Best Time to Buy This,
Do That and Go There
Timing Is Everything
By Mitch Lipka, Consumer AllyThere's no better time than the present, right? Well, that's one saying that might not always hold true. Maybe there is a better time than the present to do things like eat out, work out or even clean.
The new book "Buy Ketchup in May and Fly at Noon," by veteran journalist Mark Di Vincenzo, offers insight into why there are specific times that are best for taking on certain tasks.
Based on Di Vincenzo's exhaustive research, here are a dozen of the best times or days to do some of the basic things most of us do.
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Don't get a prescription refilled on a Monday or Saturday, Tuesday is one of the best days.
The Michigan version of the DMV sucks anytime as they closed down a lot of them so those still open are always busy. It's a lot easier to get your new tags or plates by mail, the same with some driver's licenses.
The Michigan version of the DMV sucks anytime as they closed down a lot of them so those still open are always busy. It's a lot easier to get your new tags or plates by, the same with some driver's licenses.