noises.

During the day between work, traffic and chores, especially if you have a large family, there are so many.  Any noise could turn into something scary, if stress is brought to the stars.  Discussions of the neighbors, the cries of children, the hammers to hang pictures on the wall, washing machine and vacuum cleaner are so many noises that we reproduce in the house and unfortunately we cannot save the neighborhood in most cases.
 

The discharge of water, television or radio too loud, the trucks that collect the garbage at night and maybe close to the railway, there are lots of reasons why the people are stressatissimi condominiums, but in reality there are ways to protect themselves from excessive noise and isolate themselves, at least in part, not to feel all this hassle.

To isolate a building from the outside, it is necessary roof and walls lined with sound absorbent panels, available in different materials, synthetic and natural and that work very well for the thermal insulation, for which the advantage is twofold. 

 Eye on the fixtures must be installed and well sealed, especially in the summer most of the noise comes from outside and passes through the windows, which remain open.  Glazing with cavities filled with gas and laminated glass will insulate even better. 

 A sound insulation mat for the floor, to be inserted between the substrate and the flooring will help to decrease the sound of footsteps, especially when there are high heels.  Sound-absorbing material is also available with regard to the exhaust system.  Once you put on the house, therefore, take all these precautions, for your sake and that of others, you will decrease the stress.

How to save water and reduce bills

  The water will be the oil of the future, experts say the least.  The growing demand from poorer countries and its increasing shortage in the world will cause the cost of water will rise dramatically in coming years, if we also consider that the Italian people is one of the most wasteful in the world, some 250 liters per capita day, then maybe it really is time to start an awareness campaign aimed at citizens, who, moreover, by following some tweaking, can save in a year several hundred dollars. 

For example, did you know that over 30% of domestic water consumption is attributable to flush?  Each time you press the button you waste about 10 liters of water, often for a piece of paper.  E 'useful to provide a flushing of modern exhaust systems that depending on the pressure deliver different amounts of water depending on the requirement.  In this way you can save up to 50%, which equates to about 26,000 gallons a year.

 But we see in detail what are the most important measures to be taken to prevent water waste and save money:

•  The use of air mixers in taps and showers reduce water consumption without changing their habits.  It is a small addition to its own tap able to mix the output water with air.  Who uses the water jet does not perceive any difference but the overall consumption of water is less.  You get to save about 40% of water used.

•  To flush the toilet, in addition to the method described above, there is a trick to reduce the water flow of the exhaust: just put inside a plastic bottle one-liter water-filled and closed.  The result will be immediate.  By this measure will reduce water consumption by 10%, offering the same service.

•  Ensure a perfect fit the taps: a loss of just a drop of hot water per second to cause a leakage of 1000 liters of water per month corresponding to the consumption of water needed to make more than ten showers.

•  Take a shower instead of a bath in the tub: to fill a bathtub takes about 100 liters of water for a shower while the water consumption is equal to about half.  In the shower can then be a good habit to turn off the taps while you are soaping or shampooing it.

•  Keep the faucet open while a person shaves, brushes his teeth while looking in the mirror is due to a considerable waste.  A discharge valve opened between 10 and 20 liters per minute.  Are wasted by leaving it opens for 30 to 60 liters a time.  In a year a family of 3 people arrives to save up to 7,500 liters of drinking water.

•  Wash your hands in an ecological way: even for washing your hands is useless for the flow of water is always open.  And 'Just open it once to wet your hands and the soap and then close it again.  After soapy hands, reopen the jet of water only to rinse his hands.

•  Use the washing machine and dishwasher only when fully loaded.  We use the same water at low loads, but in the end you do not wash.  With this little trick a family of 3 can save up to 8000 liters of water a year.  A wash cycle at 30 ° requires approximately 80 liters of water, at 90 ° it serves almost twice.

•  If you slide the water before it gets that hot, pick it up instead of wasting it in a bucket for other uses.

•  The water in which they were washed vegetables can be used for watering the garden or flowers.
 With these simple tips, your water bill will undergo a significant reduction and contribute to the fight against water waste in the world.