Electricity, refueling, shopping: This is how you save around 1,000 euros a year
Created: 07/13/2022, 15:01
By: Andrea Stettner
The increased prices are currently noticeable in almost everyone's wallet.
We show where you can still save a lot of money in everyday life.
In the supermarket, at the gas station or with the utility bills: all of Germany is currently groaning under the rising prices.
Above all, energy prices such as electricity, gas and heating oil are causing people concern.
But food prices are also a problem, especially for low earners, pensioners and Hartz IV recipients.
The much-discussed energy flat rate does not benefit everyone anyway.
That's why saving is now the best solution - be it for gas, electricity or other household expenses.
We reveal a few
tips
on where you can
still save a lot of money in everyday life
.
Whether heating, refueling or shopping: a few tricks can save a lot of money.
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Save money in everyday life - this is how you save when shopping
Create a weekly plan for your meals
and shop according to the shopping list.
This prevents expensive spontaneous purchases.
Buy store brands from the supermarket:
Store brands are often offered at discounter prices.
Savings according to
Bild.de
: 45 percent.
Do your shopping in the evening:
Perishable goods or bread are often reduced before the shop closes – especially on Saturdays before the weekend.
There is a discount of up to 50 percent.
Drink tap water
(0.3 cents per liter) instead of mineral water (13 cents per liter) from the supermarket or discounter (13 cents per liter).
That saves a family of four 230 euros a year.
You save on electricity, heating and gas
Proper ventilation saves heating costs:
If you ventilate for five minutes three times a day, you prevent the apartment from cooling down too much and then having to be heated excessively.
According to
image
information, this saves up to 165 euros a year in a single-family home (110 square meters).
In a medium-sized apartment (70 square meters), residents save around 85 euros a year.
Replacing old lightbulbs with new LEDs:
With ten 60-watt lightbulbs, the savings are noticeable - around 165 euros a year.
Cook with a lid: According to
energiewechsel.de
, anyone who prepares their food in a saucepan with a lid saves
half the electricity.
It is better to use a kettle to heat water.
Use less hot water:
Gas can be saved in everyday life even when showering.
If you take a shower for just five minutes instead of seven a day, you can reduce your energy costs by around 30 percent.
Use the dishwasher correctly:
Only switch on your dishwasher when it is fully loaded and press the Eco button.
This rinse cycle works at a lower temperature and uses less electricity.
That saves around 110 euros a year.
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Save money with car, internet and bank
Refuel in the evening:
Between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m., refueling is usually 7 cents cheaper than at 7 a.m. in the morning.
Cancel your fully comprehensive insurance for the car:
this is only worthwhile in the first five years anyway.
Partial comprehensive car insurance is around 26 percent cheaper.
Change your bank:
Many new customers do not pay any account fees from a monthly incoming payment of 700 euros.
This tip saves around 60 euros a year.
Looking for a new DSL provider:
When switching, new customers often get lucrative bonuses and discounts of 200 euros a year.
A look at comparison portals helps to find a cheap provider.
Did you know?
Especially in summer, many people waste money unnecessarily because they make crucial mistakes when cooling and airing their homes.
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