I don't see go to your local library. Audio books cost ~25 bucks even on Amazon ... my library system even allows me to download audiobooks directly from their website.

The world would be a much better place if everyone utilized their local library once a week.

can we get some SPACING in the OP and quicksummary between items?

etee said:In CA, if you need to go to the DMV make sure you make an appointment instead of waiting with the first-come first-serve crowd. As far as I could tell, it puts you near the front of the call queue and reduces wait time significantly.
Even better, join AAA and do most of your DMV business at the AAA office. (AAA members also get free Experian credit watch & alerts).

jumroo said:did you outsource typing this post too?

i hope you did

Yes i did. I just did [text only] on the old archived thread and deleted all the irrelevant and unhelpful posts.

How about this: have two days mid and end of month set out to pay bills and finance matters. Fat? take another job or go join a karate dojo as a defensive measure and shed those fat lbs.
Change oil? let the mech do it.
Tired of calling up hookers and waiting for them? get a girl friend, you may get free meal too, of course I was talking about food.

Dump paper; put as many docs as you can in electronic format.

Eat less; digestion saps a lot of energy.

sweetbutter said:How about this: have two days mid and end of month set out to pay bills and finance matters. Fat? take another job or go join a karate dojo as a defensive measure and shed those fat lbs.
Change oil? let the mech do it.
Tired of calling up hookers and waiting for them? get a girl friend, you may get free meal too, of course I was talking about food.

You've missed the spirit of the thread, as nothing involving a girlfriend is free.

Sounds like everything is outsourcing. Whether domestic or international. In any case, this is possible only with cheap labor. And by the way, you have to earn earn earn to pay pay pay for all the services.

I agree that some of the tips are nice, but may be I would want to wash that car I love (even though its a Jetta) or hear that voicemail left by my neice in non-english language. I wonder how those outsourcing guys would translate it for me. Well, all I am saying is that sometimes there is more relxation in doing your daily chores than paying by the pound. Your time is all what you want to make of it.

Yes we all must work harder because hundreds of millions around the world depend on us.

Great thread. I've used a lot of these strategies years ago so I could retire at 40. Paying others to do work I hate was big for me.

Now I look for healthy, cheap ways to WASTE time. I'll start a thread on that if I get green here.