Spread Salt More Evenly with a Flower Pot
Spreading salt (or gravel) on snow or ice helps it melt faster and provides some much-needed traction. Redditor TheGuyThatAteYourDog shows us an easy way to spread salt evenly.
Conduct a Postmortem on Budget Failures
Often we set ourselves goals, especially financial ones, and then we fail. We dust ourselves off and promise we'll be stronger next time. But many of us don't take the time really examine why we failed and that failure postmortem is an essential learning tool.
Use Actionable Verbs for a Better To-Do List
To-do lists are action plans, but all too often we try to define those actions using wimpy, meaningless verbs. For a to-do list you can get some traction on, try replacing vague verbs with specific actions.
Make Your Own All-Natural DIY Dusting Spray
Commercial dusting sprays are typically expensive, smelly, and have chemicals you may or may not want to use. They also seem to leave a slight residue behind no matter how hard you polish after you spray. This DIY dusting spray may be just the replacement you're looking for.
Build Your Own Hardware Storage Bins
All too often, we just toss our screws, nuts, bolts, cables, and other odds and ends into big boxes and stash them wherever there's room. But this simple, flexible, and colorful storage bin system ensures you'll always be able to put your hands right on what you need.
Do You Use a Shredder?
Shredders offer some peace of mind in a world of burgeoning identify theft, but since many documents are available in digital form these days are shredders still a vital tool, especially for the home? Do you use one?
Make a DIY TV Stand with an IKEA Expedit and Pallet Boxes
The IKEA Expedit Bookshelf has proven pretty versatile. We already knew you could turn them into bed platforms
Google: Evil or Not?
"Don't be evil" has long been the unofficial corporate motto of Google. Whether they've lived up to that slogan is a matter of opinion, and we want to hear yours. Make it count, because we'll be posting a follow-up article next week with the best arguments on both sides.
Quicker Logins, Hanger Bumps, and Exchange Availability
Readers offer their best tips for getting to login pages faster, preventing hanger bumps on clothes, and making availability info more accessible in an Exchange environment.
If You Have a Variable Income, You Need a Variable Savings Plan
Managing your money is tough enough when you know exactly what you'll be making each month. When your income is variable, you have to deal with an extra layer of complexity. That's where this tip for a variable savings plan comes in handy.
Pay Better Attention in Class with Consistent Seating
We've all been there, drifting through our own thoughts during class, only to snap out of it and realize the professor has moved on to something entirely new. But you may be able to trick your mind into paying better attention.
Get Social With Lifehacker and Your Favorite Writers
Every day, we post selections of our stories to different social networks so you can stay up to date and share with friends. Why not join us on your preferred network and add a little awesome to your day?
Make Your Own Reusable DIY Hot Ice Hand Warmers
Hand warmers are great for those cold winter days when you just have to be outside. Slip them into your gloves or pockets to keep your hands nice and toasty. You can make your own DIY version with stuff you probably have in the kitchen right now.
Refresh an Old, Stained Carpet with Borax and Cornmeal
You have to face facts. Carpets are kind of nasty. They accumulate dust and debris, hold smells, and just get generally dingy with use. You can have them cleaned (or rent a cleaner), but that's not something most of us do often. In between cleanings, try refreshing your carpets with this DIY mix.
Make an Intercom from Two Corded Phones
Most of us probably have an old set of corded phones sitting in a box on a shelf somewhere. Even if you don't, you can find them super cheap. This fun little project, which is great for doing with kids, turns a pair of those corded phones into a DIY intercom.
Get the Keys and Tools You Need in One DIY Multi-Key
A good multitool packs a number of tools into a small device that's easy to carry with you. This DIY multi-key takes that idea and expands it to carry your keys, as well.
Paying Yourself, Spare Chargers, and Toilet Stains
Readers offer their best tips for saving a bit of extra money, finding spare chargers when staying at hotels, and removing stubborn toilet stains.
Secure Extension Cords with a Simple DIY Cleat
You're halfway through blowing the leaves off your lawn or edging your driveway when everything stops and you realize you've pulled your extension cord out of the socket at the other end. Save yourself the 50 yard walk back to plug it in and some wear and tear on the plug with this simple hack.
