Simplify Your Life

Never enough hours in the day? Here's a guide to freeing up your time so you can spend it on the things you enjoy. Learn how to ease a long commute, get a good dinner in a flash, pay bills in no time, and stop all that spam. Plus--good handymen, housecleaners, errand runners, and lots more.

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Time Wasters

Where does the time go? more

Stop Spam

Dealing with junk e-mail wastes time. Here's how to can some of that spam. more

Simple Bill-Pay

Think paying bills online is easy? There's an even better way. more

Save Time Online

How to get everything from stamps to a car without leaving home by using the Internet. more

Tech Time Savers

Thirteen gadgets that could simplify your life. more

Window Washers

Washing windows can be taxing; let someone else do them for you. more

Time Well Spent

Netflix? Peapod? But where's the personal touch? more

Trash Junk Mail

Does your mail pile up? Here's how to sort through it all. more

Professional Organizers

Get rid of clutter by hiring a pro to go through your piles of stuff. more

Personal Shoppers

Want to dress well without shopping? Have a personal shopper do the legwork for you. more

Order Groceries

Tips from a Peapod pro. more

Quick Dinners

Forty-four places to pick up great carry-out dinners, prepared foods, and other quick, delicious meals. more

Assisted Living: Easier and Better

Assisted living can mean fine dining, nice outings, and the ultimate in care—for a price. more

A Better Commute

How to beat the traffic -- or go with the flow. more

Delivery Service Ratings

We test four food delivery services so you can pick the best. more

Dinner Delivered

Skip delivery fees and go straight to the source. more

Help With Anything

No time to wait at DMV? To clean the gutters? Here's who to call. more

Housecleaners

Good housecleaners are hard to find. Here's help. more

Lawn Services

Cross "mow the lawn" off the to-do list. more

Multitasking

Does doing two things at once make you more efficient -- or less? more

Autism and Child Development

For 18 months, William and Elizabeth seemed like typical babies. Then the twins' parents started noticing problems. Now, at age five, the children have autism. more

Can DC’s New Digital News Operations Replace the Once-Great Newspaper Bureaus?

Gone are the robust bureaus for the Los Angeles Times, Newhouse News, and other once-healthy news organizations. Digital media bureaus now are taking their places with as many reporters and plenty of swagger. more

Turkey to Go: Where to Buy Take-Out Thanksgiving Dinners

Worried about how you’re going to pull that Thanksgiving meal together by November 26? Luckily, there’s lots of ways to get a takeout turkey-day dinner so you don’t have to lift a finger in the kitchen. When ordering a turkey, keep in mind that a ten-to-12 pound turkey will feed four to six people. more