1. To stop clothes pegs from making marks on hanging clothes, thread an old pair of tights through the arms or legs and attach the pegs to the tights.

2. To make your own facial scrub mix some sea salt, olive oil and your favourite essential oil together.

3. To make cut flowers last longer add 2 teaspoons of mouthwash to the water. Also cut off any leaves beneath the waterline, as these will rot and make the flowers wilt faster.

4. If you run out of shaving foam for your face or legs, try using some hair conditioner instead.

5. To prevent your kettle from furring up with calcium deposits, put a clean oyster shell inside it. The kettle will remain clean, and the oyster shell will collect the calcium deposits.

6. Use an ice cube tray to keep you jewelry in. The small compartments are great for keeping things like rings and earrings.

7. To avoid loosing stud earrings, poke them into thin cork drink mats.

8. Use an over the door hanger to keep your necklaces organised, easy to access and prevent them from getting tangled up.

9. Put hooks on your bedroom wall and then use them to keep your hats and bags off the floor.

10. Use old egg boxes to store small items such as nails, screws and washers.

11. While you are waiting for the kettle to boil, or your food to cook, clean the kitchen while you wait. It’s amazing how much you can get done in a few minutes!

12. If you have a messy family, make certain areas of your home a “mess free zone”, and your family will be much more likely to put things in their proper places

13. At the start of each year check all your friends birthdays and then go out and buy them cards and/or presents all in one go. This will save you lots of time later on!

14. Keep a list of all the changes you make in your house when decorating, such as makes and colours. This can come in handy later on should you decide to change anything, or recommend anything to a friend.

15. If you don’t have a skewer, use a dry piece of spaghetti to test if your cake is ready.

16. Save free samples of toothpaste, hair gel, shampoo or face cream for when you travel. This will save you from having to carry around lots of big bottles with you.

17. When travelling, email yourself important details of things like passports, traveler’s checks, where you are staying and contact numbers. This way if anything happens to your stuff you will still have access to your important information.

18. If you can’t open a jar try putting on some rubber gloves. If that doesn’t work, tap the side of the lid firmly on a solid surface. For some reason this works wonders!

19. If you have “goosebumps” on your arms or legs, try taking an omega 3-6-9 supplement as a deficiency causes these bumps.

20. When you have hiccups swallow a teaspoon of malt vinegar to stop them.

21. Paint clear nail varnish over rust to stop it from getting any worse.

22. If you have ink stains from ball point pens on your cloths, spray the marks with hairspray and allow to dry before washing. It’s great at lifting stubborn stains!

23. If your’ hanging car air freshener has lost its smell, put a few drops of scented oil on it to get it smelling again.

24. Touch up old picture frames with gold nail varnish, and when that dries, put some clear nail varnish over it to make it look like new again.

25. Put your shampoo or conditioner into a pump action dispenser and it will last twice as long.

26. Store paint cans upside down to prevent them from drying out.

27. Bond with your friends by cooking for each other each week.

28. To avoid having people distract you when you work, put in some earphones and nobody will bother you!

29. Asking if someone is listening to you before you tell them something will make them listen harder to what you are saying, and give you their full attention.

30. If you have trouble sending your kids to bed on time, or getting them to come home at a certain time, give them a choice between two times. They will choose the later time thinking they got the better deal, but actually it’s you who got what they wanted!

31. If you have dry skin take some lysine, proline and vitamin c. These three ingredients are what the body uses to make skin, and can help to prevent wrinkles by building up the collagen beneath the skin.

32. Boil some water with salt and silver foil and then soak your silverware in the water for 5 minutes. Afterwards rub it into the silver foil and they will sparkle like new!

33. For flavoured scones or cakes try adding strawberry yogurt instead of milk.

34. Use a steel knitting needle for pricking potatoes. It works much better than a fork.

35. To brighten teeth and remove light stains, rub cut strawberries across your teeth.

36. Use a soft paint brush to clean and dust hard to reach places, such as in the nooks and crannies of lampshades.

37. Use chamois leather to clean rings and jewellery, it’s very effective!

38. To remove tough stains from crockery rub with lemon rinds.

39. To avoid greasy build up on top of kitchen cupboards, use some sheets of newspaper and replace them occasionally.

40. To clean dust from artificial flowers, place them in a paper bag with some salt. Give the bag a shake, and your flowers will be clean!

41. Paint the steps of your stepladder and then sprinkle the steps with some sand. When the paint dries you will have made yourself some non-slip steps!

42. If you are removing a lot of wallpaper, use the fine spray from your garden hose to moisten the wall all at once.

43. To remove paint from your hair, put olive oil on cotton wool and use it to clean off the paint.

44. Save the wrapping from presents you receive, and then use it to wrap presents for other people.

45. If you don’t like a present someone gives you, save it and give it as a present to someone else.

46. When buying a new house, take a compass with you so you know which way is south. This way you can be sure to have a sunny garden, and that your house will stay warm during the winter.

47. To buff your nails use an old electric toothbrush.

48. Give yourself a set time limit for regular chores to ensure you have time left for you later on.

49. When dying your hair rub some Aloe Vera along your hairline to prevent your skin from staining.

50. Set up a system with your neighbours so you can help each other with stuff like babysitting, DIY, plumbing, walking the dog etc… Helping each other will save you all lots of time and money!

51. To stop nail varnish lids from sticking to the bottle, rub some Vaseline around the top and you won’t find it difficult to open next time.

52. Use a very strong brew of tea to clean dark wooden furniture and restore its colour.

53. If you are a new mum sign up to baby clubs, and you will receive free samples and money off vouchers.

54. Register online with all your local supermarkets to have your food delivered to your door. When you don’t use their service for awhile, they will send you money off vouchers to encourage you to shop!

55. When you have finished using clear tape, fold the end over itself. Next time you won’t have to struggle finding the edge to peel!

56. Spray the end of a thread with hairspray, wait for it to dry and when it’s stiff you can easily thread it through the end of a needle.

57. When you have cold sores take some zinc tablets to make them go away.

58. If you have grease or oil spills over your patio or drive, put some kitty litter over it and crush it with you foot. Leave overnight and brush away the next day to remove the stain.

59. To prevent bathroom mirrors from steaming up, use a bit of car wax and buff with a cloth.

60. To remove strong smells from clothes, add a cup of white vinegar to the wash.

61. Add a few drops of essential oil to your washing to give it a nice fragrance.

62. To stop your fridge from smelling put a small cup of baking soda in it.

63. If you eat fish and your bin always smells when you throw out the waste, wrap up the bones and skin in a bag and put in the freezer. Then chuck it out the day before your bin gets collected.

64. Put a fragrance bag in your vacuum bag to leave a nice smell around the house as you clean.

65. Add bayleaf to the water when cooking cabbage or vegetables to eliminate the smell.

66. If you have a log fire, save old clothes catalogues and use them as fuel in emergencies.

67. Use plastic shopping bags to line bins around the house and you will keep them clean and be able to empty them quickly.

68. Put a paper dolly over a cake and sprinkle with icing sugar to get a fancy pattern.

69. Use toothpaste and an old brush to brighten the white rubbery bits on trainers.

70. If you dry your hair with a hair dryer after showering, wait 10 minutes before you start drying as it will be too wet to make a difference. You will save time and electricity.

71. Put a rug over your loft hatch to stop heat escaping into the roof.

72. If you run out of fabric conditioner use hair conditioner instead. It works just as well!

73. Look for a free recycling scheme in your area. Now people are giving things they don’t want away instead of just chucking them in the bin.

74. To remove dirt and grease from your plugholes, use cheap own-brand bio washing powder.

75. To hide scratches on your fridge, paint with Tippex and then go over it with some clear varnish. Tippex can also be used to conceal small marks or chips on white paint.

76. To remove pollen from your clothes, wrap some clear tape around your fingers and pat it off. This also works great for pet hair!

77. Sprinkle Epsom salts in your trash can to deter animals from spilling your rubbish everywhere.

78. Gargle with apple cider vinegar to kill the cold instead of buying expensive cold remedies.

79. Put lip and eye pencils in the fridge to harden them, and they will be much easier to sharpen.

80. To remove fluff from clothes use a clean disposable razor, and the fluff will come right off.

81. Keep a ceramic tile and a non permanent marker near the phone, and use it to jot down names & numbers.

82. If you overcook vegetables put them in a blender and serve them as puree.

83. Use WD40 to polish stainless steel and get it shinning again.

84. To avoid making lumpy sauce, warm the milk before adding it to your mix.

85. Put a bit of sponge in the bottom of a pot before planting. The sponge will hold water and prevent flooding if you water too much.

86. To make leaf cleaning easier, put an old plastic sheet on your lawn and rake all the leaves onto it. Then take the sheet and tip the leaves in the compost.

87. Rub your fingers into the empty half of a lemon to make them look brighter.

88. To remove junk from your iron rub with aluminum foil.

89. If you have a long haired cat save the hair you collect from it after brushing, and then rub it into a round ball in the palms of your hands. It will soon become your cat’s favourite toy!