Activity

Time Savings

Money Savings

Online bill paying

Once set-up is complete, eliminates having to write out checks, address envelopes, and mail bills.

No more costly checks and postage; good for the environment as you can opt for paperless billing, and reduces carbon emissions from mail delivery trucks

Online banking

Many employers offer direct deposit of your payroll check.  Eliminates the need to drive to the bank and deposit your payroll.  You can even set up direct deposit into multiple accounts, such as your checking, savings, and money-market accounts.  Accounts can be linked for easy transfer of funds from one account to another.

Reduction of paper-usage; less gasoline needed to conduct business in person; direct deposit into savings accounts ensures your nest egg increases instead of remaining in your cash flow

Comparison shopping

Eliminates the need to make telephone calls or drive to multiple stores to compare items.  Frees up your time to focus on other things.

It's much easier to identify the best overall deal if you have all information you need at your fingertips, and you shorten the amount of available time you have to get your purchase made.

Travel or Dining Reservations

No need to look up phone numbers, wait on the phone for a customer service rep, etc.  Setting up your travel or dining itinerary is handled within moments simply by navigating the web and making your reservations online.

Less use of telephone required; ability to do comparison shopping on travel such as flights, car rentals, and hotel costs enables you to get the best deal.  Also able to quickly determine locations so that you can map out your route in less time.

Email

Easy way to handle quick communications; eliminates the need to pick up the phone or send a letter via fax or mail

Reduced usage of telephone, paper, and postage; email eliminates mail delivery.

Web surfing -- News, weather, sports

View what you are interested in, instead of having to sort through a news paper or sit through a news show on television.

Eliminates need for paper and delivery.

Online shopping

No need to drive to a store to make a purchase.  Shaves hours off shopping time required.

Stores require less actual real estate when shoppers use their online stores.  Cost savings can be passed along to the consumer because less rental costs and commission required for staff.

Media Streaming

Eliminates the need to travel to a video rental store and browse titles.  Also ensures that the title you want is the title you get, rather than having to be waitlisted for a popular video.

Reduced gasoline, rental fees, and real estate needed for store fronts.

Picture Sharing

No need to send in film and wait for prints; sharing pictures literally takes seconds from upload to sending to friends and family.

Eliminates printing pictures you don't like.  You can opt to print only those you want.  No gasoline required.

Online Education

Online college classes are a great way to get credits without having to spend the time in a lecture hall and travelling to and from the campus.

Huge cost savings on gasoline.  Online classes sometimes cost less if they are video-taped and re-used, rather than classes that require live lecture.