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ELECTRICITY is the most important and most used thing in today's world or also should i say the most WASTED. Here we will discuss how we can save electricity by changing small habits at home.

1.Mobile Charging: When we charge our cell phones there is always an indication given when the battery is full. Also in most of the phones there comes a notification of switching it off and removing the charger from the socket. Though indicated many people dont follow it. If this will be followed much amount of electricity can be saved.

2. Ironing Clothes: When we start ironing our clothes, first we make sure that the iron is hot enough after which we start ironing. This can consume lot of energy if a single cloth is ironed everytime. Instead we suggest to iron a ive bulk of clothes at one go. This will save much electricity, since you will not have to wait for the iron to get hot everytime.

3. Keeping Unnecessary Appliances ON: This one is the worst habit of many people. In most of the houses there will be atleast 3-5 electrical appliances ON even if they are not being used. Computer,laptop on sleep mode, printer, wi-fi router ON although not in use, mosquito machine ON till late in the morning, Mixer, washing machine, oven, microwave ON from the socket. If this habit is improved your bill will surely be much less next month.

4. Forgetting things ON: Above we talked how we keep things ON, here we will see about things that we forget to switch off. First and foremost lights and fans, these two are the most comman things people forget to switch off. Next will be shower lights, exhaust fans and geyser in the bathroom. Sometimes we even keep the television on mute and get up to do some work and we forget it is ON. Remembering to switch off these appliances will save a big amount of electricity.

Running out of toothpaste or mouthwash in your home? Its just simple to make your own mouthwash in few seconds with things that are always available with you at your home. This simple trick will help
you prepare your own mouthwash, which will be effective and you can use it on daily basis also.

We have talked about HOW TO : Whiten Teeth At Home using baking soda, and also some great 60 uses of the baking soda . Here's another use of the baking soda in making your own mouthwash

The things you will require to make your own mouthwash:

• 1 tsp. of salt


• 1 tsp. of baking soda


• 1/2 cup of water

Mix it all together, put it in your mouth, gargle, and spit it out. Pretty simple.

So this is how you can make it on your own at home and use it. Quick and effective...So go ahead and try this out.

You love your plants right! but Are you going on a long vacation? When you come back, you see your plants have dried up. The sight is so sad! But, if you are a DailyStuff.org reader, you will have options
to enjoy your vacation without worrying about watering your plants. Find the technique mentioned below to keep your plants watered using Paper towels.

Yes, the same you use to wipe your face, it will come handy keep your plants watered for days. Its, here how you can do:





You will require following things :

• Long paper towels


• Glass full of water

How to Do:

Simply roll up some paper towels as tight as possible without them breaking, dunk the ends in a glass of water. Well-spread the other end of the towel over the soil of the plant. This is very simple technique


How it works: 

The paper towels will absorb the water from the glass and spread it evenly over the soil. The key is to make sure the end of the paper towel is as deep in the glass as possible to ensure adequate watering. The deeper the better.


Your Views: 

Did you like it? You can try this at home and save your plants from getting dry and dead. You can even use it on daily basis if you do not get time to water your plants daily.

Share your views in comments! :)

Wash your clothes when you travel.So, you are traveling in a long route and you need to wash clothes as well. Dailystuff.org brings you DO-IT-YOURSELF washing your clothes in your car without even spoiling your interiors and believe me, no one will come to know about that too ;-)

Well, check out the tabs and let your car help you wash your clothes when you are on a long journey:

Things you will need:

You will require following things to wash your clothes in the car without messing up the interiors of the car.

• Bucket


• Detergent


• Air tight lid (which fits over the bucket)


• Some space in boot of your car


• Minimum two hours of driving


• and lastly Clothes ;-)

Step 1:

Pack all your dirty stuff inside the bucket filled with water. Put some detergent inside and pack it off with air tight lid so that the water does not spill out when you are driving. As you move across the roads (  Indian roads are most favorable for this trick ;-) ) and bumps, the dirty stuff inside get the natural whirling effect inside that helps removes dirt. Keep this for one hour.

Step 2:

For one hour or so, it will remove all the dirt from the cloth-es. So, now remove the dirty, detergent water and keep your clothes in clean water so that it will remove the residual detergent and dirt from your clothes. This will take one more hour. So, in two hours of driving, your clothes will be washed off.

Did you like this hack? Do implement if you really need to wash your clothes in the travel. Share it if you like.

How do you wash your clothes? Share it in comments

Ants in your house? Here's a tutorial to get rid of ants in your house.sting are amongst least bothered but highly dangerous sting that can cause infection. Moreover, the chemical actions of these stings are deadly at times if not cured. Also, these pests cause huge losses to your kitchen in terms of health and hygiene, especially red ants.

We give you some methods , that are natural and will help you get rid of ants completely, also stopping the ants to follow their path.

Method 1 : Seal off Entrance

 Spotting where ants come from is very easy! Just follow their chain and you will spot the entrance from where these ants are coming. It might be tedious but this is the best solution to get rid of ants.

Use plaster or glue covered papers and cover the hole from where these ants are coming. Remember to seal it properly, they are too small and a small hole still will not help you get rid of these pests. . Temporary methods can include petroleum jelly as well.

Method 2: Use Soppy Water:

You can't avoid ants to enter? No worries! You can secure your ant-infected products by covering it or keeping it in soppy-detergent water.

Moreover, if you find any ants, you can spray the soppy water and they will be dead. Advantage of this method is that, it will clear off its chemical path as well, which will not attract other ants as the chemical path which ants follow will no more be active.

Ingredients of this water is One teaspoon of detergent or soap in one liter of water.

Method 3: Lakshman Rekha - Put up invisible barriers:

Sita toppled the lakshman rekha but these ants wont! Putting up natural barriers by drawing lines around the infected area is also one of the solution.It will prevent any more ants from coming in.

Use the below products to use it as natural barriers: (You can use any one of these)

• Powdered charcoal


• Turmeric


• Cinnamon


• Citrus oil


• Black or cayenne pepper (hotter is best); or try red chili pepper


• Chalk lines


• Vaseline (great for doors and windows)


• Baby powder


• Powdered cleanser


• Desiccating dusts such as diatomaceous earth or silica aerogel.

 Method 4: Kill them!



If you are still not able to remove ants from above mentioned methods, its time to kill them and show no mercy! You can use any one of the below methods to kill them (Make sure, you keep these things away from children)

• Use corn meal. This method is especially great around pets or children, as corn meal by itself is not poisonous. The ants will carry it home and try to eat it, but they can't digest it properly. Be sure to put corn meal wherever you see that the ants like to frequent.


• Ants are extremely susceptible to caffeine. Leave coffee grounds (used works) where the ants are and they will carry it home and eat it. This method takes a few weeks to see.

Any other methods you have tried and helped you get rid of ants? Share with us in Comments.

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How to Tutorial for opening up any jar: Unable to open any jar which is tightly locked or vacuum sealed pack? Well, here's a simple technique that can work around to open your jar.











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Well, dandruff is the reason why some of them feel embarrassed to wear black clothes but wait, you need not worry anymore. You can remove all your dandruff in a single hair wash and that too effectively!
The steps are very easy and the elements used in this hack are always available at your home. Here, we will discuss how to remove dandruff in a single hair wash.

Things we will need:

• One full lemon


• Coconut oil


• Shampoo (Preferably anti dandruff shampoo)


• Water, bucket and towel ;-)

So lets start step by step:

Step 1: Oil your hair:

Its time for a proper head massage with good quality coconut oil. The head massage should be for around 10 minutes. Keep it as it is for another 5 minutes

Step 2: Rub lemon on your scalp

Its time to rub entire one lemon on your scalp properly. Rub till entire lemon juice is extracted from it. Leave as it is for 10 minutes.

Step 3 : Its time for a hair wash!

Wash your hair with either shampoo or good quality hair wash soap. Your entire dandruff will be washed away now. You are dandruff free in a single hair wash.

How it works?

Actually, the dandruff are nothing but dead skin accumulated due to oiliness of the skin. After oiling the hair, it removes stuck dandruff from the scalp and the lemon helps remove stickiness in your scalp making dandruff lock free and easy to remove. Thereby, in a single wash, it can be removed.

Share this article if your really like the tip to remove dandruff in a single hair wash.