Friday, December 14, 2012

Personal Finance News Friday 12/14

Phil's Personal Finance Tip of the Day:

14 Shortcuts for Everyday Tasks

By Amanda Hinnant/realsimple.com

Better, faster, and easier ways to get from point A to point B.

Run Errands

“Plan the order of your stops in a clockwise direction,” advises Susan Hamersky, owner of the Los Angeles–based errand company California Concierge. “That way, you avoid all the time-consuming left turns.” Also, schedule your errands so you can drop things off on your way out and pick them up on your way home, says Dan McMackin, a spokesman for UPS and a former driver. Keep a cooler in your car for perishables, too. Then a stop at the market doesn’t have to be immediately followed by a run home to the refrigerator, says Julie Hagenmaier, founder and CEO of My Girl Friday, an errand company in Cincinnati.
 
 
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