19 Useful Life Hacks That Actually Work

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Life can be tricky to navigate sometimes, especially if the problem or situation you are dealing with is your first experience with said thing. So if you need a little boost or cheat codes for life we have got your back!

These helpful hints and tips might be good to know. Some of them are the kind of thing you hope you never have to use, but it's always better to know and not need than to need and not know.

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I’ve had no idea this was a thing for 45 years of grocery shopping. Hang your crunchables on the back of the cart.

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Use a screw in the empty chamber to conduct electricity. Use a washer to make sure it doesn’t slide.

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No more "all the cheese went to one side" arguments.

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Keep your toddler safely in the grocery cart seat (and prevent abductions) with a carabiner.

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Brilliant!

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Wrapping your car in a tarp can help during flooding seasons.

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Taco night will never be the same again.

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Break off the clips from the ends of pants hangers and use them to close up your snacks!

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Balance an empty can on the doorknob to alert you if someone tries to open the door while you’re elsewhere in the house. There have been a few break-ins in my neighborhood recently.

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Band aids stay on better if you cut the ends and weave them together.

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Or, collect that dust and make your own cereal-flavored milk.

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Protect your extension cords against the garage door this Christmas. 1 pencil + duct tape.

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