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Comment author: edanm 02 February 2014 03:48:40PM *  4 points [-]

General information-getting (most of this is general "stuff I recommend to anyone", but some of it does require money):

  • Get a Kindle. Easily worth its price, if you can afford it.
  • Get books. Much easier to get buy them from Amazon than getting them from anywhere else.
  • Make a subscription to Audible.com and start listening to Audiobooks. Incredible life improvement to be able to turn moments I'm otherwise not mentally occupied, with more time to read.
  • Get stereo bluetooth headphones. These are headphones you can easily stick in a pocket, turn on quickly and start listening to your audiobook. Makes the experience of audiobooks MUCH better.

Some other obvious stuff:

  • Turn money into time. Hire a cleaner/others to do chores you don't want (laundry service that picks stuff up form your house? etc.)
  • Hell, you can probably hire a chef or equivalent to cook great and healthy meals.
  • Use taxis/other expensive but time-saving choices for travel.

Oh, and in general, live closer to your job. Incredibly important, easier to achieve with money.

I've just scratched the surface for now, but that's off the top of my head.