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paper. These can range from less than $50 to more than $300.
And a pager can be useful for moms and dads as well as busy professionals. Some 19 million people use pagers today to make their businesses run more smoothly while also enhancing their personal lives. Parents can keep tabs on teen-agers, and moms can send a last-minute schedule change to dads when either one is on the road.
Pagers range in price from about $75 to $200, with air time charges averaging $10 to $30 a month. And some on the market today give a scrolling word and number message, eliminating the need to call back, and allowing an immediate response to last-minute requests.
Some people simply need an updated answering machine. The newest models store more than 100 phone numbers for speed dialing, have speaker-phone capabilities and, of course the phone and answering machine are built in one space-saving unit.
ELECTRONIC ORGANIZERS
Many manufacturers offer electronic gizmos that not only keep your address and phone lists as handy as your pocket, but allow you to send memos to yourself and keep calendar dates.
Some can hold more than 3,000 listings and include personal memo minders, monthly calendars and even home/world time functions. Others might even emit a tiny alarm to alert you about an important appointment.
Don’t overlook the old-fashioned paper organizer, including the myriad datebooks that allow entries for daily, monthly and even yearly appointments and dates to remember.
TRAVELERS’ TIME-SAVERS
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