We've gotten non-stop news about the economy since 2007, when President George W. Bush told us we were in the midst of what economists would later call the most severe recession since the Great Depression. 

These days, the economy, while often described as sluggish, is finally improving.

But no matter how good or bad the economy is, one thing never changes: consumers want to save money. If only they knew how easy it can be to do just that.

Basically, it's a three-step process: 

Step 1: Ask a question. 

Step 2: Remember the answer. 

Step 3: Act on the information.

I've done about these three steps thousands of times while researching books on how timing plays a role in our lives. My latest book - "Buy Shoes On Wednesday And Tweet At 4:00" (HarperCollins, 2012) was released this month and it includes the best times to buy and do things and go places.

But you don't have to buy my books to get this information.