Grouping Tasks to Save Both Time and Money

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Grouping tasks, or batch processing, is very common in the business world. A company does their payroll all at once, mails out letters once a day, does all of their performance reviews once a year, etc. Why? Because it is much more efficient, both in time and money, to do a number of the same task all at one time. This same principle can be used at home, and it can save you both time and money as well.

Laundry

-Try to do all of your laundry on the same day or two, and you will probably be able to do fuller loads, which may help you cut back on the total number of loads you do each week. If you use the dryer in a continuous process, it will retain some of the heat it has built up as well, shortening the drying time for each subsequent load.

Ironing

- Do you iron a shirt every evening or morning for work the next day? Try ironing a week’s worth on a Sunday afternoon instead.

Cooking

- Batch cooking in advance is a great way to knock out meals for the next few days, the whole week, or even far into the future if you freeze them. Make all of your lunches for the week on Sunday. You will eliminate waste, and by having all of your lunches ready for the week, there is less of a chance you will forget or run out of time and have to go out to eat.

Cleaning

-Clean all of the bathrooms in your house at once, mop all of the floors, and perform other cleaning tasks at the same time. Save on water, towels, rags, and get things done more efficiently.

Car Maintenance

- Have more than 1 car? Wash both of them at the same time, change the oil at the same time (if possible based on mileage- don’t do it too soon though, or you will be wasting money).