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by Alvin Jay, Alv

Use a virtual office and save money. The reality of this statement is being realised time and again by free form business owners who have decided to shift either part or all of their operations to the digital world and have gained measures of success through it. The necessity for such a move comes purely from a need to reduce overheads and increase profit margins within their business environment. IN many countries, especially Singapore, getting a physical space for your business is something of a fiscal nightmare.

The costs involved are literally astronomical because you are not only dealing with rent, you are dealing with a whole plethora of variable and hidden costs that will hit you when you least expect it. This article will explain what some of these costs are and how you can avoid them with the use of a virtual office. The most pertinent one is of course rent, and the fact of the matter is, that you would have to sign a lease (minimum 6 months) in any location that you choose. If you are a start up business, this means a huge chunk of investment capital that is going into only your rent, pumping in money into an empty space (maybe minimally furnished) that is not even prepped and ready to start doing any sort of business.

Then there is the question of renovation, and no matter how little you have to do, that is cost and stress. Dealing with contractors and electricians to ensure that you maximise every square inch of space that is given to you. This also takes time, which means your business cannot launch while you sit around, wait about for things to get done and then start on your business proper. Also, you have to think about things like office equipment, computers, partitions, furniture, rest areas, amenities for your staff, paper - and these are just some of the variable costs involved in setting up an office. Add to that the hidden cost of maintenance, when something breaks down, or when expansion sets in and you start to hire new people.

Add to that list the internet bill, water and of course electricity (being the big three) – and what do you get? A 5 digit a month liability that is causing your profit margins to be inch high. That is the reality of the situation. If you can afford it and see owning a physical office as critical to your operations, then by all means. But if you feel that you can save more money by shifting your operations to the virtual space, then do not hesitate. You would be amazed at the sheer amount of money you can save by renting out a virtual office space, and using the internet an effective communication platform among office workers and employees. Use a virtual office and save money, get your business going in the right direction and save costs right from the get go.

With the advent of the 20th century, the age of the gadgets had begun. The wealthy and the rich wanted ever more comfort and to appease them more and more inventions started taking place. Newer gadgets started hitting the market every day and people went crazy to buy them. The last few decades have seen an explosion in the number of electronic and other material things that money can buy. But most of these things that we buy are because someone we know has it and is considered cool to have. So, in this race for being cool we also must have it and therefore we go ahead mindlessly spend our hard earned dollars on buying those items.

By just removing a few of these things form our homes and everyday lives, we can save up to thousands of dollars each year in bills. Mobile phones have become so common that almost everyone has one today. We believe that it has become an indispensible part of our lives. While landlines were a must have before the mobile phones, now both of them are considered as a must have. But why do you need that landline if you have a mobile phone? It is with you whether you are at home somewhere else. Cutting the lines of that landline can easily save you at least $50 a month.

We all pay huge internet connection bills each month. We buy high speed connections even though our usage is just limited to regular internet surfing and sending or receiving emails. By shifting to a lower speed plan, one that suits our needs, we can save hundreds of dollars each year. Also if you rarely logon to the internet, like once or twice a month, it would be much more economical to use the internet facility at the nearby library or a cyber caf.

Get rid of those paid channels. All that most of us do sitting in front of the TV is flip channels on the remote. Why pay only to flip channels and watch nothing worth our time on the TV. In fact most of us watch no more than a couple of channels on the TV. The time that will be spent away from the TV set can be used to sit down and relax with your near and dear ones, chat and enjoy. There are so many things pending in the house at all times, if you can save just a couple of hours each day, just imagine how much can be accomplished each month.

You should also cancel all those magazine subscriptions that you don't even read except for in the bathroom. Rather borrow books and magazines from the local library if you really want something to read in the loo. You can save hundreds of precious dollars each year in magazine subscription fee by cancelling them.

By just cutting a few unnecessary expenses from our everyday lives we can save thousands of dollars each year. The more we save, the more we will want to save because once you start seeing the greens accumulating in the bank account you will just not want them to stop from increasing. Thus, eventually leaving you richer for the better things in life.

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