School & Office Supplies

New ink cartridges are a waste of money and not so great for the environment either. The black & white laser toner cartridges you already have can often be refilled for about $10-20 each, or replaced with a reconditioned one for $30-50. Compare this to new ones which can run $75 … [Read more...] about Stick with reconditioned or refill printer cartridges

When printing drafts to be edited, or even for internal printed communications, switch to the lower quality setting on your printer (commonly referred to as "draft", "toner save" or "economy" mode). You should be able to make the change in the print options or print properties … [Read more...] about Lower your print quality

Free services like PrintWhatYouLike.com help you edit documents and web pages before you print them. This way you'll print only the parts you need, saving on toner/ink and paper. Treehugger.com suggests five software programs you can download to help you cut back as well, though … [Read more...] about Print only what you need

From time to time you can find a new printer on sale at a huge discount. Check the models sitting on the clearance rack at your local retailer, or on promotion during a big holiday savings event. Most new printers come with a smaller capacity "starter" toner cartridge that … [Read more...] about Buy a new machine just for the toner

If you don’t want to buy Microsoft Office multiple times for multiple computers, try Openoffice.org, which has compatible versions of Word, Excel and Power Point - without having to spend thousands for the brand name. Likewise, several antivirus software downloads like Avast or … [Read more...] about Use free office software