1. Use an all-in-one machine. Rather than use separate machines to print, copy, scan and fax, use one machine to handle all of those tasks. You’ll save money and space.

2. Buy supplies ahead of time. When you have to buy supplies late at night or last-minute, you’ll pay a premium. Stock up on paper, printer cartridges and any other supplies you use often. Don’t buy more than you can store, but buy enough to cut down on extra trips to the office supply store.

3. Get organized to save time and money. Time spent looking for lost items adds up. If you can’t find the supplies you need, you’ll waste money replacing supplies you already own. A recent Brother survey called “P-touch Means Business,” found that disorganization costs each person around 76 working hours per year.

4. Look for used furniture on Craigslist or eBay. For new, reasonably priced furniture, check out Costco, IKEA and Overstock.com.

5. Think green. Replace traditional light bulbs with compact fluorescents. Save paper by using a printer with a duplex printing feature and deep sleep button.

What are you doing to save money while working from home?

• Make a trade. Swap goods and services on Barterquest.com, a site that brings together similarly thrifty people with different haves and wants.

• Test products. Get kickbacks for your feedback by enrolling as a product tester on sites like Product-Testing.com and Vindale.com. Complete an online survey on new items—electronics, baking sheets, toiletries—and you often get to keep what you try. Some companies sign up testers on their own sites, letting you score an HP printer, Microsoft videogames or a case of Utz potato chips.

• Lose the price tag. Get free stuff at Shop4Freebies.com, which lists Web sites offering giveaways and samples of everything from cereal to body wash. Sign up for the newsletter to be sure you get in on the next free sandwich at Arby’s.