LPT: Ask for warranty service if your warranty just expired My brother purchased a refrigerator about a year ago for $1500. 3 weeks after the warranty expired, it died completely. Called repairman and was told $1000 to fix. I suggested reaching out to the manufacturer to ask if they would do anything to assist. Surprisingly, they replied within an hour and said yes! This would be a one time courtesy and …

LPT On Money. If you can pay for a “expensive item” twice you’re obviously not going to get the same product twice (unless it’s needed) but being able to afford it twice provides you freedom over it. Owning expensive items takes up mental space. It creates little pockets of doubt over losing it or damaging it or maintaining said item. If you can’t afford to …

LPT: Every time you fill you car with gas, make a habit of collecting bits of trash in your car and throwing them away. There’s ALWAYS a trash can right next to the pump, and your car will never accumulate trash. And if you live in a state or country that doesn’t allow gas stations to have that little clip think on the nozzle that holds the squeeze handle down to dispense gas automatically while you collect the trash… well, move to a place that does allow it. submitted by /u/meatfrappe

LPT: When visiting a website with a paywall, oftentimes you can disable the paywall with just the Esc key. This applies especially to news sites in which only the first 5 lines of the article are shown, then they blur the next few lines and show an overlay which tells you to subscribe to read the rest. This truncating of the text and overlay display is usually done with client-side Javascript, which checks your browser to see if you’re logged in or n…

LPT: If you live somewhere with cold winters, take advantage of indoor / underground parking to top up washer fluid. Not so cold on the hands. submitted by /u/Gerald_Hennesy

LPT: If you’re recording yourself for an job, film a conversation between yourself and a friend, and then edit out the friend. My mother had an interview coming up and they wanted her to record herself talking about herself. So I sat down with her and had a regular conversation. I told her to ignore the camera and just talk about herself and her job. Then I took the video, and cut myself out. Then I edited little cue cards in like “What motivates you?” And “How did you …

LPT: Wear swim goggles when cutting onions I’ve tried all onion crying prevention tips, including running the knife under water, running the cut onion under water, keeping a salt cellar open next to your cutting board, etc. The only thing that has ever worked is swim goggles, to keep a sealed layer between your eyes and the evil tear-causing onion chemicals! submitted by /u/catali…

LPT. If you are visiting London, save some money and buy lunch from the Tesco Expresses, Co-ops or convenience shops spread around London. Food can be really expensive in London and can quickly add up. If you are looking for relatively cheap lunch, look for the shops mentioned in the header. They very often have Meal Deals, which include a sandwich, wrap, roll, salad, or sushi add a drink and snack. At tesco express it will cost is £3.90 (£3.40 if you have a tesco card). If you pur…

LPT make your Facebook “let others see you your friends are” hidden/private to anyone on Facebook so the scam artists can’t replicate your profile and add all your existing friends in an attempt to scam them. It’s within the security settings. I am frequently having fake profiles of friends I already have on Facebook attempt to add me. Then they start a conversation with anyone who does add them and attempt to do some fraud. submitted by /u/Indecisivelydecisive

LPT: If you feel cold at home but don’t want to turn up the heat, get a humidifier Winter air in cold regions is usually very dry. Humid air feels warmer than dry air at the same temperature, so raising the humidity is a cost effective way to increase comfort without increasing your heating bill. Just be sure not to make it too humid or you could promote mold growth. Usually 40%-60% relative humidity is recommend for indoor sp…

LPT: To save $100+ on your car, do not let the shop replace the cabin and engine air filters. Both of these things cost $30 for the filters max, are a quick 5-minute ordeal, and have almost zero way to screw up. My car shop just “offered” to replace my cabin air filter alone for $90. You don’t need to know a thing about cars, you can just order the correct filter on Amazon or a local car parts store, and watch a quick YouTube video on in…

LPT: don’t tap the bottom of the shampoo bottle to get the last drops. Close the lid and swing it while holding the bottom. Centrifugal force, baby! submitted by /u/todbr

LPT: Even if you’re not a great public speaker, as long as you do not chain your uh’s and um’s with other words, your video/audio can be easily edited to make you sound more professional. I’m an amateur video editor for training videos for my company and this tip has helped dramatically when helping speakers who are not used to public speaking. What do I mean by chaining uhs and ums? Speakers have a tendency to use uhs and ums as an opportunity to think of the next thing they are going to say and will often connect their next th…

LPT – Pause binge worthy programs half way through, before it trys to pull you back in. We have kids and don’t get that much time to watch TV. We have found stopping a program at the mid way lull is miles better than trying to not start another episode. submitted by /u/Ponchomouse

LPT: Job hunting? Send your resume through an AI resume-parser It should come as no surprise that the professional recruiting world now uses AI to do early filtering of application candidates, and this is done in major part with Applicant Tracking Services (ATS) which include resume parsers that basically distill the information in your resume into little text fields that a recruiter can auto-filter or visu…

LPT: Seal grape jelly in the Peanut Butter Jelly sandwich to make it less sticky on edges. Put peanut butter on first slice of bread Use remaining peanut butter stuck on knife and slowly slide knife slanted at an angle against the just the edge of the other slice to create a border of a peanut butter Put jelly on in the middle of same slice used in #2 you normally would. note:jelly should naturally repel away from the peanut butter ed…

LPT: Dodge the E-transfer Cancelation Fee I know it varies based on your financial institution’s rules and how fast you need the money back in your account, but, I’ve seen this work with three separate big banks and one credit union. If you send an e-transfer, need to cancel it and they charge a cancelation fee. Simply let it expire. Every cent will be returned (usually 30 days) and you…

LPT: Close/reopen Spotify to skip the ads. You normally get 2-3 30 second ads every few songs. Just close/reopen the app, which takes less time than 1 ad and automatically resumes playing. submitted by /u/TrulyRenowned

LPT: If you enjoy a place with privacy, keep it a secret. Especially, consider not posting positive reviews about it on google maps, yelp, etc. submitted by /u/madethisbymistake

LPT: Use hand commands along with verbal commands when communicating with your dog. When your dog becomes old and loses its hearing, you’ll still be able to communicate with them. submitted by /u/badass4102