How to save in a big city, without losing the quality of life
Get Rich Web Services / / December 20, 2019
Elvira Valiullina
Brand manager hybrid space "Table".
For some, life in the city - a luxury that can not always afford. car maintenance, rental housing, food and things - that the most hits on the wallet citizens. We collected a few life hacking, by which life in the big city can be a little bit cheaper and easier.
1. Karshering
Karshering - a per-minute car rental services, which will relieve you from maintenance, gas stations, and problems with the parking charge. The average minute trip in a rented car costs 8 rubles in Russia. In Moscow, there are several services with a large fleet and with different prices. The main thing - do not break the rules, check the car before the trip and to not get in an accident.
karsheringa Services offers "Delimobil"Which, among other things, allows you to earn miles for every 30 rubles spent, and gives 400 rubles This misleading other. Service YouDrive It offers 20 free minutes of booking a car. Overnight parking will be free for the day she will have to give 2.5 rubles per minute.
2. coworking
Coworking - a single space, consisting of companies with different spheres of activity. At one site can get on experts in the field of IT and preachers of a healthy diet, which then operate restaurants, recreation areas and even parks. Ideal not only for freelancersBut also for employers who want to rent an office for the team and not to think about everyday problems.
Rent for a small company in the center of Moscow will cost at least 35-40 thousand rubles a month. And that's not counting the many hours of conversations with the landlord and fire inspection, and even walking the rest of the chain of command. Rent coworking rise to 20 thousand rubles per month. I paid and forgotten.
By the way, there are coworking as a specialist, such as for architects and designers ( "Laba"), And for anyone who is committed to the new format of work ("Table»).
3. Koliving
Tired of being single? You have big bills for communal or unpleasant neighbors on the site? Koliving problem can be solved - a kind of space for people united by a common idea, views, field of activity. This option is also suitable workaholics who have no time for cleaning. For example, cleaning, bath accessories, towels kolivinge Ollie already included in the price.
Rent room in kolivinge Colivium per month will cost 49-50 thousand rubles. The price range for rooms for rent in an ordinary Moscow apartment - from 20 to 60 thousand. But in this case you are not insured by the Soviet repair or loud neighbors. On koliving you will spend the same amount of either, or a little more, but will save time, each hour that you will pay the difference in price, and keep your nerves.
4. Rental things for life
You have decided to hang a new picture on the wall, but you do not have a drill. Do not worry, buy a new one will not have to. On the special services you can hire a drill, hammer, ladder and other necessary things in everyday life. Or you can ask the neighbors, but not all are sympathetic to the request.
service "Arendorium"Allows to rent any of the things for a variety of events: weddings, traveling, partying. And with the help of the community Rentmania you can rent baby items (car seats, strollers, bicycles, baby), household appliances, clothing, shoes, sports equipment.
5. Wi-Fi-point for sharing
an option for millenialovWhich do not represent life without the Internet. The community Fon there is evidence to connect to 21 million access points, Wi-Fi, in particular at airports and public transport.
Not only can you post pictures to social networks, but forget about the expensive mobile internet. Only preliminary costs to make sure that the service coverage area includes the location of your stay.
6. Clothes for rent
Prom, wedding, or visit Burning Man happen only once in life. But always there is the age-old question: "What to wear?" If shopping trips seem flour, and spent a good thing to put on it once, do not want you to save the rented clothes.
Find it helps moussa Project - rental service of rare things: pants, skirts, dresses, accessories, brought the creator of the project from New York, Paris and London. Rent can do in a thousand, and 12 thousand rubles. Can take things for three days. And if something like it, and to redeem the real.
7. Shopping in clubbing
Quite often easier to buy products in the purse with its neighbors, if you do not live alone. The benefit is obvious: for products you give not the full price, but only half or a third.
service "Repka"Allows you to make purchases for the entire family. You can buy clothes, food, creative products, kitchen accessories. Multi-family can be purchased on the website "BB. Joint purchases». You can choose everything for home and garden, as well as cosmetics and items for the personal hygiene.
In the Russian market of collective purchases took Mail. Ru Group: application "Cheaper together", which is coming out this year, provides the opportunity to receive a discount if the goods found a another buyer.
8. Search artists for different tasks
You need to walk the dog, to hammer a nail into the wall, go for groceries? Help services, where you ask about the services and set their price for them. Put the problem, and there exists an expert himself. Maybe someone will need your skills that will get additional source of income.
Companies such as PROFI.RU and YouDoThey help some people to solve problems, while others make. The benefit is won by time. You do not need to look for agency services, office, read reviews, talk, meet in person and explain the problem. In addition, the cost of the service will often be lower.
The service you can find builders, lawyers, graphic designers, web developers, tutors, and not only.
To save, not necessarily indulge in pleasures, purchased cheap products and fuss over every penny. Each of these services will help in solving everyday problems and simplify your life.
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