70. Clean up your mailing list. The U.S. Postal Service will clean up your mailing list for free, correcting addresses, noting incomplete addresses and adding ZIP+4 numbers so you'll be eligible for bar-code discounts.
71. Be an early bird. Send mail early in the day, and you can usually expect to get one- to two-day delivery for the price of a first-class stamp.
72. Make it a priority. Take advantage of the U.S. Postal Service's Priority Mail $3 flat-rate 2-pound mailers. They often arrive in two days and cost less than competitors' two-day rates.
73. Go for bulk. If you mail in bulk, consider a bulk-mail permit. The permit costs $85 per year but means lower postage costs of 22.6 cents per piece.
74. Shop around for an overnight courier. Overnight delivery rates for the major couriers are competitive; however, if you're willing to wait a few hours-or even an extra day-you could save.
This article was originally published in the February 1997 print edition of Entrepreneur with the headline: Savings Plan.
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