How would you like to add 25 work days to your year? Sound impossible? Maybe, but, if you are like most commuters, maybe not.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Americans spend an average of 25 minutes a day commuting each way to work. That daily total of 50 minutes doesn't even include traffic jams, detours, errands or any other stops along the way.

Even if you factor in sick days, vacation time and holidays, that still amounts to around 200 hours a year -- or the equivalent of 25 eight-hour work days -- spent getting to and from work. But as we said earlier, that time doesn't have to be considered lost.

Here are a few suggestions to help you reclaim that lost time.

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