Transportation & Communication: The Importance Of Transportation And Communication

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Transportation & Communication
Transportation
Transportation may be a considerable expense depending on where you live, need to go and your options. Most of us have a car, so that is where we start looking.

Lowering gas consumption may start by altering driving style:

• Slow down when you drive, avoid fast accelerations and keep a steady pace.

• Keep the vehicle maintained.

Try to avoid driving:

• When you shop, do all the shopping at once instead of driving several times.

• Your employer may allow for using the “home office” occasionally.

• Shop on the internet, this may in itself save you some money.

Choosing the right vehicle may however, save you much more than changing the driving style:

• To keep transportation costs down, you …show more content…

baking your own bread cost less than 20% of the price in shops.

Buy fruit and vegetables in season, i.e. they will be cheaper, healthier and taste better than artificially grown ones and, it will benefit the environment if not sent via an airplane from the other hemisphere.

In addition, many types of groceries are sold in at least two forms; heavily branded products and discount versions. However, there is seldom a difference in quality, but a hefty difference in price. The key to choosing the right product is the product declaration, compare before choosing which one to buy. If you are in doubt, try the cheap alternative.
Notice, that the expensive items are placed on shelves where it catches your eyes; the cheaper buys are placed lower or higher on the shelves.

Research suggests that impulse buys are a reason for overspending. Preparing a shopping list in advance and sticking to it, is a great recipe for avoiding buying on impulse. In addition, remember to buy at the cheapest stores.

Start comparing prices and you will gradually become aware of price levels making it easy to identify decent …show more content…

However, going vegan a few days a week will not harm anyone, on the contrary.

Then there are the minor savings that quickly add up; Bring lunch to work / school, your own coffee in a thermos and drop the visit to Starbucks (remember the latte-effect). These sacrifices will add up quicker than you imagine. Use cheaper alternatives such as minced beef instead of steak, substituting soda water with plain water.

Food is not just nourishment for the body, but also associated with enjoyment, pleasure and well-being. When we eat what we like, our body releases dopamine so we experience pleasure and well-being, relax and experience mental tranquility.
We are naturally geared to eat more than we need. Appropriate when we were living in the Stone Age and never knew when it would be possible to find enough food again, but certainly not as useful in today's society. The concept by nature is eating until not being able to squeeze a bit more down rather than eating until you are no longer

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