World’s Best Life Hacks: 200 Things That Make Your Life Easier

170 Pages·2016·8.23 MB·English

by  Sara Devos

200
INGENIOUS WAYS TO USE
EVERYDAY OBJECTS
BY SARAH DEVOS
Contents
FOREWORD
HOME
GREEN
KITCHEN
CHILDREN
BEAUTY & BATHROOM
BODY & MIND
DAILY LIFE
DIY
DIGITAL
ON THE GO

FOREWORD
WHAT ARE LIFE HACKS? THEY’RE SMART, “GEE, I NEVER WOULD
HAVE THOUGHT OF THAT!” SOLUTIONS TO ALL OF LIFE’S DAILY
DILEMMAS.
They’re those little tricks that keep you one step ahead of life—ways to
use ordinary items for a different purpose, or to transform an object into
something entirely new beyond its intended purpose. Or they can just be
quick little tips that help you save time, effort, or money. Why make it
hard when it can be easy?
The term originates in the computer world: A hack is a small program or
practical solution to solve a problem. And a life hack is just that, except
it’s no longer limited to your laptop. These days, there’s a life hack for
every small area of your life, as you’ll soon see!
So where did all these ideas come from? I made a list of the best hacks I
know, dug up my mom’s wise tips, scoured the Internet and sifted
through books, and knocked on friends’ and neighbors’ doors. I had one
single goal: to collect 200 original, useful life hacks.
One by one I tried them out, with the help of a few friends. If one hack
wasn’t good enough, it instantly flew off the Holy List of Life Hacks.
Eucalyptus in your shower for a nice sauna scent? Nope, it doesn’t work.
A hollowed-out orange half makes a candle? Not a chance.
Some tips you probably already knew. Some you may have forgotten.
Who knows, some may blow your mind. So simple, yet so smart! Anyhow,
the 200 life hacks in this book really work.
Whether you read this list because you are frugal, lazy, inventive,
environmentally conscious, or simply curious, if you have this book your
life will never be the same!
I wish you much pleasure in reading and trying these out!
SARAH
HOME
DOES YOUR GIFT WRAP UNROLL? CUT AN EMPTY TOILET PAPER
TUBE AND SLIDE IT ON THE GIFT-WRAP ROLL TO KEEP THE
PAPER IN PLACE.
SODA CAN TAB = DOUBLE SPACE!
MOVING? PAPER PLATES BETWEEN YOUR SO-CALLED REAL
PLATES WILL SAVE YOU A TON OF NEWSPAPER!
VACUUM CLEANER SMELLS STALE? TRY VACUUMING UP A
LITTLE LAUNDRY SOAP.

BELIEVE IT OR NOT, A SQUEAKY DOOR WILL STOP ITS
SQUEAKING IF YOU SLIGHTLY LIFT THE DOOR WHILE YOU OPEN
SQUEAKING IF YOU SLIGHTLY LIFT THE DOOR WHILE YOU OPEN
IT (OR IF YOU GREASE THE HINGES, OF COURSE).

YOU CAN POUR COFFEE GROUNDS DOWN YOUR KITCHEN SINK
TO KEEP YOUR DRAINS NICE AND CLEAN.