Easy Ways To Save Money In Your Wedding Business

 

Piggy_Bank_and_ChangeWhen you first start your wedding business it is easy to get so overwhelmed with all the expenses that you go a bit crazy with the spending. You don’t have to do this however. Sure, there are some unavoidable expenses and some are pretty high, but it is crucial to keep your expenses in check in order to make it to next year.

So how do you build a business and control your expenditure so that you have a smaller overhead and larger profit? Probably the most overlooked way to control spending is to always make sure that each and every expense you incur is required for you to make more money than you will spend. This means keeping “fluffy” expenses such as paid vacations, and expensive printing ink (unless that is part of your signature products) to a minimum at first. Do you really need that 20th camera lens now for the sake of the artistic part of your photography or could you wait a year or two?

For more tips on keeping your business expenses lean in the first few year make sure to check out the article on Noobpreneur . What do you think? Is there a way you can cut your expenses to build a more profitable business?

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3 Easy Ways to Discover Hidden Cash in 2012

 

piggy-bankThe new year has arrived and I’m starting my annual things to get done list. I’ve never been big on New Years resolutions, maybe because I’ve been guilty of blowing so many off in the past.

So a while back I re-branded: now it’s my New Years Master List! Resolutions I apparently have no problem ignoring, but a MASTER LIST…Hell, that’s serious enough to keep my attention!

The list this year has a combination of personal and business goals, as usual, but this time around I’m putting a little bit more intention into areas of conservation. No, I’m not talking about being a good sport and recycling my empty tuna cans, I’m talking about saving some money.

Who doesn’t like to save? Every buck you save is a buck earned (well. not always, but that’s a different topic.)

I believe EVERYONE has an expense in their life that could be dumped with out any real hardship. Finding these funds to free up isn’t very hard; it just takes a little focus. I have no doubt that there is somewhere you are pissing some cash away. Time to plug the leak!

Here are a couple of moves that will net us some easy savings this year…

Since it’s only Steph and I signed up for health insurance and we’re pretty darn healthy, I had our annual deductable raised to $1200.00.

Savings = $200.00 per month

I called our insurance agent who handles our home, car and business insurance and did a few minor tweaks in our policies.

Savings = $ 50 per month

I’ve never really used my phone for much more than calling, since I work from home and use the internet on my computer. I went back to a “dumb” flip phone. This one I’m not completely sure of yet, but its pretty easy to upgrade if I just can’t live with out it!

Savings = $40 per month

That’s $290.00 per month or $3480.00 per year saved.

Wow! Not bad and I didn’t even break a sweat. It’s like I just found a vacation or money to put away for a rainy day. My mom would be so proud.

Where can you save?

You and I both know you can. There are opportunities all around you.

Do you really need all those premium channels? How often do you eat out? P.S. It’s probably not doing your health any good anyway. Take a look at where you bank. They might be nickle and diming you to death with fees costing you hundreds or even thousands. We changed banks a few years back and saved a ton.

All it takes is opening your eyes and taking a little action. Not only could you open up some funds for something that will have a real impact on your life, but you will be creating a new habit that will result in a fortune over a life time.

So, what are you willing to cut this year? I would love to hear some of your ideas. Please leave a comment below and help your fellow wedding vendors bottom line.

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