Two things: 1. Automated indoor gardening. I used a raspberry pi hooked up to x10 devices as a way to monitor the temperature of my garden, and run the wateri

Two things: 1. Automated indoor gardening. I used a raspberry pi hooked up to x10 devices as a way to monitor the temperature of my garden, and run the watering and light cycles. This meant I only had to worry about my garden maybe an hour a week when changing out the nutrients and reservoirs. This saved a huge amount of time, let me go on vacation for long periods of time without having to worry about things, and saved me from forgetfulness. It allowed for me to enjoy my garden a lot more, and look for real issues, like bugs/pests/nutrient deficiencies. Getting an automated process also made each cycle more reproducible. https://github.com/cbanek/garden-squid https://github.com/cbanek/garden-squid 2. Automated billpay. This changed my life. By not having to worry about missing bills, it really just took them completely off my radar. Downside: If there was a problem with a bill, I might not notice right away, but in general, there was so little that wasn't actually my fault that it didn't matter. Fidelity has a great automated bill pay system that is free to use, and will send out checks and do e-bills for most utility / credit card companies.