LPT Next time you sit down to watch a movie or episode for the first time, make leaving your phone in the other room part of your routine. Get snacks, your drink, dim the lights, and put your phone in the room next door. This is something I started doing a while back. I get my snacks ready, my drink, dim the lights.. and the last thing I do it put my phone in the other room. This stops me from Googling anything about the show which springs to mind, distractions or just mindlessly picking up the phone during a ‘slow’ part of the show. It might seem obvious and pe…

LPT Vehicle Rinseless Wash If you like to wash your car by hand, the traditional method of soap, rinse, repeat is not always the best solution if you live in a water restricted area or an apartment complex. I suggest the rinseless wash system where a vehicle can be washed with a few gallons of water. For a lightly soiled car I start with a quick rinse with the hose. Just …

LPT use the sign language alphabet to cue a reminder during a conversation. I memorized the sign language alphabet. When something important pops in my head that I don’t want to forget to say and yet I don’t want to interrupt the person talking, I just put my hand in the shape of the letter. For example, if my friend is telling a story and I remember that I wanted to ask her about babysitting, I just form the letter B …

LPT If your kids go to a school that has uniforms, SHOP EARLY! It’s the end of June, summer will be over before you know it! The best way to get the sizes and items you need before school starts is to shop before everyone else. submitted by /u/KnockKnock-Nevermind

LPT Use parchment paper instead of aluminum foil to store your food, it’s much cheaper and healthier To be specific, using aluminum foil is fine in some cases, but if you’re using it to store some acidic food, say tomatoes, it’ll react with the foil and contaminate the food. I try to be on the safe side and use parchment paper for everything, since it’s 3-4 times cheaper, anyway. Here’s a relevant study: https://csef.usc.edu/History/2002/Projec…

LPT When you’re falling asleep watching a movie, go to bed. Once you’re not able to sleep put the movie back on. You’ll be able to finish and be tired at the end of it Idk about y’all but this works really well for me. I’m insanely tired watching a movie and then when I try to sleep I swear I can run a marathon submitted by /u/stevengrant786

LPT If you can’t figure out how something goes back in it’s box, look and see if there’s a YouTube unboxing video. submitted by /u/nosatall

LPT – Update: I posted almost a year ago about buying smart tvs on craigslist with subscription credentials already dialed in. I still get free Disney+ 12 months later. I will never buy another tv from a store again. submitted by /u/tanhauser_gates_

LPT whenever painting your house/flat make sure you email yourself or make a note of the exact colour used If you need to touch up anywhere, you know the exact colour. submitted by /u/Real-Lime7060

LPT Use ‘Windows Fax and Scan’ instead of proprietary printer software. If you are forced to use printers, such as HP, and need to scan things, HP provides and almost forces you to use their proprietary software. I came across this lovely little tool in Windows today, called Windows Fax and Scan. ITS THREE CLICKS! Three clicks to get a scan, and it doesn’t put up a fight. The UI is circa Windows Vista and I no longe…

LPT Save shampoo with an extra bottle to foam it You can wash your hair, with the full ‚foam head experience‘ with easily 1/3 (or even less) of your usual shampoo amount. And it gets as clean as you are used to 🙂 Putting shampoo in your hand or directly on your head and ‚foaming it up‘ is not really effective. What is effective is putting a bit of shampoo in any type of bottle that you can cl…

LPT If you’re writing an important email, job cover letter, or school assignment, put the text into a read-out-loud website and listen to it before you send it. I’m answering a questionnaire for a job. I wrote out my answers, then copied-and-pasted the text into a “natural reader” website. It’s reading out loud to me as I read along, and I’m noticing some stuff to fix. Like I wrote “preformed” instead of “performed”. They’re both real words but the one I typed was wrong. I could clearly hear that. Since…

LPT In Windows 11, you can access the old right-click menu by simply holding Shift while right-clicking There are lots of articles with more complex ways to achieve this but for those unfamiliar with editing the registry, this is a simpler method and gives you the option to access both. submitted by /u/fiddich1

LPT Lots of spare change? Just dump it all at self checkout. In case you didn’t know, the coin slot at self checkout is actually just a cover for a catch basin. Just raise the flap and shovel all that change in. It’s best if you’re buying a lot of stuff because it will only process the change up to the receipts total. You’re welcome. submitted by /u/jjavcrh

LPT when youre having issues with creativity bounce your ideas off someone else. I have issues feeling creative sometimes and what helps is bouncing ideas off of my husband. We play the improv game “Yes, and” and I use that to get my creative juices flowing. For instance, my husband and I have this world we made up and at first I wasn’t contributing because I didn’t feel creative enough but now he’ll start a conversation ab…

LPT for mechanic/car shops Order your parts online ahead of time if you’re having a small issue that will become a big issue. Brakes, suspension parts as example you’ll save lots. Sometimes shops will buy the parts you need from vendors and it sometimes will be 2-3 times more expensive. I ordered a rear brake and rotor kit for $50 when usually one rotor is $50. submi…

LPT When you sign up for anything online, put the website’s name as your middle name. That way when you receive spam/advert emails, you will know who sold your info. submitted by /u/DarkRepresentative25

LPT Take advantage of multiple offers to save huge on tires Considering how expensive a new set of tires are: a set of four, mounting and balancing them, and maybe an alignment, and maybe even delivery fees, you could very easily approach $1000. Combine multiple offers from multiple sources to save the most. Combining manufacture rebates, credit/debit account discounts, and taking it to a used tire sho…

LPT Use high pressure water to clean toothbrushes There is no need to scrub your finger into your toothbrush. Just go grab your shower head and set it to high pressure. Cleaning in 3 seconds. I felt surprised when I found out that people around me didn’t already know this. submitted by /u/Hz_Ali_Haydar

LPT career and life advise Those of you who don’t work 40 hours a week or those who have more time at home or doing what you enjoy, what do you do for work, what do you do in order to make you happy? How do you do it? Those people who can go to baseball and football games every other week, what do you do that makes it worth it for you without worrying about financial hard…