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Save heating costs - shutters
April 2024

Save heating costs - shutters

In the cold season - and if there are many price tags like last year - many are thinking about how to cut their heating costs. A simple tip, for those who have shutters on their windows is: this, as...

Grant freezer - save energy
April 2024

Grant freezer - save energy

I have attached a pin board over the freezer at eye level. On this pin board as many subjects are recorded as the freezer compartments has. Now on the pinboard on the subject a small piece of paper...

Save paper, avoid waste, relieve the burden on the environment
April 2024

Save paper, avoid waste, relieve the burden on the environment

Anyone who goes to the doctor and is examined there on a couch almost always lays down a sheet of paper that is rolled out from the end of the couch over the entire bed. You usually take off your...

Energy saving while showering
April 2024

Energy saving while showering

To save energy while showering, there are several options. Ultimately, however, it is always about reducing the amount of water that needs to be heated. Tips: 1. Cold shower - not always pleasant,...

Save wet cell phone with plastic bag and cat litter
April 2024

Save wet cell phone with plastic bag and cat litter

If the phone gets wet, because it slips out of the bag on the toilet or maybe falls into the tub, you have to act fast to save it. Immediately pick out the phone, dry it, quickly and then ... it...

Briefly reactivate empty batteries
April 2024

Briefly reactivate empty batteries

Batteries that have already given up their mind can revive at short notice, if you turn them in the unit, such as garage door opener, remote control, etc. a few times back and forth. Most of the...

Dispose of frying fat in a more environmentally friendly way - collect fat remainders
April 2024

Dispose of frying fat in a more environmentally friendly way - collect fat remainders

Although I try to use as little fat as possible, thanks to good coated pans, there is now and then something in the pan / pot, especially when roasting breaded or fried potatoes ... or when frying....

Save Toner: Printouts from the Internet always first edit
April 2024

Save Toner: Printouts from the Internet always first edit

You can get a printer for 30, - Euro, but for the refill cartridges you pay quickly 20, - Euro, if you take the originals. I save a lot of toner because I always copy information, recipes, and...

Reuse Ziplock bags
April 2024

Reuse Ziplock bags

Resealable plastic bags are too much to throw away after use. I wash them out with my hand and some dishwashing liquid. So far, I wondered if I let them drain on the sink - but there they are only in...

Save water with a simple trick
April 2024

Save water with a simple trick

A lot of drinking water runs unnecessarily into the drain in search of the right temperature. For the past year, I have adjusted all my under counter boilers according to the temperature so that the...