1. Clean your keyboards with sticky notes.
2. Flip button down shirts inside out to easily iron over the buttons.
3. Put old newspaper at the bottom of your trash bags.
The papers will absorb leaks and keep your cans clean.
4. Keep an emergency information card in your wallet.
Be sure it’s in an easy-to-see spot. This is the type of hack that could save your life one day!
5. You can check if batteries are good or bad by trying to bounce them on a table.
If you drop them from about 6-inches above a table and they bounce once then fall, that means they’re good. If they bounce anymore than that, they no longer work.
6. A pants hanger works as the perfect inexpensive cookbook holder!
7. Using a spring form an old pen will keep a charger from bending or breaking.
In the long run, that’s going to save you money on having to replace them!
8. You can make an iPhone speaker using an empty toilet paper roll.
For extra amplification, add plastic cups to the ends!
9. Want another tech-savvy way to use empty toilet paper rolls?
Store cords in the them on a desk or in a box for an easy way to organize them all without getting them tangled.
10. Have a warm drink?
Wrapping it in a wet paper towel and putting it in the freezer for 15 minutes will chill it.
11. Cut open toilet paper rolls as an easy way to store rolls of wrapping paper.
12. Save an empty condiments container for the next time you make pancakes.
Putting the batter in it will create a no-mess dispenser.
13. Clean out an old sunblock container for the perfect place to store your valuables when you’re at the beach.
14. Hanging shoe racks aren’t just for footwear.
You can also use them for cleaning supplies. It’s a much better alternative than having them piled up under your sink.
15. Freeze coffee in ice trays.
It’s the best way to make the best at-home iced coffee!
16. You can keep a pot of water from boiling over by placing a wooden spoon over it.
17. Lose something small?
Put a stocking over the end of the vacuum hose. It’s a great way to find tiny things, like lost earrings or buttons.
18. Add a teaspoons of baking soda to water when boiling eggs.
Doing so will help the shells peel off easier.
19. Use a hair straightener to iron shirt collars.
20. Stack your clothes vertically in dresser drawers.
That way you can see them all and keep them neat!
21. The easiest way to clean a blender is to throw some soap and water in it and then turn it on.
Rinse it, and it’s clean!
22. Using hair clips is another genius way to store chords without getting them all tangled up.
23. Use an empty chapstick container to hide emergency cash when you’re traveling.
24. This is the perfect hack for cleaning shower heads.
Putting a sandwich bag with white vinegar over your shower head and letting it stay overnight will effortlessly clean any built up residue.
25. This garbage bag hack gets rid of suction issues.
Drilling small holes in the bottom of your trash cans will make it easier to put in garbage bags. The small amount of airflow will allow the bag to fully spread out.
26. Using half of a pool noodle will prevent your car doors from slamming against the garage wall.
27. Taking a picture of your fridge or cupboards is a time saving alternative to writing long grocery lists.
28. Want to light a candle that’s half-way down without burning your hand?
Light the end of a dry piece of spaghetti to reach the wick without getting your hand stuck or burnt.
29. Don’t you hate it when you just cannot remember whether or not you locked the front door?
If you do something before that’s out of the ordinary–such as jumping in place three times–you’ll create a distinct moment in your mind that will keep you from second-guessing whether or not you locked it.
30. Using an accented letter or special character as your password will keep people from ever guessing it.
31. Keeping plastic wrap around the stems of a bunch of bananas will hold off browning.
Just cut them off as you need them so that you don’t break the air seal.
32. Need to run to the bathroom at the bar, but don’t want to lose your seat?
Placing a coaster over the top of your glass is the universal sign for “I’ll be back.”
33. If you’re using a straw in a can, place it through the tab so that it won’t float up.
34. Using your car’s seat heaters is the easiest way to keep take-out food warm while driving home.
35. Toothpaste is an easy way to clean off hazy car headlights.
36. Making fresh lemonade?
Use cooking tongs to squeeze them to avoid getting your hands sticky.
37. Wetting a sponge and putting it in a sealed sandwich bag in the freezer makes for the perfect icepack.
Once it starts to melt, the sponge will reabsorb the water keeping the water from leaking.
38. Use a can opener to open blister packages.
Doing so will help you keep from cutting yourself on the sharp plastic edges.
39. Tie a knot in the top of one of your headphones.
You’ll be able to tell the left and right apart without having to look.
40. Frozen grapes are the perfect way to chill your wine without watering it down.
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