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2 Fun Ways to Save Money When You Use Printers Ink

By Wendy Moyer
Sep 23, 2009
If you have an ink jet printer, here are a couple of ways that can save you a lot of money and give you and your family a lot of fun using the printers ink that comes with your printer. First, you can print a free calendar using online websites. And, if you have children (or if you're young at heart), you can find and print out a ton of free games from online sources.

Use Printers Ink to Print Out Calendars

Let's look at the calendars first. Use your favorite search engine to find websites that permit you to download printable calendars. You're looking for web sites that will allow you to customize your calendar. Combine these websites with printer ink and you can make nice gifts for your family, friends, or business associates. And they'll have whatever images you want on them.

The next step is to download the printable calendar to your computer. Format it according to whatever needs or requirements you choose. This is usually determined by the size of the paper you will use. You might have to go into the Advance Customization tab in your printer's setting to input this information.

Then you'll want to save any digital pictures you want to use on your calendars. Most of the websites you will use will enable you to click and then drag these images into particular spaces on the calendars that are designed to accept photographs.

You're now good to go. Just print out a color copy using the highest resolution you have available.

Online Games and Printers Ink - A Perfect Combination

Since games are becoming increasingly expensive and kids are always looking for new things to play with, you can take advantage of the many free websites that allow you to download games and print them out.

Ask your children the type of game that they're looking for. Log on to the world-wide--eb and search for free online printable games. Once you find one of the numerous sites that offer free games, you'll be able to read the descriptions and see which ones would best suit your children's needs. Why not read it aloud to them and print out the one that they like best?

The games are usually in PDF format. Once you find what you like, print it out on paper that's a bit thicker than what you usually use.

One of the great things about these games is that not only can your children enjoy them at home, you can also easily pack a variety of them when you travel. It will keep your kids happily occupied for hours on end.
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