Does having a computer save you money?

Having a computer is helpful and makes life a lot simpler. It gets rid of a lot of extra stress in my life. However, it does not save me money. I to pay my bills online. If I didn't then I would just have to go into the bank and pay them. This isn't a big deal. It might cost me a few more dollars a month for a better banking package... as my banking package is mainly online as is. It takes a lot of organization. Planning to do things together while you're in one area. The cost of a computer and electricity and the internet probably does not outweigh the little bits and pieces you save by having it. Or I believe that is true in my case.

I think I save money. My husband and I have two checking accounts and pay our own bills all mine are set up online. He runs around and pays them or has to mail them off. With gas prices like they are I am not fixing to run around and try to pay 10 bills a day. That would cost me 20 dollars. I think he is finally seeing this and is starting to pay his stuff online as well. I do make quite a bit of money though on the internet and take my schooling on here which saves on gas also. I think that my computer helps me save a lot of money.

Besides paying bills online and banking online, I save money by not subscribing to the newspaper any more and reading it online instead. I don't subscribe to many magazines, either, because there is so much information online. Freebies that I find online, as well as printable coupons, help stretch the budget. Comparing prices before buying something has saved a lot of money. Then there's the entertainment value. Instead of going out or buying something to entertain myself, I can do all sorts of things on the computer, from playing solitaire to joining groups specific to my interests and hobbies. More than half my income comes from work I do online, and that, combined with the freebies, coupons and other benefits, make my computer the most important part of my finances.

It does. I stay home more and research prices before going and buying things. I very seldom mail things anymore.

My computer helps me make alot of money with all the things I do online to make money. I also am paying most of my bills online so I am saving on stamps. It also keeps entertained enough that I keep the TV off some of the time that I'm on the computer. I use a laptop so I feel that I save on electric also. I do enjoy my computer.

Hi Happythoughts. I make my computer earn me money. How strange does that sound? I earn money online by selling books. Now I am experimenting with sites like Mylot.com to see if I can get back more of my computer and broadband costs. I would also add that now I do all my banking online and that some of the best rates of deposit/savings account interest are only available to online bank accounts. Add to that all the money you save by broking online or purchasing goods or flights online and any work you do from home using your computer and you see that the saving can be indeed significant. All the best from Germany Umart PS.I forgot to add all those emails, the ICQ and MSN messenger services and Skype which save a fortune in phone bills :-)

We do a lot of things online, mostly for the convenience. I also use my computer for a lot of the work I do - it wouldn't be possible for me to run my business without it. I have used my computer to make money online - writing articles, reviews, worksheets, and participating in surveys and PTP sites. But I think that if I did not do these things, I would just work more or do something else - we need more money.

Yeah it does save you a money.. Actually alot of money. You can pay bills in the internet, watch news and stuff which would cost you money (gasoline and some coins to buy newspaper). And all this you can actually reach even with old computer. I think you can read news even with the first computers availeble there to go into internet. It does not require much for a computer :)

Yes I also save money by paying bills and banking on the internet, which saves on stamps and envelopes. If I am buying anything I check out prices on the internet before deciding which brand to buy and where to buy it from. I have saved money buying books online, even with delivery costs, it was cheaper than ordering and buying them through a book store. I make money from almost everything I do on the internet. I get paid for my searches, for my activities at myLot, for my articles and reviews, for reading and voting on reviews, for promoting my blog and for giving my opinion in surveys and polls.

I have never made money in my life with a computer, in fact the bills are frequent. One friend of mine however is savvy about the stock market, and lives off the lap top, so you travels all the time, and making a fortune buying and selling shares, so some have it some dont.