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As promised, below are the money-saving tips from the Kodak \u201cPrint and Prosper\u201d event. They are from Laura Rowley a personal finance expert, Yahoo! Finance Columnist and mother of 3 kids.<\/p>\n

LIVING ROOM: MAKE A LIVING FROM YOUR LIVING ROOM
\n<\/strong>Use your family room to unplug, literally. Vampire drain of electricity in \u201cstandby mode\u201d \u2013turned off but still plugged into the wall \u2013 drains our wallets $3 billion per year. Plug items into fuse-protected power strips that don\u2019t suck energy from the wall when turned off.<\/p>\n

Watch a little closer. Americans pay an average of $60 for cable, but only watch 15 channels, according to the Consumers Union. If you pay for premium cable, call your provider and put the service on \u201cvacation mode.\u201d You\u2019ll still receive basic service but save temporarily on the extras \u2013 and get a good sense of whether you miss them. If you don\u2019t, call the cancellation department and say you\u2019re considering eliminating service altogether \u2013 this department has the best deals on hand to keep you as a customer.<\/p>\n

HOME OFFICE: CREATE A HOME (OFFICE) TO CALL YOUR OWN
\n<\/strong>Rethink your ink. Equip yourself with items that stretch your dollars like Kodak\u2019s All-in-One Inkjet printers, which can save you up to $110 a year on ink.<\/p>\n

Channel your inner freegan. Sign up for free services like Skype that lets you make long distance calls online without spending a penny and faxzero.com, a service that allows you to fax for free by adding an ad coversheet to your faxes.<\/p>\n

BATHROOM: DON\u2019T FLUSH MONEY DOWN THE TOILET
\n<\/strong>Go with the low-flow. Water bills can be cut back 25 to 60 percent by replacing showerheads and faucets with low-flow aerating models for $10 to $20 each. Look for a model that\u2019s 2.5 gallons per minute to save on average $200 per year.<\/p>\n

A prescription to save. Only one-third of prescription drugs are mostly covered by insurance, according to a recent Consumer Reports survey. Prices can vary as much as $100 between designer and generic drugs so make sure you ask your physician for a generic equivalent, which can cost up to 40 percent less.<\/p>\n

LAUNDRY ROOM: DON\u2019T GET TAKEN TO THE CLEANERS ON YOUR DRY CLEANING<\/strong>
\nA dirty secret. Households spend an average of $1,500 a year on dry cleaning, and 65 percent of those clothes are washable, according to Proctor and Gamble research. Wool, cashmere, silk, rayon, polyester and spandex can all be laundered, saving America $750 a year.<\/p>\n

(For more savings ideas and to calculate getting started, check out \u201cMoney and Happiness: A Guide to Living the Good Life<\/a>\u201c.<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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