It is possible to save on utility bills by officially abandoning those that were imposed or, for example, using high technologies. Showing different approaches to reducing spending, outlines their benefits, but also reveals the disadvantages of this or that type of savings.
Instructions
Step 1
Purchase water meters. Otherwise, you will have to pay for hot and cold water, for water disposal (sewerage), not in terms of real consumption, but in terms of average standards. The calculation is based on the average consumption of a person.
Step 2
Ask the housing department if there is a common water meter in your house. Then the number of "cubic meters" consumed by the tenants is divided by the number registered in the house. This indicator is closer to reality. The solution may be to install individual meters. This is a complicated procedure. Better consult a specialist. Even families of 3-4 people actively consuming water noted that the equipment pays for itself in 1-2 years, and further savings are 20-40% of the amount that was paid earlier.
Step 3
You can take and record meter data monthly, pay them monthly. Alternatively, at the end of the year, make a general recalculation.
Step 4
Buy electricity meters. Choose multi-tariff appliances. Two-rate devices will keep track of how much you spent during the day and how much at night. The three-tariff program divides the day into three periods, peak load, half-peak, night. The counter switches automatically to winter and summer time. This is beneficial for those who sit at the computer, wash a lot, watch TV at night. There is a direct benefit to those who use space heaters at night. If you use electrical appliances during half-peak times, you can reduce your spending. The disadvantage is that it is not always possible to transfer "energy-intensive cases" overnight and the cost of the device is not cheap.
Step 5
Discard the radio if you do not use a radio. Find out where the district radio broadcasting department is located, the owner of the apartment needs to come there with his passport and issue an application for refusal. After a while, a wizard will come, who will block the outlet and issue the appropriate certificate. It must be transferred to the settlement center so that this item is removed from the receipt there.
Step 6
Give up unlimited calls on a landline phone, pay a fixed fee only for using the line, and pay for an outgoing call by the minute. You can save a lot by using Skype: a call from a computer to a computer where the same program is installed will be free. The disadvantage is the insufficient development of Internet telephony to provide ample opportunities for calls to landline telephones.
Step 7
Study the receipt carefully, the amount of insurance premiums is written there. You can not make these payments, the insurance conditions are often not favorable. It is better to insure property in specialized firms.
Step 8
Pay attention to the management company that serves the house. Overpriced prices may be charged for the simplest services. Gather an association of homeowners, it will be eligible with at least 50% of tenants, demand a report from the company. To collect a quorum, it is necessary to interest all residents in saving utilities.
Step 9
If you often leave home, inform the management company and the single clearing center about this so that you will not be invoiced for the use of some services on the receipt. Take meter readings together with representatives of the housing department or on your own, control all payments and collect receipts. At the end of the year, you will be able to prove the payment of payments, avoiding recalculation and additional commissions.
