I'm not sure if today's lifehacks quite measure up to wartime workarounds, but some of them are definitely worth trying. You have to admire the creativity it takes to figure out how to do things better and save more time and money. Don't you wish you had thought of some of these?
1. Never lose your gas cap again – swap it with the gas nozzle so you'll have to pick it back up when you're done filling up.
2. Photocopy the back of whatever you have to hang so you can line up the holes correctly. Or, if you don't have access to a photocopier, trace the outline with a pen and poke holes in the paper while holding the item up to it.
3. Drilling into drywall? Keep clean-up easy with a folded sticky note below the hole.
4. Organize your notebooks with a word index at the back, marking the appropriate pages to line up.
Works great for recipes!
5. Before you travel, freeze a cup of water and then put a coin on top.
If the quarter is embedded in the ice when you get home, you'll know the power went out long enough for the ice to melt, and your food has likely spoiled.
6. Stop pop-ups from interrupting your games when you're playing on your phone by turning on Airplane Mode.
7. Keep your pot lids organized on your cabinet doors with a simple towel rack.
8. For a leaky travel cup, tighten the seal with a rubber band.
9. Stop your cling wrap rolls from pulling out by cutting a V-shaped notch in either end of the box and pushing it in.
10. To keep your tie under control without a fancy clip, cut a two-hole section out of another old button-down, loop it through the tie, and button it into place.
11. Easily find the perfect temperature for your shower every time by marking the sweet spot with a dab of white out or nail polish on the handle and the fixture.
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