Week #28 - Share Your Short Cuts

[Cheryl]

Hi Everyone,

I love short cuts -- they can save time, money and craziness! Please share your short cut ideas with us so we can benefit from your wisdom!

Thanks --

Cheryl

[Beccadallas]

Some shortcuts I use in addition to the ones Cheryl suggested:

When possible I set up recurring monthly payments for "auto-payment".

I order almost everything I can online. I also save time and money by doing my comparison shopping online. For example: bestbookbuys.com will show many retailers of a specific book title. There are a number of bargain comparison sites - you can use a search engine like yahoo.com or lycos.com to search for "bargain" AND "product-name".

I buy from online stores who will ship my gifts directly to the recipient (some offer gift tags and wrapping) instead of only shipping to me.

[melinda_oz]

Hiya folks,

I have a master fortnightly to do list. It includes any regular meetings I have, my work days, and some household reminders from Flylady.net that help me keep the house clean without having to do intensive cleaning days. I copy it across to a "to do file" on my desktop, and add any special events for each week or new to do items, and I don't have to try to think of regular events, because they're already in the file.

Hope that helps someone,

[sagithree]

I love efficiency! :) I'm always looking for short cuts!

Preparation before running errands can save oodles of time! I always make a list of where I have to go and what I have to do in that location. That way, I don't waste time trying to recall what I need to do/get and I stick to the list. I start my errand list with the location furthest from home & work my way "back".

If I'm not back home before rush hour begins, at least, I'm that much closer to home and will have less time spent in traffic.


Sagithree

[anitakumar]

Short cuts dont work always for me. I was born with this tendency. I feel a bit dissapointed with the outcome. The quality isnt very good. I am still trying to find a short cut that I was very happy with at the end of it. I took a short recently and I did upset many people at work.
I suppose I shouldnt expect more from a short cut. I guess I could have errored in not listing what exactly I wanted and go for what was needed then not needed. I suppose I should check the quality or at least when I am on a new plain I should look at it thoroughly. Have all my questions and look for the right thing. Still going the long route. I would accept some advice.

Thanks all for listening