How to save on Office Supplies Equipment for your Home Based Office

Starting your own home based office is very exciting; it’s free from daily commuting to office and gives you the power of independence. You are no longer bound to stick to the HR policies and the regular morning question of “why you are late today?” Even the risk of losing the job is eliminated. While setting up your new home based office, you may run in emotions and buy office supplies equipment that you really don’t need. Always remember that it is a new business and you have other expenses that you need to worry about. Shop wisely and in such a way that at the end of the day you are able to save few bucks. Here are some costs saving tips.

First use what you already have

Start saving from your home, identify the things in your house that can be used in the office such as staplers, pins, scissors, pen, reams paper, etc. You may even have an old unused table/ chair or your home printer. Initially, you can use your personal computer to cut down the costs. First use them and then as you spend time in your business, you will have a good idea of what kind of office supplies you use frequently. Avoid getting overexcited while buying; chances are that you might end up buying things that you don’t really need for time being.

Look for discounts

If you buy office supplies online, you can see the benefit of freebies and discounts that are available throughout the year. Rebates and coupons are other ways to cut costs. There are many suppliers that offer a buy 2 get 1 free or they might refill your toner cartridge at discounted rates if you buy a printer from them. Ask your neighbours and friends for any spare office supply that might be of no use to them and you can get it for free! Often the second hand product selling shops have things like file cabinet which have no visible flaws and come at low prices.

Be restrictive and be intelligent

You can save on the expenses by being restrictive in your approach. For example, while printing something, make sure that you only print the information that you really need. Printing only necessary things will save you from constantly having to purchase ink and paper. Documents that you need to keep for company records can be stored in CDs, DVDs, computers, and external hard drives, instead of printing and storing them in files. Make use of other things around your house such as vegetable cans for pen holder or paper clip holder. To save money you have to be creative and intelligent so that you can make something out of things you have around your house.

These are some of the ways that you can use to keep the costs down of your home based office.

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By: Daron Walton