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Sorry I thought I posted this in chat previously.

What ideas and hints do you have to make life easier and even more fun? Share the wealth?

I'll start.

Store cat food cans upside-down and it will come out easier.

Kill creepy crawlies with damp paper towel. Waggle your fingers on one side of the monster and grab it with the wet towel or tissues from the other side. It works.

1 posted on 07/22/2026 11:51:17 AM PDT by Chickensoup
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I posted this to chat once and it was pulled. Trying again. Reason pulled is that it was not in chat.


2 posted on 07/22/2026 11:53:10 AM PDT by Chickensoup
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3 posted on 07/22/2026 11:55:32 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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take ten grams of creatine mononhydrate daily.


4 posted on 07/22/2026 11:56:16 AM PDT by ckilmer (`61)
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“What ideas and hints do you have to make life easier and even more fun? Share the wealth?”. Train your pig to bark at strangers.


7 posted on 07/22/2026 11:57:03 AM PDT by kawhill (Dywedwch wrthym because + Add translation Welsh-English dictionary 'Tell Us')
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At least three hours with no screens of any kind before bed.

Splurge on a mattress and nice bedding. You spend a third of your life on one.

Stay away from social media.


8 posted on 07/22/2026 11:57:04 AM PDT by Kleon
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* Cats and dogs.

* Stay with the right people

* Stay away from the wrong people

* Listen to devout testimonials

* “One day at a time”

* Take care what we listen to

* Never watch television, ever.

* With the time conserved from the above comment, do something creative.

* Enjoy your own cooking and food preparation.

* Look out The South Window, daily, like Daniel, and see the Great Creation.

* Get a plentiful sleep


14 posted on 07/22/2026 12:04:43 PM PDT by Varsity Flight ( "War by 🙏 the prophesied set before you." ) I Timothy 1:18. Nazarite warriors. 10.5.6.5 These Days)
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15 posted on 07/22/2026 12:05:04 PM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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17 posted on 07/22/2026 12:09:31 PM PDT by Leaning Right
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If you pet gets skunked, the best option to eliminate the smell is toothpaste. Rub it in, and rinse.


19 posted on 07/22/2026 12:09:57 PM PDT by aimhigh (1 John 3:23 "And THIS is His commandment . . . . ")
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Seek and Find God’s Truth and Love.

Out of Love for us and for our happiness, Jesus was scourged, suffered and died on the Cross for our sins so that we could be happy with Him in Heaven. Jesus restored our access to Heaven by His death for our sins.

The path will be hard on earth and few will find the narrow gate and choose to do His will and not follow the ways of the world.

Our happiness with God in Heaven will be much greater than any happiness on earth.

God’s Truth can be found in the Bible and the Mass and seven Sacraments with Faith, Hope and Charity by our Love of God and neighbor.

God’s Peace be with you.


23 posted on 07/22/2026 12:14:50 PM PDT by ADSUM
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Call Hillary Clinton and ask her if her private server is running.


24 posted on 07/22/2026 12:15:50 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer” )
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My program is called ONE THING PER DAY.

In order to stay busy in retirement and since we are not wealthy so I cannot travel, I choose to set myself a task of doing ONE thing per day, after I get that one thing done, no matter how small or large the task, the rest of my time is mine to spend as I please. I build scale models and read in my down time.

It can be simple tasks, washing the dishes and cleaning the kitchen, or doing laundry to more complex tasks like yard work or small construction projects, sometimes the tasks take all day, sometimes just an hour or so, but at the end of the year I have over 365 tasks done, a feeling of accomplishment and a pile of money saved because I do the vast majority of work on my own.
25 posted on 07/22/2026 12:19:08 PM PDT by The Louiswu (USA FIRST...USA FOREVER)
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I have a clear plastic cup and a thin, flat plastic sheet, about the size of a greeting card, the kind of thing that used to come in a packet of pantyhose... I use it for spider removal. I just put the cup over the spider, and slide the sheet underneath it carefully, under their little legs, and then I can just pick the whole thing up and carry them outside and set them free without hurting them. I realized that the squish was what horrified me. I don’t like to kill things. So I’ve lost a lot of my fear of spiders and bugs, because while they’re under the clear cup, I can hold them up to the light and get a good look at them. Sometimes the spiders put their front legs on the cup and seem to be getting a good look at me too. Then I take them outside and find a new home for them. It’s actually quite fun.


33 posted on 07/22/2026 12:34:46 PM PDT by A_perfect_lady (The greatest wealth is to live content with little. -Plato)
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Instead of buying food, just go store to store where any kind of food is sold and eat all the free samples.


36 posted on 07/22/2026 12:37:45 PM PDT by Sirius Lee ("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.)
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Don't eat your last meal of the day less than 3 hours before you go to sleep. If you are up against that deadline, just skip that last meal, go to sleep save the appetite for the morning. It is easier than it seems, especially after you brush your teeth.

Eat no more than two meals a day within an 8-hour window. Eating only one meal a day is a lot easier than it seems, especially if you have a sedentary office job. Just drink plenty of water.

Eliminate sugary drinks (including fruit juices) from your diet. You'd be surprised how tasty seltzer water with squeezed lemon / lime is. No sugar or high fructose corn syrup but it tastes "sweet" without all of the junk. Don't 'drink your calories' if you are looking to knock off a few pounds.

If you get "hungry" in the middle of the night or at any point for that matter, but you are trying to be disciplined, just brush your teeth or rinse with mouthwash. It will send a signal to your brain that your "eating window" is closed.

Vinegar can clean just about anything. Add some baking soda to the mix when cleaning greasy pans or range hood vents. Just beware of the reaction of mixing the two together.

Pouring the vinegar / baking soda mix down a slow drain followed by very hot water will clear most clogs.

Insects don't seem to like peppermint or cinnamon. Add a few drops of these essential oils around areas in the kitchen or anywhere you notice pest activity. Along those lines, the Terro brand ant baits are the best I have ever seen at eliminating ants. It is really just borax, water and something sweet to attract the ants. They lap it up and take it back to the nest to feed the colony and the borax causes their stomachs to explode.

A mixture of liquid dish soap, borax and water in a spray bottle is a great wasp killer. Dries out their exoskeleton.

Vinegar is an excellent rust eliminator and a non-chemical weed killer in the 30% acidity available at most home improvement stores. Just be careful as it can be caustic and it could also kill your flowers or grass.

37 posted on 07/22/2026 12:40:35 PM PDT by American Infidel (Instead of vilifying success, try to emulate it)
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Leave your clean clothes in the laundry basket and just use them from the basket. HA

Don’t fold your towels until you hang them back up in the bathroom after laundering.

Put clean sheets directly back on the bed after taking them out of the dryer.

These hints will make your life a tiny bit easier, probably no more fun. :)


38 posted on 07/22/2026 12:42:33 PM PDT by NEMDF
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Chicken soup!


39 posted on 07/22/2026 12:43:36 PM PDT by aquila48 (Do not let them make you "care" ! Guilting you is how they control you. )
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40 posted on 07/22/2026 12:47:39 PM PDT by aquila48 (Do not let them make you "care" ! Guilting you is how they control you. )
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Live beneath your earning. Wear good shoes, bespoke if you can afford it. Learn a musical instrument. Learn to cook one pot meals. Buy good kitchen knives and learn to sharpen them. Eat off paper plates and use disposable cutlery. If you don’t want kids, don’t get married. Have hardwood floors and get a robot vacuum. Don’t plant a lawn. Don’t get any clothing that needs ironing. Let spiders live in the corners of the house to catch mosquitos and flies, even the black widows outside get a pass as they eat the annoying loud crickets. Buy nice cordless tools with plenty of extra batteries. If you have property, get a couple goats and some chickens, they chase away the coyotes, racoons, and deer, eat the weeds and bugs, and can be left alone for weeks if you want to travel. If you haven’t used something for 6 months, get rid of it. If you want a dog, get a smaller mutt with short fur like a street dog rescue.

Im still trying the ultimate “life of Riley” scheme but I haven’t been able to convince the government I am an illegal alien Somali deserving millions of dollars to run a Learing Center.


41 posted on 07/22/2026 12:48:07 PM PDT by Organic Panic
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if you want to be happy for the rest of your life,
never make a pretty woman your wife.

cause from my personal point of view, get an ugly girl to marry you.


42 posted on 07/22/2026 12:50:02 PM PDT by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world or something )
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