06/08/2021
Debating returning to the office? Here’s 5 ways working from home can save you money! 💰
🏡 Commuting will be one of the most obvious ways that you can save money when you work from home.
If you drive to work, you’ll save on gas, car maintenance and wear and tear to your car. You might even be able to sell your car if you live in a city with ample options for mass transportation.
🏡 Food costs
Most of us are guilty of grabbing a quick coffee on the way to work or eating out on lunch breaks. Home cooked lunches are cheaper!
🏡 Tax breaks
We’re not going to do a deep dive into this category, as we’re not accountants; however, we do know the benefits that some people can have by writing off a portion of their home office for a tax break.
Depending on your work status, if you’re full-time, or working as a freelancer, you may be able to “write off” components of your professional costs like your phone bill, Internet service and other office expenses like that.
🏡 We won’t be the first to say this: time is money. What not enough people are saying is that time is happiness, and happiness is work-life balance when you work from home.
Working from home saves you money because it saves you time – time spent in line waiting for the elevator at the office, time spent looking for parking so that you can get on the train, time spent shopping for work clothes and time spent commuting on a bus.
One of our favorite overall benefits of working remotely is that you gain that time back in your day to do hobbies you love. Among these could be time focused on staying fit, working on eating healthy, reading with your kids or working on your blossoming side hustle – all some of the most forward-thinking work trends available to us right now.
Do you prefer to work from home or the office?
Tips reposted from halfhalftravel.com