Who Knew? Household Shortcuts: Thousands of Clever Fixes for Life's Little Hassles - Hardcover

Lubin, Bruce; Bossolina-lubin, Jeanne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0988326477 ISBN 13: 9780988326477

Publisher: Castle Point Pub, 2014

Synopsis

Who Knew? Household Shortcuts is the follow-up to the As-Seen-on-TV bestseller “Who Knew? 10,001 Easy Solutions to Everyday Problems.” Filled with ingenious tips to make household chores easier, easy solutions to everyday problems, and ways to make everything in your home last longer, it's a fun, easy read that readers have described as being “like Pinterest in a book.” Open to any page and find a cool “life hack” to impress your friends, or use the handy index to find the fix you're looking for.

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From the Inside Flap:

Start Saving Time and Money Today! Make life a little easier with smart solutions to everyday problems and handy how-tos that will have you and your family saying, “Who knew?” Whether you want an all-natural way to eliminate household pests, a recipe for homemade beauty products, an old-fashioned remedy for a health problem, or just a simple stain solution, you'll find it (and much more!) inside.SOLVE EVERYDAY PROBLEMS Light hard-to-reach candle wicks with spaghetti Peel away bumper stickers with hand sanitizer Fix burned rice with white bread Use a hair dryer to give cake frosting that professional look ELIMINATE BUGS AND ODORS NATURALLY Use cinnamon to keep your sandbox bug-free Keep stinkbugs out of your home with dryer sheets Get rid of odors from cooking fish with peanut butter UNCOVER GREAT GARDENING SECRETS Make weeds disappear with vinegar Mow your lawn faster—with cooking oil! Use sand to keep garden tools from rusting SAVE MONEY AROUND THE HOUSE Make your own air fresheners and ready mop refills for pennies Clean grout stains with a laundry bleach pen, and brass with Worcestershire sauce Keep pantyhose from running by storing them in the freezer, and save a shrunken sweater with hair conditioner ELIMINATE PET PROBLEMS EASILY Get rid of fleas the all-natural way Stop puppies from chewing with vinegar Keep cats from scratching with vapor rub FIND HEALTH AT HOME Erase age spots with onion, and blackheads with egg Use salt to help with insomnia Ease heartburn with baking soda

About the Author:

Bruce Lubin and Jeanne Bossolina-Lubin are the proud parents of three boys and more than a dozen books. After saving thousands per year using simple, everyday hints and tips, they started their own business in the hopes of sharing their knowledge with others. They currently reside in northern New Jersey, where they have been known to go into friends' refrigerators to turn their eggs upside down so they last longer.

About this edition

• Publisher: Castle Point Pub
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0988326477
• ISBN 13: 9780988326477
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 416