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Guide: How to Pick the BEST Fruits and Vegetables

Which fruits and vegetables are in their prime around the end of winter, and how to spot the freshest ones? Here are some useful tips for your next shopping trip.

9 Effective Household Cleaning Tips to Tame Your Allergies

Here are some household cleaning tips that will be quite beneficial for people with allergies.

7 Household Chores That You Should Do Less Frequently

Keeping up with our homes can take a lot of time and energy. But not all of them are worth your time and effort.

Keep Your Bananas Fresh Much Longer With These Hacks

Don't want your bananas to ripen too fast? These tips will help keep them fresh and flavorful for longer.

These Oft-Ignored Parts of Your House Need Vacuuming Too

While vacuuming your house, there are certain places you might be forgetting to clean but shouldn't as they are dust-prone too.

7 Items You Should Never Clean with Paper Towels

As useful as they are, paper towels are not fit for any task. Here are 7 items you should never clean with paper towels.

Is Honey Always Better to Use Than Sugar?

Isn't it a good idea to replace the sugar we add to our coffee and baked goods with a healthy alternative like honey? Not necessarily...

Remove Hard Water Stains Easily With Natural Solutions!

Hard water stains can be pesky and persistent. Here's how to easily remove them from different surfaces in your home.

Is Your Dog Afraid of the Vacuum? These Tips Might Help

If the vacuum sends your dog into a tailspin, don’t worry, you are not alone. Follow these steps to reduce your dog's dislike of the vacuum cleaner.

6 Handy Ways to Open a Bottle WITHOUT a Bottle Opener

Want to enjoy your bottle of beer but can't find the bottle opener? Don't worry. Try these clever hacks.

These 15 Charts Are Both Useful and Interesting!

The 15 charts cover topics like health, animals, and classical music, and they are full of useful information, perfect for a lifelong learner like you.

Beware of This Hazard If Your Home Was Built Before 1970

Surprisingly, many homes built in the first half of the 20th century have sharp and rusty razor blades hidden in the walls. This is how to dispose of them safely.

Repair a Running Toilet in No Time With These 4 Tips

Is your toilet running or leaking water? Follow these 4 steps to diagnose and fix the problem on your own.

14 Useful Charts and Guides You’ll Want to Save!

We prepared a list of 14 visual guides and charts that will come in handy at home, outdoors, and even when you’re searching for something online!

From Leather to Linen - How to Clean Every Type of Couch

Couches tend to collect dirt, but cleaning them can be tricky. Take a look at these expert-approved tips on how to clean 8 different upholstery materials.

Healthy Baking: Tips for Making Healthier Baked Goods

Check out these tips that will help reduce fat and sugar in your baked goods and make them more nutritious.

10 Housekeeping Habits That Only Make Your Home DIRTIER

Should you put a cutting board in the dishwasher? Is it better to do laundry in hot water? If you answered ‘yes’, you ought to continue reading this article...

Feeling Drowsy After Lunch? Here’s How To Control It

Do you often find yourself feeling a little sleepy after lunch everyday? Then these tips might help you control that.

These Tips Will Help You Properly Care For Your Loofah

Do you use a loofah regularly? These tips will help you take better care of it.

Why You Should Never Clean Your Glasses With a T-Shirt

Cleaning your glasses with your shirt or paper towels is really harmful to the lenses. Here's what you should do instead.

11 Gardening Myths That MUST Be Debunked

Some erroneous gardening myths managed to spread far and wide, despite being ineffective and even harmful. Here are 11 of such common gardening myths.

Winter Weight Gain: Why It Happens and 5 Tips to Avoid It

Ever wondered why you tend to put on some extra pounds during the winter months? Find out why we gain winter weight and how we can avoid it.

5 Seemingly Minor Mistakes Plumbers Would Never Make

There are a few things plumbers want you to know: some of the minor digressions you make are doing more damage than you think, here are 5 of the biggest ones!

Here’s Why You Should Start Saving Pasta Water

What if we told you that you have been flushing something many chefs call ‘liquid gold’ down the drain all these years?

How to Care for Indoor Plants During the Winter - 6 Tips

Caring for your houseplants in the winter months can be quite tricky. Here are some useful tips that can help.

7 Important and Surprising Uses for Hand Sanitizer

As hand sanititzer has become a household staple now, here are 7 surprising handy uses of it you should know

These Nifty Visual Guides Can Come in Handy For All of Us

Here are some really useful guides with some great life hacks and tips and tricks that can come in handy to anyone.

6 Things You Should NEVER Leave In a Freezing Cold Car

If you live in an area with sub-zero temperatures and snowy winters, there are a few items you should never leave in a freezing car for too long.

Get Rid of These Body Language Habits Today!

Body language is intuitive, so it can easily convey a wrong message or reveal insecurities. Here are 9 simple tweaks that help you avoid these misunderstandings.

Keep Your Fridge Organized With These Secret Expert Tips

Here are 14 expert tips that can help you get your fridge in order!

10 of the Worst Face Mask Mistakes People Tend to Make

A lot of us might be making some inadvertent mistakes while using a face mask. Find out which ones should be avoided.

Everyday Hacks That Will Make Your Life So Much Easier

Try some of these ingenious everyday life hacks featured here. They are sure to simplify your life.

How to Stick to Your Goals: A Simple Science-Backed Trick

If you wish to make New Year's resolution for 2021, there is one simple tweak that is psychologically proven to help you stick to them.

6 Ingenious Winter Car Tricks Everyone Should Know

What could be worse than finding that your car is buried in ice and snow? Here are the solutions to 6 common car problems that occur in the winter.

Don’t Throw Away Banana Peels! They Have Some Great Uses

Before you throw throw away the next banana peel into the trash can, read about the great ways it can be used.

10 Unexpected Handy Uses for a Hairdryer

The hairdryer is one of the more useful appliances we have - here are 10 unexpected and super handy uses for a hairdryer.

Relieve Itching With These 7 Useful Natural Tips

Here's a look at a few great home remedies that can work wonders to calm itchy skin.

All 11 of These Ordinary Items Have Clever Hidden Features

Not only is it fun to find out the purpose of these secret features, but it’s also quite useful to know them!

Are You Using Cleaning Supplies Right? 10 Common Mistakes

Are you using cleaning products correctly? Here are 10 important cleaning mistakes you should always avoid

NEVER Do These 7 Things When Using a Power Strip

These are 7 safety tips you should always follow when using a power strip to avoid disaster

7 Surprising Items That Should Be Kept in the Fridge

Some surprising items are better off in the fridge than on a cupboard shelf. Here are 7 such items, both food-related and not.

Christmas Trees and Pets: A Few Important Safety Tips

A Christmas tree can pose a threat for cats and dogs, but there are a few easy safety precautions pet owners can take

No More Rice Bowls! Four Ways to Salvage a Wet Phone

Getting your phone wet can be stressful, so here are four tips on how to save it from water damage, from tech experts (there is no rice involved...)

If You’re Taking Apple Cider Vinegar, You Must Know This

There is a right and wrong way to take apple cider vinegar, and doing so incorrectly may not just be ineffective, it could be harmful to your health.

11 Things That Could Seriously Harm Your Washing Machine

As useful as they are, washing machines are not invincible, and some items can cause them damage or be unfit for machine washing. Here are 11 of them.

Once and For All, Is there a Right Side to Aluminum Foil?

Many home cooks have pondered the question 'should I use the sticky or the dull side of an aluminum foil'? We're here to answer this question once and for all

10 Indoor Plants That Thrive in Small Spaces

There is a great number of indoor plants that will make your home or office pretty and the air indoors fresher and cleaner but require very little space

Drilling Holes In Your Bin Can Make Your Life Much Easier!

Drilling holes in your trash can? Yes! Learn two easy tricks that will make taking out the trash much easier

7 Common Ways You Are Harming Your Stovetop

Want to ensure that your stovetop runs for a long time? Avoid making these common and obvious mistakes.

Handy Trick - How Many Lights Does a Christmas Tree Need?

We found an excellent trick that allows you to calculate the exact perfect number of Christmas lights necessary to decorate your tree

There is a Way to Stop The Flood of Pesky Junk Mail

Insurance offers, catalogs, flyers - we all receive junk mail, and lots of it. But why does that happen and how can we stop, or at least reduce it?

4 Genius Hacks to Help Remove Bugs and Stickers From a Car

Learn about 3 genius hacks that will help you remove pesky stickers and bug stains fast and effortlessly from your car!

Coffee Jitters? 7 Ways to Get Caffeine Out of Your System

Had too much coffee and woke up feeling jittery? You are likely suffering from caffeine overdose and these tips will help.

10 Habits That Will Shorten Your Microwave’s Lifespan

If you maintain your microwave correctly, its life expectancy is up to 10 years. This is what you need to stop doing to extend its lifespan.

8 Things That Should Always Be Kept In A Safe

Even if you don't have wads of cash or jewelry lying around, there are a few valuables everyone has that should always be kept stored in a safe

5 Cases in Which Using a Debit Card is a BAD Idea

Credit cards and debit cards are not made equal and in certain cases, it's a bad idea to pay with a debit card. Here are 5 such situations...