How to use the internet as your personal assistant

Seriously good life hacks

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Have you ever wished for a personal assistant? Someone to buy the toilet paper, make sure you eat right, pick up your favorite face wash, and keep your underwear drawer stocked? The internet can be that PA. Just log on, put all your needs on autopilot, and the goods will come to you on your schedule.

You probably already know that Amazon's Subscribe and Save service will deliver household goods on a schedule. But what about bacon? Are you still hitting the big-box store for toilet paper and stopping by the grocer for razors, toothpaste, and wine? Your PA is out there, ready to give you back your time. This sort of luxury isn't expensive. It might actually save you money. Here's what you can ask your new PA to take care of for you:

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Christina Wood

Christina Wood has been a working writer for over a decade. She has covered technology, education, parenting, travel, and many other subjects for Family Circle, Better Homes and Gardens, Popular Science, CIO, This Old House Magazine Yahoo!, PC World, PC Magazine, USA Weekend, and many properties that are no longer in print. Her novel, Vice Report, is available on Amazon.