November 28, 2009

Buy Ketchup in May and Fly at noon

That's the title of a book I bought, just on a whim recently.

It's an interesting book and I first heard about a few months while ago on an On Point podcast.

The idea is simple, it's a book on the best time to do things.

From the best time of day to see your dentist to the best day of the year to make an offer on a house(which surprisingly is Christmas day), the book provides all sorts of weird and wacky advice.

It doesn't claim to be authoritative and it's very American focused but I've found it interesting nonetheless.

I think the best advice is on times to buy things, from paint, to video games, to lawnmower and even wedding and prom dresses. The book provides some good advice on buying things, mostly it's when its out of season, towards the end of the season when retailers are trying to make room for different products and also just before the new products come out.

That's all for today

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