With all the talk about government financial overhauls and such, I'm thinking of how important it is for individuals and families to run their own financials and consider changes and overhauls themselves. As frequent Workerette readers know, I'm pretty big about trying to find ways to save here and there and boost the budget. Frankly, I think a lot of the ideas that work in the family environment can also be applied, in one manner or another, to businesses. This is especially true of small and home-based businesses, of course, where the lines of business vs. personal finances tend to blur a lot more than the corporate accounting will.
After reading an interesting post over at Ordinary Life, Extraordinary God about ways to save on gas, I thought it would be interesting to discuss more ways we Workerettes can save - whether it be pennies or hundreds - and hopefully come up with creative ways to apply our thoughts on saving at home to the business environment as well. Be sure to leave me your own ideas in the comments section when you're done reading; I am always on the hunt for more ways to save, and I'm sure you'll think of things business owners and employers can do to cut costs instead of cutting jobs.
Let's get started!
