10 New Years Money Resolutions, Part 7

Here's part 7 of a series from Money magazine that lists their 10 New Years Money Resolutions:

Resolution 7: Free up more time

Making time for yourself and your family is the top goal for 2006, according to a MONEY poll. Lack of time is really two problems: You probably are too busy, and you aren't making the best use of the spare time you have. The action plan below will help you address both.

1. Outsource a task (or two or three).

2. Automate bill paying.

3. Take a vacation.

4. Relax, really.

My thoughts:

1. I've written a bit about the value of time. You can see these posts at the following links:

• Simple Ways to Save Hours of Your Time
• What's Your Time Worth?
• Comments: What's Your Time Worth?; An Opinion

2. We have four vacations built into our calendar every year: three visits to family around the U.S. and one visit from my parents. We've done this every year for several years, so it's a built-in time of "relaxation" (if you can call them that). ;-)

3. In addition, this year we want to take a special vacation with our kids. Since we live only a few hours from Chicago, we've thought about a vacation there to see all the museums, the aquarium, etc. My wife and I did that alone a few years ago and really enjoyed it. I think our kids would love it.

4. I also plan to ride in a few (2-3) centuries (100 miles on a bike) this year, so these will be mini-vacations for me.

Click here to read part 8 of this series.

Comments

[Crash]

#5 don't forget the training for the centuries - that time on the bike is great for clearing your mind :)