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  • Other Uses for Common Household Items

    Here is a list of alternative uses for some common household items: dryer sheets, hair dryer, hand loation, cornstarch, petroleum jelly, coffee filters, salt, disposable cups, vinegar, wax paper, ziplock bags and chalk.


  • #2
    It's not really a frugal post but...
    Another use for salt is when you go to restaurant and they put your glass on a coaster or napkin. Sprinkle some salt on your coaster to keep your glass from sticking.

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    • #3
      Wooden matches and Elmer's glue will fill a screw-hole that has been stripped out - I have even reattached a banister to a marble wall whose screw holes were stripped out.
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      • #4
        Thanks! that's an awesome infographic.

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        • #5
          In college and beyond, we used white toothpaste to "spackle" holes we made in walls in dorms and rented apartments.
          Steve

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          • #6
            Originally posted by disneysteve View Post
            In college and beyond, we used white toothpaste to "spackle" holes we made in walls in dorms and rented apartments.
            This is apparently universal advice
            "Those who can't remember the past are condemmed to repeat it".- George Santayana.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by disneysteve View Post
              In college and beyond, we used white toothpaste to "spackle" holes we made in walls in dorms and rented apartments.
              I always heard not to do this because it attracts ants/other insects.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by NetSkyBlue View Post
                I always heard not to do this because it attracts ants/other insects.
                So do college dorms

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