25 Helpful Tips and Tricks For Everyday Life

Nathan Johnson Published 05/16/2021 in wow

Life is hard enough as it is, so whenever I come across some helpful tip that makes it just a little easier to get through my day, you best believe I'm taking it!

I'm a huge believer in the power of working smarter, not harder. Growing up, I was sometimes accused of being lazy, but I prefer the term "efficient." After all, Bill Gates himself once said that if you want to get something done in the fastest, easiest way possible, assign that task to a "lazy" person because they WILL find a way to reduce redundancies and get the job done with as little sweat as possible.

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Bring duct tape when you go camping to get rid of bugs in your tent
2.
Taking water with you the next day? Fill it halfway, flip it on its side and freeze it. Fill the remaining space with cool water right before leaving. Results as expected, nice.
3.
Use duct tape to get off tight lids.
4.
Separate an egg yolk with an empty plastic bottle.
5.
Stick a magnet on your door as key holder
6.
A beer can could be used as a mini popcorn maker.
7.
If need to cut power to a switch, receptacle, etc, write the breaker # somewhere obvious. This will save time and cut out the guess work for the next time you need to cut the power.
8.
For condiments in tall glass jars use chopsticks
9.
Easy cherry tomato cutting hack
10.
If your candle runs out of wick but there’s still some wax left, put it on top of a salt lamp. The heat from the lamp is just enough to help your candle give off a subtle smell.
11.
Pre-school placed a “Picture Day” reminder sticker for us on the middle of my son’s back so he couldn’t remove it
12.
To make it easier to get Spam out, poke a little hole in the bottom. Air can get in, and the meat shakes right out. Same for similar products.
13.
How to open a bag of charcoal, kitty litter, dog food, etc.
14.
Place pepperoni over bagel holes when making homemade pizza bagels. Cheese won’t melt and stick to the pan, gives toppings more surface area.
15.
Get a steady flow of OJ by pouring it backwards.
16.
I used 1/4”(6.35mm) gymnasium rubber flooring as the base for my puppy’s playpen.
17.
Freeze your freezie pops standing up so you don’t have to cut through the freezie to open them.
18.
Peel mangos with a glass.
19.
My kids were always complaining about getting the heel of a bread loaf, so I started flipping it over and putting the end side down so they wouldn’t know.
20.
Genius!
21.
When you need a little privacy.
22.
Turn your Treager into a cold smoker with heat tubing and an old Webber. Works great with cheese!
23.
How to get rid of that freeze dry problem on ice cream
24.
How To Make A Spritz Bottle Work Upside-Down
25.
Shuck an ear of corn in one fell swoop.

1.
Bring duct tape when you go camping to get rid of bugs in your tent
2.
Taking water with you the next day? Fill it halfway, flip it on its side and freeze it. Fill the remaining space with cool water right before leaving. Results as expected, nice.
3.
Use duct tape to get off tight lids.
4.
Separate an egg yolk with an empty plastic bottle.
5.
Stick a magnet on your door as key holder
6.
A beer can could be used as a mini popcorn maker.
7.
If need to cut power to a switch, receptacle, etc, write the breaker # somewhere obvious. This will save time and cut out the guess work for the next time you need to cut the power.
8.
For condiments in tall glass jars use chopsticks
9.
Easy cherry tomato cutting hack
10.
If your candle runs out of wick but there’s still some wax left, put it on top of a salt lamp. The heat from the lamp is just enough to help your candle give off a subtle smell.
11.
Pre-school placed a “Picture Day” reminder sticker for us on the middle of my son’s back so he couldn’t remove it
12.
To make it easier to get Spam out, poke a little hole in the bottom. Air can get in, and the meat shakes right out. Same for similar products.
13.
How to open a bag of charcoal, kitty litter, dog food, etc.
14.
Place pepperoni over bagel holes when making homemade pizza bagels. Cheese won’t melt and stick to the pan, gives toppings more surface area.
15.
Get a steady flow of OJ by pouring it backwards.
16.
I used 1/4”(6.35mm) gymnasium rubber flooring as the base for my puppy’s playpen.
17.
Freeze your freezie pops standing up so you don’t have to cut through the freezie to open them.
18.
Peel mangos with a glass.
19.
My kids were always complaining about getting the heel of a bread loaf, so I started flipping it over and putting the end side down so they wouldn’t know.
20.
Genius!
21.
When you need a little privacy.
22.
Turn your Treager into a cold smoker with heat tubing and an old Webber. Works great with cheese!
23.
How to get rid of that freeze dry problem on ice cream
24.
How To Make A Spritz Bottle Work Upside-Down
25.
Shuck an ear of corn in one fell swoop.