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Use soap scraps
April 2024

Use soap scraps

Normally, the last remnant of a soap is simply thrown away after it has simply become too small to have any more washing effect. Too bad, considering how much soap is destroyed over time unused....

Clothed washcloth
April 2024

Clothed washcloth

When I'm traveling with my kids, I always take wet washcloths in the Ziploc bag. One would like to have an ice-cream or something to eat and with the washcloth, sticky marks on the face or hands are...

Save electricity in the refrigerator by full packing
April 2024

Save electricity in the refrigerator by full packing

A question in the comments to my tip "Saving electricity in the fridge in winter" led me to nachzuschieben this tip, which works throughout the year: The fridge should (even as a single, the few...

Save electricity in the fridge in winter
April 2024

Save electricity in the fridge in winter

Although the tip does not fit into the season, but the next winter is determined - despite climate change! And it comes from the Association of Energy Consumers, where I found this brilliant idea...

Space heating: Hot head and cold feet?
April 2024

Space heating: Hot head and cold feet?

If you want to heat a cool room in the winter, you will often experience that the room in the upper area soon becomes quite warm, while it stays ice cold at the feet below! For example, in older...

Overflowing rain barrel
April 2024

Overflowing rain barrel

During the last heavy downpour, I was overwhelmed with totel, the rain barrel ran over and flooded my tomatoes. I ran around with 2 watering cans and constantly emptied the bin. It is easier with a...

Egg carton as a party plate
April 2024

Egg carton as a party plate

After I recently presented my recipe: Mexican party cakes in the category finger food, I would like to contribute a tip on this topic. For years, when I'm asked to bring something for a party, I get...

Draft stops without kitsch
April 2024

Draft stops without kitsch

For doors and windows that it pulls through, I've come up with the following: Sew a (or 2,3,4 ... ???) short fluffy scarf into a tube and fill with filler. But you can take anything that is soft...

Create stock of
April 2024

Create stock of "old-fashioned" light bulbs

The conventional light bulbs should gradually disappear in favor of energy-saving lamps. Who should object, only: Everyone has lights that do not fit in them, that is. probably the thread, but not...

Lava granules instead of road salt
April 2024

Lava granules instead of road salt

Soon it will be winter again and with that comes ice and snow again. For years I use for spreading lava granules (garden center / hardware store) instead of road salt. It is environmentally...