Use Honey as a Rooting Hormone for Cuttings

Prepare cuttings in the usual manner, however dip the ends of the
cuttings in honey instead of rooting powder and you will have a
high success rate.  An old gardener friend has used this method
for over forty years and he believes that the hormones produced
by the honey promotes rapid root growth.
–By Jan from Poona Queensland Australia

Get a Re-key Pack Instead of Changing Your Locks

If you have good hands and you just moved into your new home, you
really don’t have to change your locks. All you have to do is go
to “Home Depot” and get a “Kwikset” or “Schlage” re-key pack and
start working. It’s easy! If you call and use a locksmith, it
will cost you around $65-$120 to re-key your front door with two
cylinders. To use the Home Depot re-key pack, it will cost you
around $22 for both doors.
–By Atozlocks.com from Los Angeles

Change Smoke Alarm Batteries When You Change Your Clocks

Daylight savings time is a good time to change your batteries in
your smoke alarms.  Most safety companies and fire departments
recommend the batteries be changed every 6 months, which happens
to be about the same as daylight savings time.
–By April from NW Missouri

Combine Old Bar Soap With New

Using Dial soap, I drop the one almost used-up into the shower
while I bathe, along with the brand new bar. Once they are
softened, the used-up bar fits nicely into the indentation on the
new bar. Just squish them together and once it dries, it is
firmly attached to the new bar. I don’t know if this works on
other brands, but it definitely won’t work on Ivory!
–By Marilyn from Terre Haute, IN

Getting the Last of the Tube of Foundation (or Toothpaste

When I buy foundation makeup, my favorite shade comes only in a
tube type container, much like toothpaste.   When it is empty,
there is a lot actually left inside the tube.  I carefully cut
the end off with scissors.  I am then able to dig out another
week’s worth with my finger.  No use throwing it away when there
is a lot left.
–By Margeth from Michigan