Smita Pani: [World Malayali Club] Save Money by Using Common Household Items 4

Saturday, 2 April 2016

[World Malayali Club] Save Money by Using Common Household Items 4

Save Money by Using Common Household Items 4

Toothpicks

1. Stop boiled water from overflowing – Scared of leaving a pot on the stove? Stick a toothpick between the pot and the lid. This will allow the steam to escape, preventing the pressure that causes water to overflow.

2. Find the ends of sticky tape with ease – If you hate struggling with a roll of tape just to find the end, stick a toothpick to the edge before putting the roll away to make it easy to find next time.

3. Efficiently fry sausages – By running a toothpick through every pair of sausages, you can make sure that they fry evenly on all sides.

4. Keep young seedlings straight – Just like you'd use a piece of wood as a splint for a young tree, you can stick a few toothpicks around a young seedling to make sure it grows vertically.

5. Paint hard-to-reach corners – When painting, if you encounter corners, grooves, or crevices that your brush can't reach, you can dip a toothpick in the paint and use it on those areas.

Talcum Powder

1. Easily remove rubber and latex gloves – If you have problems removing gloves once you're done using them, pour a bit of talcum powder into them before putting them on. Once you're ready, the gloves will come off with ease.

2. Remove sand with ease – If you're going to the beach, keep some talcum powder in the car. When you go back to it, pour some powder on your feet and give them a rub to get rid of any sand that's stuck to them.

3. Get rid of oil stains – If you've spilled oil on your favorite shirt, dip a cotton ball in talcum powder and rub the stain until the oil's gone. Afterward, put the shirt in the wash and see how the oil stain has disappeared.

4. Free knotted necklaces – If your necklace is in a bit of a tangle, sprinkle talcum powder over it and give it a shake. This will make it much easier to untangle.

5. Ant repellent – Ants hate talcum powder, so if you find the place they're entering your house from, pour talcum powder over it and say goodbye to your ant problem.