Time is Money Part II

When I first entered the corporate world, an important mentor in my life remarked casually: “You either have time or you have money. It’s one or the other – rarely both. Sometimes neither.” She said this to justify using our corporate concierge service for shoe repair, where you pay a premium for services that you could do cheaper or free by yourself, if you only had the time. I’m finding myself in that trade-off position all the time. But I wonder if there are other aspects which I can capitalize on more often: where do I have the time to do or research things my own or plan enough ahead to save money?

I found a great resource on the time vs. money conundrum here. A few of their very simple examples:
+ Gas – Pump on Tuesdays for the best deals of the week.
+ Vacations – Travel in the “shoulder seasons” (February in Europe, April in the Caribbean / ski country)
+ Bills – Pay online and save $70 a year on postage.