Too much ink being used

We have gone through an XL ink cartridge in 4 week and they are suppose to last much longer. We do not print things very often, what problems could be happening to use all this ink so quickly. Any answers are greatly appreciated!!

Please read this post then provide some details. What printer model? What operating system? What are you printing?
There are a few general things to reduce ink usage:
Do not turn the printer off from an external switch, such as a power strip or outlet switch. Even if the printer is properly shut down first from its own switch an external switch will cause more ink to be used at startup. The printer should always be connected to a live outlet.
Do not run unnecessary cleaning cycles. Cleaning cycles use ink and are rarely needed.
Printing in Draft mode uses about half the ink of Nomal or Best modes. For everyday printing, especially text, draft mode may give acceptable results.
Photo prints (on photo paper) use much more ink than normal plain paper printing.
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Format/Info                              : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile                           : [email protected]
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Codec ID/Info                            : Advanced Video Coding
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Width                                      : 1 920 pixels
Height                                     : 1 080 pixels
Frame rate mode                      : Constant
Frame rate                               : 30.000 fps
Color space                              : YUV
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