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Time Saving Tips
Find out if you can get a generic prescription if you can - not all medications have a generic
equivalent or substitute. Once patents run out, there can be more generics so keep checking.
Generic medications can cost much less than the non-generic equivalent.
One medication I was on, was about $180 for a
30 day supply, using the regular cost. Insurance brought it to about $70, and mail order to about $100
for a 90 day supply (do use mail order if you have the choice - but only after pricing it at a pharmacy such as
WalMart, or Sam's Club or Costco (you may not have to be a club member to use the pharmacy and take advantage
of the prices - call and ask). When I could use the generic prescrition, it dropped to $20 for a 90
day supply. When WalMart and Sam's Club lowered certain generic medicines to $4 for a 30 day supply, my cost is
now $4 every 30 days ($12 for a 90 day supply - what a savings!).
Not only does WalMart save me lots of
money, it also saves me time - I don't have to wait for my meds to be mailed to me (especially when starting a new
prescription) - I can pick it up from WalMart shortly after it's called in (first time by the doctor, refills called in
by me).
Save time by filing your tax return online - if you are getting a refund, you'll get paid sooner by filing online - otherwise,
expect to wait in the pile of mailed returns until yours comes up. If you are owing money, you can wait until pretty much the
last minute to file online - no more finding a post office that is open until midnight on April 15th.
Prepare your federal and resident state tax returns online with CompleteTax.
Keep a list in the kitchen to write down your shopping list on - so you can make just one trip to get everything, rather than
go on a daily basis.
Keep a list of things to do so you don't forget, and you can organize yourself for better productivity.
Map out your shopping areas and plan a "route" to take - go one direction one day, an opposite direction another day - this saves money in
fuel costs, as well.
Want to save time cleaning your floors? The slickest systems that do the cleaning for you are the Roomba and Scuba
series cleaners. They are robots that you let loose and they will make paths around your floor while cleaning up
for you - all without your supervision!
Let the Roomba vacuum all your carpets, let the Scuba clean and mop your
wood or hard floors. People who have these systems just love them! Free up your time and let the robots clean up for you!
Look for more robots to come along to help you with your tasks and save you time, in all areas of life.
Compress Your Graphics - make your
digital photos and your web pages load up faster - save time by getting rid of the wait. The cost is minimal,
the result is outstanding. Pick the fastest loading time for the type of quality you want to keep -
most of the time you can't see the difference. Quick files usually don't need to be so big - get them
to load faster.
Bypass theatre ticket lines. Buy movie tickets in advance at Fandango.
Read reviews and find showtimes for any movie in the U.S.
Fandango
is the nation’s largest online movie ticketing service. It represents nearly 70% of all wired theaters
(theaters enabled for online ticketing). Fandango
is the exclusive online ticketing service for Loews Cineplex Entertainment,
Regal Cinemas, United Artists Theatres, Edwards Theatres, Century Theatres and more. Advance ticketing, guaranteed seats
and the ability to skip the box office via in-theater ticket pick-up kiosks and Print-at-Home ticketing.
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Relief for your back & neck when using a laptop
Laptops are ergonomically awful - the screen and keyboard aren't in the right places to keep yourself
healthy - you have to lean over to work with it, and then there is the problem of heat - which can and does
cause other health problems. One wonderful invention is the LapGenie
- it is an adjustable desk to set your
laptop into the best position it can be. It folds up for easy travel, and has many other uses. Check it out. It's made a huge difference to
me and a lot of people.