Today, I need to: meet Cristina for coffee, pick up dry-cleaning, buy a gift for baby-shower.

FORBES: My Weight Watchers-Inspired Money Diet

Employees use the programs to get out of having to pick up dry-cleaning or wait at the Department of Motor Vehicles.

WSJ: Practical Perks: Workers Get Credits at Task Outsourcers

Cardiff helped OceanFreight pick up its first dry-bulk vessels, helps manage that fleet and shares office space with OceanFreight.

FORBES: Curious George

Some 3, 500 residential buildings could be hit if there is a strike, and up to 1m New Yorkers may have to hail their own cabs, walk their own dogs and pick up their own dry-cleaning.

ECONOMIST: New York