9. Car trunk should always be empty, you never know what you might need to store in there in a pinch

You mean like a body?

One of the best time saving strategies I have seen being used is competitive bidding for your money: for any significant purchase, invite bids from 5-10 vendors and then choose the top 3 and set them off against each other. This works like a charm-I learnt it from a relative who is a procurement manager and uses this strategy in her professional realm.

Eat out for lunch.

That $6 is realy worth it ...more so if you dont like cooking. Less dishes to wash..Less trash...Make your mornings less stressful. Also, you get some time out of your work environment.

When I get into an argument with my wife, I simply apologize, even if I'm right.

It saves a lot of time.

Get a good printer / scanner / copier / fax with an automatic document feeder. The amount of time saved not having to manually scan pages one by one is worth it for me.

Reduce your commute or carpool. I used to travel 30 miles one way to work and unfortunately could not carpool due to odd hours. Not only was that very expensive but by the time I got into the office I needed 30 minutes just to unwind from driving in traffic for 45 minutes.

Minimize the number of credit cards / bank accounts you regularly use.

Rent movies and seasons of shows...disconnect the cable. Time saved not watching commercials and infomercials is well worth it. As is the peace and quiet.

When you go on vacation hire a cook for the week. I know this sounds expensive but we've done it twice for about $80 per day including food (2 people). It takes some work up front but has made the vacation invaluable to us. We tell the cook ahead of time which meals to prepare and don't need to worry about finding a good place to eat. Dinner is ready when we are. No reservations, random locations, or restaurants to deal with either. On top of that, both times that we've done it the cook has given us major insight about the local area and has told us where to go to shop / tour.

captainwho said:When I get into an argument with my wife, I simply apologize, even if I'm right.

It saves a lot of time.I do this too. Saves a lot of time. However, one time, my wife asked me what it was I was apologizing for. I was stumped. I guess I have to listen a little bit to the argument to be able to answer that question, in the future.

captainwho said:When I get into an argument with my wife, I simply apologize, even if I'm right.

It saves a lot of time.

This will be VERY expensive for you one day.

Haven't used a steamer; I buy clothes that don't need ironing. I have many pieces of clothing that travel well, so I always look pulled together instead of wrinkled.

This saves time ironing, plus it saves time changing into "work" clothes once I'm off the airplane.

Would you rather steam your wrinkled clothing or not have wrinkles at all? (True, you can't wear 100% woven cotton, silk, or linen without ironing or steaming....)

Buying a travel wardrobe and wearing pieces from it every day saves me lots of time; it might work for you, also, mlayu.

MoreMonies said:I'm 6' tall and a bunch of staircases looked like they were built for vertically deficient people but seemed like a waste of time for people of my stature.

So, I taught myself to go down two steps at a time. It started with those stupid half steps at school, then my home steps near the bottom, then work steps near the bottom, and eventually expanded up the staircases until I could go down two steps at a time while carrying things in my hands. It took some understanding of the type of shoes I'm wearing, and the coarseness/slipperiness of the steps individually, but I can usually adjust for new staircases after going down 1 or 2 steps normally. It becomes more like controlled falling. It's also safer to do with contacts than glasses as your world doesn't jiggle on the way down.

I've heard someone at the subway say, "Did you just see him? Now I've seen everything" as I flew down a tall staircase much faster than the escalator people.

It saves time because I can get to the bottom faster than friends to pick up an item and return much faster than friends. It's also less tiring.

I do this too - I'm 6'2"...but not too much in public

mlayu said:I have been looking to buy one of those garment steamers. I assume that it can save me a lot of time instead of using an iron. Has anyone ever used a steamer?

I have. I bought a jiffy steamer from costco. It takes up room though. If you wear dress shirts for work everyday, it might be worth it to get a steamer. Otherwise, get wrinkle free clothes. I have really mastered the steaming techniques or ironing technique to determine which one is faster. However, I think the steamer might be slightly faster.