Helpful Tips

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Top tips for Everyday Cheapskates (and idiots)OLD telephone directories make ideal personal address books.Simply cross out the names and address of people you don'tknow.WHEN reading a book, try tearing out the pages as you readthem. This saves the expense of buying a bookmark, and thepages can later be used for shopping lists.FOOL other drivers into thinking you have an expensive carphone by holding an old TV or video remote control up toyour ear and occasionally swerving across the road andmounting the curb.DRILL a one inch diameter hole in your refrigerator door.This will allow you to check that the light goes off whenthe door is closed.SMELL gas? Locate the suspected leak by striking anordinary match in every room in the house until a loudexplosion reveals the source of the escaping gas.AVOID parking tickets by leaving your windshield wipersturned to 'fast wipe' whenever you leave your car parkedillegally.TAKE your trash can to the supermarket with you so thatyou can see which items you have recently run out of.NO TIME for a bath? Wrap yourself in masking tape andremove the dirt by simply peeling it off.EXPENSIVE hair gels are a con. Marmalade is a much cheaperalternative, but beware of bees in the summer.AVOID CUTTING YOURSELF while clumsily slicing vegetablesby getting someone else to hold them while you chop away._________________________________________________

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Tired of paying for expensive hair products? Dip the top of your head in a bucket of paint - also helps hide thinning hair.