# Small trivial things which you ought to do but keeps forgetting about **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 13, 2011, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-trivial-things-which-you-ought-to-do-but-keeps-forgetting-about/578204 "2011-04-13T06:14:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-trivial-things-which-you-ought-to-do-but-keeps-forgetting-about/578204/21 "2011-04-18T15:23:55Z")
Roll over the 401(k)s from my last two companies to my current company’s plan. (I left company #1 in October and company #2 in January.) ---
**Author:** ![susan\_foster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@susan\_foster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan_foster)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-trivial-things-which-you-ought-to-do-but-keeps-forgetting-about/578204/22 "2011-04-18T15:28:46Z")
> [@Misnomer](#): > > Roll over the 401(k)s from my last two companies to my current company’s plan. > > (I left company #1 in October and company #2 in January.) Hah - I have a 401k from a company that I left in 2003 that I still need to roll over. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-trivial-things-which-you-ought-to-do-but-keeps-forgetting-about/578204/23 "2011-04-18T15:32:27Z")
Smoke detectors . I bought new ones. Bought batteries. But have not yet put up or turned on. God I hope I don’t perish in a fire before I get around to it. Also, we have about 1000 plastic grocery bags ready to take back to the store to recycle. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-trivial-things-which-you-ought-to-do-but-keeps-forgetting-about/578204/24 "2011-04-18T15:38:38Z")
> [@susan\_foster](#): > > Hah - I have a 401k from a company that I left in 2003 that I still need to roll over. I feel better. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-trivial-things-which-you-ought-to-do-but-keeps-forgetting-about/578204/25 "2011-04-18T15:46:03Z")
-Ironing -new bulb for the fridge -replace battery in smoke detector -put reusable grocery bags in car -clean bath tub ---
**Author:** ![whitewall21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/85f322/32.png) [@whitewall21](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitewall21)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-trivial-things-which-you-ought-to-do-but-keeps-forgetting-about/578204/26 "2011-04-19T13:01:51Z")
Hey! 1.Turning off my coffee machine. I really forget it every morning! :smack: 2.Conect my laptop to the electric cable when I’m playing [games online](http://www.gameduell.com/) because it’s turning off every time 3. call my mommy…😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-trivial-things-which-you-ought-to-do-but-keeps-forgetting-about/578204.md?page=1)