If you have a busy day of errands, carpool to work, or plan on being away from home for a long time, set a reminder 30-45 minutes before heading home to call your wife.

I can't take credit for this because I got this tip from a reddit user that posted a month or two ago. If you are one of those guys who needs to check in with your wife before coming home, set a reminder on your phone 30-45 minutes before going home and call your wife. <br><br>I can't tell you how many times I'm running late from work and traffic backs up. In order to avoid getting bitched out for being late, I'll just call my wife and say, "Hey, there's traffic and I may be late getting home. Just a heads up." I usually say this when I'm already running late so she will be understanding and know that I'm not slacking off at work.<br><br>This tip may be obvious to some people, but it has worked for me so far.