LPT: If you have a severe toothache and can’t get any relief, chew on cloves First off, make sure you never ignore any kind of tooth pain and see a dentist as soon as possible because you never know when you could have an inflection present that could quickly lead to much worse things. However, if you’re like me and you’re trapped late at night before your dentist appointment with the maximum dose of NSAIDs and strong p…

LPT: If you’re not sure you can afford a pet, ask your local shelters if they have a foster program. They’re often free and a win-win-win for you, the shelter, and the animals. Key word here is foster – not adopt. Many shelters have more animals than they can care for, and need people to provide temporary homes for these furry friends. And often, these programs are set up in a way that when you take in one of these animals, you are given everything you need – their food, litter box and litter, toys, any medical expens…

LPT: you can learn about any common household chemical or substance by typing “common name like bleach” + “iupac” its gives you a description of the primary chemical. submitted by /u/General_Elephant

LPT: if you have a question about something, a professor will probably answer it if you’re nice, even if you’re not a student. I use this all the time at work and just to satisfy my personal curiosity. If you have a question about something (the other week I had one about Egyptian mythology… long story), just google a university department that you think would cover it and find a professor who sounds like they would know the answer. Their email addresses are always on…

LPT: Don’t let business “surcharge” your debit card. If you use a debit card at a business and see a fee labeled as a “surcharge”, report the business to the card brands. TLDR: If you are using a debit card and see a “surcharge” on your invoice or receipt. Report the business to Visa or Mastercard. Visa: https://usa.visa.com/Forms/visa-rules.html MasterCard: https://www.mastercard.us/en-us/personal/get-support.html (use their chat feature to send an email) During the inflation spike during the pandemic, many bus…

LPT: Animal rescues often need washcloths. They don’t have to be pretty, just functional. And if you have a towel that’s falling apart, you can cut it into smaller pieces so it doesn’t go to waste. When I worked for an animal rescue, we ALWAYS needed washcloths. Never had enough. Also, if you like to knit/sew/crochet, washcloths are a very easy project. submitted by /u/meleyys

LPT Fish Tweezers with sharp tips are the best implement to remove splinters They have a very fine tip that you can use to dig in if need to, they are sturdy and won’t flex allowing significant grabbing force, they do not cut what they are grabbing like nail clippers or scissors do, so they won’t easily break the splinter, they can be easily sterilized, cleaned, and they are very affordable. P.S. I’m talking about These …

LPT – Be more meaningful with your thanks, using gifts for or with the gift giver is a great way to do so. Tagged as miscellaneous but applicable to almost all the tag categories and while inspired by the upcoming holidays, this is usable year round. It’s not always doable but like the title says, if you can use a gift for or with somebody who gave it to you, it shows your appreciation better than just saying “thank you”. Like if somebody gifts you …

LPT: Mute your mic when you’re on hold. They might still be able to hear you. You know when you’re on a call to some company and they put you on hold? This means you can’t hear them, but there is no guarantee they aren’t still getting full audio from you. If you don’t want them to hear what you’re doing, saying, etc., manually hit Mute on your phone. Source: Literally just been on the phone to a company that put me on hol…

LPT: If you don’t like meal planning, look up the lunch menu for your local school and go by that. Make the public school system do the work. I’m not sure if this is a pro-tip really, but I’m depressed and a lot of the time don’t have the time or energy to sit and plan out my meals. Been waiting on the latest antidepressant to kick in and in the meantime I’ve just been pulling up my local school’s lunch menu and making whatever the food of the day is for dinner. Bonus points, it makes…

LPT – bring your own snacks and an empty water bottle when flying You can bring food and empty bottles with you through security checkpoints, and then you can refill your bottle within the airport. Buying your snacks before hand can save you big money over those marketed inside the airport, and you can get exactly what you want versus having to settle. May get some scrutiny clearing customs during internationa…

LPT: Time tracking events on a excel sheet builds time management I started doing this hack one year ago. You plot all the events that you do on one day on an Excel sheet, which automatically gives the time that has elapsed between specific tasks that you may have done (there is a function on excel for this). This has helped me dramatically because I can see what tasks have been taking too much of my time, and…

LPT: You can just put any kind of card in a hotel room slot for power 95% of the time. It’s just a physical switch. It’s free real estate. submitted by /u/toomanynamesaretook

LPT: Be decisive always and act with rapid decision rather than speculating or mulling things over for extended periods of time. Just watched Steven Bartlett speak in Sharjah and its struck me how rapidly this man gathers information and decides and then acts. He’s well informed but does not spend time mulling things over, procrastinating or putting off decisions. He gathers data, decides and acts. Rapidly. There’s a lot to be learned from such. I’m not saying much unifor…

LPT: You can do way less laundry if you get in the habit of hanging up clothes back up after you’ve worn them. Most items such as jeans, other pants, and second layers can be worn more than once, if not three or four times. Most people wash their clothes much too frequently, creating more wear and tear on their clothes. submitted by /u/simbabeat

LPT A humidifier and netti pot must use distilled or filtered water, not tap water You can get sick if you use unfiltered tap water. Many people I have talked to do not seem to know this. So use distilled or purified water. submitted by /u/The_Shagadelic_One

LPT: Learn how to whistle, or carry a physical one in your EDC Whistling is one of the most handy survival tools out there, in my opinion. Great for camping and urban danger situations. It is much more effective than screaming to communicate. submitted by /u/LukasMeine

LPT Give some consideration to your friends’ advice, and to your gut feeling before moving in with someone. submitted by /u/Far_Concern_8713

LPT pinch the bridge of the nose on disposable respirators The amount of people who don’t know this is kind of surprising. That is what the metal strip on the nose is for. submitted by /u/Ok-Rate-3256

LPT Save yourself stress (and money) this holiday season by setting up a “Gift Drawer” for last-minute presents. Every year, unexpected gift exchanges pop up—think surprise guests, workplace Secret Santas, or distant relatives dropping by. Instead of panic-buying or overspending, just have it ready submitted by /u/asianpixiedollvip