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1. Life Hacks - Maharashtra Today
A life hack (or life hacking) is any trick, shortcut,
skill, or novelty method that
increases productivity and efficiency, in all walks
of life.
The term was primarily used by computer experts
who suffer from information overload or those
with a playful curiosity in the ways they can
accelerate their workflow in ways other than
programming.
The original definition of the term "hack" is "to cut
with rough or heavy blows."

2. 1. Pasta Lighter
We’re sure you’re stocking up on sweet smelling
candles to make your home extra cozy for the
colder months. But, if your candles are burning
too low to reach the wick, there’s no reason to
go without your favorite scent.
Instead of burning your fingers, light a piece of
uncooked spaghetti. It’ll reach into those deep
candles and burn long enough to light the
candles on grandpa’s birthday cake!
Everyone enjoys saving money, especially when
it comes to improving your home.

3. 2. Remove Highlighter Stains
Ever wish you could remove highlighter marks
from a book? Lemon juice fades highlighter enough
to make it virtually undetectable.
Cut a lemon in half and get some juice on a cotton
swab. Run the swab over the highlighted text and
watch the color fade.
Lemon juice from a container also seems to do the
trick. Though not quite as well on the pieces we
tested, and the older the mark, the more stubborn
it is to remove.

4. 3. Puppy Slow Feeder
My puppy was eating his food too fast, resulting in
him vomiting it back up. Instead of buying a slow-
feed bowl, I drilled holes into a 12 in. length of 2 in.
PVC pipe and capped the ends.
I fill the tube with puppy food, and he has to roll it
around to get the food to fall out of the holes.
My puppy gets all the food he needs without the mess
that comes from eating too fast. Be sure the holes are
large enough for the food to come out.

5. 4. Keep Seeds Fresh
If you don’t use up all of your seed packets, store
them in an airtight container with silica packets to
keep them fresh for next year.
The silica packets prevent the seeds from
germinating or getting moldy.

6. 5. Renew Your Furniture in Minutes
My son plastered all of the furniture in his
room with stickers from skate shops, arenas
and gumball machines.
Once he moved out, I wanted to use his
furniture in the new guest room, without the
stickers.
I peeled off all the stickers using a putty
knife in combination with hair dryer, to
soften the adhesive. Some are harder to
remove than others, but I had them all off in
a couple hours.

7. 6. Zip-Tie Phone Stand
When referencing projects plans or a photo for
inspiration while working on a DIY project, most of
us use our phones to display images or instructional
videos. The only problem with this method is that our
phones don’t prop themselves up, making it difficult
to see at the images while working.
You can make a smartphone stand out of just about
anything these days, but it doesn’t get much simpler
than looping zip ties around your phone (1 on each
side). All you have to do is tighten the zip ties until
they are snug to the phone with the zip-tie heads
facing down and near the edge of your phone. Now
you can watch video instructions or look at project
drawings without having to hold it in your hands the
whole time.
Plus, the next time you are charging your phone in
the car you better think twice!

8. 7. Easy Mulch Spreading
Getting mulch up close to flowers and bushes is
easier if the mulch is in a small container.
So I place buckets and pails in my wheelbarrow
and fill them up with mulch. It doesn’t matter
much if the mulch misses the bucket and lands in
the wheelbarrow.
Once you’re done dumping the buckets, dump
what’s left in the wheelbarrow in an open area
and spread it out.

9. 8. DIY Car Mats
One simple way to keep your car clean is to cut
scraps of old carpet to fit on the floor as mats.
We found our carpet scraps for less than $2
at Home Depot. And when the DIY carpet scraps
inevitably get all dirty with mushy winter snow
or summer sand, you could either give them a
wash or toss them out and make more.
A word of caution, do not put these DIY car mats
on the driver’s side of the car unless grippers are
attached on the bottom side to ensure that the
mat does not slip forward while driving.

10. 9. Get Dents Out of Wood
Dents in wood surfaces can be annoying. But
fret not, they can be fixed! Simply soak a
washcloth in water and ring it out a bit so it’s
not sopping wet. Put the damp washcloth on the
affected area.
The water will wick through the wood, and that’s
fine. Now, with your iron on its highest setting,
place it on the damp washcloth over the affected
area, and make small movements back and forth
and in circles.
Press down firmly and continue until your
washcloth is dry. It won’t take long to evaporate.
At this point, the wood fibers are absorbing the
water and should expand back to where they
were originally. Continue this process and repeat
by adding more water until the dents rise up to
be flush with the rest of the material.

11. 10. Use a Ceramic Mug as a Sharpening Stone
The bottom of most ceramic coffee mugs have a flat,
unglazed ring that is the perfect surface for giving
that dull knife or blade a quick sharpening.
And if you find yourself in need of sharpening a
utility knife, pocket blade or scissors and don’t have
access to a sharpening stone, you can simply flip
over a ceramic coffee mug and use the outer edge of
the bottom, the non-glazed part, as an emergency
sharpening stone.
Just run the blade across the bottom of the mug at a
45-degree angle, working from the one end of the
blade to the tip. Next, slide the blade downward in
one direction, keeping your fingers out of the way as
you work.

12. 11. The Ultimate Extra Hand
Carrying a sheet of plywood by yourself is
awkward and hard on your back.
The best method I’ve found is to make a loop from
an 18-ft. length of rope and wrap it around two
corners.
Now I can use the rope as a handle.

13. 12. Plant-in-a-Pot Landscaping Design
Ever wish you could reorganize your garden after
seeing how the mature plants look? Here’s a clever
way to do it. You’ll need a bunch of pots of the same
size, so they’ll nest in each other.
Put your plants in doubled pots, and then bury them
at ground level. Whenever you want a change, lift
out the top pot and put in a different one.
This method is also really slick for bringing plants
indoors over the winter. This method is great for
quickly changing out seasonal plants, and allows for
easy experimentation with color and placement of
plants and flowers.

14. 13. Grow roses from cuttings
Here's a great tip for growing roses from cuttings.
Before planting, push the bottom ends of the cuttings
into small potatoes.
Moisture and nutrients in the potatoes will allow the
cuttings to develop healthy roots.

15. 14. DIY Drip Waterer
Here’s an easy way to turn any hose into a
drip-watering hose. Drill 1/8 in. holes every 2 in.
and screw a cap the end. Weave the hose
around your plants and turn on the spigot.
You’ll have to do some testing to figure out the
right setting.
To make watering even easier, I added a
programmable faucet timer to the hose.

16. 15. Clean Up Paint in Carpet
I used to think dropping a loaded paintbrush on
the carpet meant replacing the carpet, until a
former foreman told me this little tip.
Pour some denatured alcohol onto a rag and
scrub away the paint.
Use a rag that is as close in color to the carpet,
as the alcohol can transfer some of the rag’s color
to the carpet.

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