Let’s face the facts: For most people, the on-going cost of ink and toner will be one of the largest office supply related expenses they will deal with. In most workplaces and home offices, printing things is simply a necessary part of a work day. In an effort to help you save some money, here are 5 easy to follow suggestions that will help save on your ink and toner bills: #1 – Give it a good shake – Most people immediately start thinking about replacing the toner cartridge as soon as the print quality begins to degrade. Instead of that, consider doing this: Remove the toner cartridge from the printer, shake it a bit, and then return it back to the printer. Most toners have around 10% of their original volume still in the toner when you start to see streaks or print issues. Shaking the settled toner can get you enough toner to print another hundred or more pages (on average). Repeat this process until you can no longer print more than thirty pages of streak-free pa ...
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... (work at home employees) Home based employees No matter what the name or description, the location of the job (home) remains the same. As more and more employees migrate towards this work set-up, the number of home offices being built or designed has skyrocketed over the last few years. Data from the AMEX Small Business Association indicates that the number of people working from their homes increased 37% from 2010 to 2011. If you happen to be one of those people that are transitioning to a home office or just getting ready to set-up your home office, here are a few ways to keep the costs down: Start small – An “office” doesn’t have to be fully equipped to get started. Rather than shelling out money for a new desk, printer, new monitor, and new phone; consider making those purchases in phases. Evaluate your needs and purchase the most important item first. Then move on to the other items over time. When I first set my home office up, I worked on a small folding table until I knew that the home office ...