Below is an answer that I gave for a very similar question.
Saving about 96 cents ($.96) a day?
A cup of coffee from a vending machine = about 50 cents ($.50)
Q: What is the price of a small cup of coffee at Tim horton's?
A: A small cup of coffee in most Tim Horton's is $1.23 however the prices vary depending on where you are.
Source: wiki.answers.com
One extra trip to the grocery store = about 70 cents ($.70)
1 gallon of gas = average $3.25 a gallon, car average consumption about 23 miles a gallon, round trip estimated 5 miles
If you run a 100 watt bulb for 10 hours you would use 1000 watts of electricity or 1 killowatt hour (kWh). The cost of electricity varies by location usually. Mine even has a sliding scale based on the usage and goes from $.08 to $0.25 per kWh. Look at your electric bill to see if it shows a rate per kWh. If it does not, divide the dollar amount of your bill by the total kWh used to get a rate per kWh. That will be the cost to run a 100 watt bulb for 10 hours.
There's a 'rule of thumb' (2007 numbers) - a 100 Watt light bulb costs about 100 dollars per year if left on continuously.
I could go on and on, but I think you catch my drift.
Now, a savings of 96 cents ($.96) a day = $29 a month.
A Standing Order for 100 T-Credits = $29 a month
You earn 1200 VP
Bid the 100 T-Credits on a price benders auction and you gain 100 VP and 500 MRP’s
For 480 MRP’s you can but 4 single T-Credits, gaining 408 VP.
Bid the 4 T-Credits and you now have 1712 vp
This along with your daily actions and such, you have more then enough vp to maintain EA every month.
You also have 40 MRP left over for the following month.
I am sure you can all think of ways to grow from their!
And who knows, you may even get lucky in one of the auctions.
While there are many other household saving ways you lower you budget, the above is just a starter.
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Below is an answer that I gave for a very similar question.
Saving about 96 cents ($.96) a day?
A cup of coffee from a vending machine = about 50 cents ($.50)
Q: What is the price of a small cup of coffee at Tim horton's?
A: A small cup of coffee in most Tim Horton's is $1.23 however the prices vary depending on where you are.
Source: wiki.answers.com
One extra trip to the grocery store = about 70 cents ($.70)
1 gallon of gas = average
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