'When I tried to cancel HBO, they offered me an 80% discount [to stay]': 18 Life tips that are so smart, they feel illegal

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Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor
Feb 25, 2024 12:00 PM EST

Every silly influencer has some 'hack' that they're using to clean their kitchen, tie their shoes faster, or get rich quick. Being online, we're so inundated with conflicting information all the time, that it's hard to pick out which life tips are worth listening to and which online personality is just trying to get us to buy their supplements. But there are some tips that ARE worth listening to–like the kind you hear from your dear ol' granny who's been using the same tomato-stripping techniques since her days back in the motherland. 

Since not all of us have a delightful old Italian grandmother to teach us the ropes, we rely on other experienced sources to give us the life hacks we need to get through this life. So scroll onward if you're interested in reading some random top life pro tips from this week's professionals online who have nothing to gain from sharing their wisdom. Impart on a journey of sage truths even a granny can agree with, that may help you get out of a pickle someday.

After this, here's a story to read about a DIY guy who thought he had all the answers, who really should have taken the tie-down advice from the professional construction guy at the loading docks.

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    LPT: Brush your teeth first when you crave an unhealthy snack in the evening. You likely don't want a snack Best Life Pro Tips of wash it the Week LPT: Pest Proofing with Steel it in quick set cement first. e bathymand towers mey job at the end Yould be amazed how well of a do wiping down a shower floor Consider switching to pure cotton socks instead etc do. If you're going to be thri
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    Posted by u/socool111 3 days ago LPT: if you have glasses, putting hand soap on the rims/edge of the glasses will keep them from fogging (like going into a hot tub) Miscellaneous
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    An employee in Iceland told me this before going into the Hot Springs 100% worked, blew my mind and I've been telling every guest with glasses about this trick.
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    Posted by u/ecaflort 23 hours ago LPT: Brush your teeth first when you crave an unhealthy snack in the evening. You likely don't want a snack anymore after that Food & Drink
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    Posted by u/Its Njry 5 days ago LPT: If you're a man with long hair, go to a salon not a barber. Arts & Culture This might be obvious to some people, but it was not obvious to me. I started growing my hair out a few years ago. When my hair started to get dead ends, I would try to go to a barber to get it trimmed up. I went to three different barbers who usually cut it too short and one took out buzzers to give me a fade (I thought he was trimming my neckline and by the time I realized it was too
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    My GF told me to go to her salon and it was night and day. They cut my hair perfectly. I attributed the haircuts to my hair being curly, but it was because most barbers these only practice cutting hair short or medium length. For the same price as a barber, I sit in a massage chair, get my hair shampooed, diffused, and styled. I get from some of my friends for going to a salon, but I will never go back to a barber as long as my hair is this long.
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    Posted by 3 days ago LPT- Every 6 months take 5 minutes to photograph your vehicle from the front, back, and both sides. Finance
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    If you're ever in an accident where your vehicle is totaled the condition of the vehicle at the time of the accident greatly impacts the settlement offer you receive and visual proof counts far more than your word with insurance companies. (Parking spot security cameras are also great for this purpose as they show the condition of your car on the day of the accident.)
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    Posted by u/Mark-_-Buffalo 14 hours ago LPT: Do video and picture walkthroughs BEFORE and AFTER renting an AirBnb! Home & Garden We got a bad review after leaving a bad review for a poor, aggressive host with tons of miscommunications, and dishonest behavior.
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    Fortunately for us, we had a video walkthrough before and after the house rental, in addition to pictures, along with a video of us exiting the house for the final time, and driving away. The host tried to make claims about damaged property, but we had before and after proof. Airbnb removed the bad review against us, and the host got in trouble, not us.
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    Posted by u/Sudtle 3 days ago LPT: Don't put Personal Things on your Work Calendar Careers & Work If your job uses Google Workspace and Google Calendar your boss (Admin) can see all the things on your calendar, even if you mark them as private.
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    Posted by u/satyrgamer 2 days ago LPT: if you remember how/where you met somebody, but don't remember their name, just tell them that. It tells them that you DO remember who they are. Careers & Work
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    I've grown to be very social, the last few years, and one constant, CONSTANT truth is that everyone says they are bad with names. Doing this shows that you know who someone is, you just need a refresher on their name, and they will like you for recognizing them (if you don't recognize them, well, can't help you there.) If you meet somebody who is upset you forgot their name after your first introduction, run the away. That person is trouble. Seriously.
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    Posted by u/Adorable_Active_6860 6 days ago LPT: If you have smelly feet, check if your socks are made of polyester. Sweat infused polyester gets smelly over time, even if you wash it regularly. Clothing Consider switching to pure cotton socks instead. This applies to all of your clothes, not just your socks!
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    Smell typically doesn't come from sweat. It typically comes from bacteria or fungus. Sweat can exacerbate already present bacteria and fungi to smell even worse. Also make sure you wash with a mildly anti bacterial soap once in a while. A lot of body washes have no anti bacterial properties.
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    Posted by u/magneticEDC 7 days ago ♫ LPT: Pest Proofing with Steel Wool? Dip it in quick set cement first. Careers & Work Mix a bucket of loose quick set cement and dunk your steel wool in it before you stuff the gaps or holes. It will stay in place and be impossible to chew through.
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    Posted by u/bluegambit875 1 day ago LPT: New parents: Invest some money in your kid's name starting when they are born rather then let them start investing when they graduate from college. You could make them a multi- millionaire by the time they retire. Finance This is the magic of compound interest and starting early.
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    $1,000 invested per year starting at age 21 will turn into $790,000 when they retire $1,000 invested per year starting at age 1 will turn into $5.4 MILLION when they retire. This assumes a 10% per year return, which is a stretch but not unreasonable
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    Posted by u/Ok_Willingness_9619 4 days ago LPT: Hotel rooms that need card for power. You can use any card. Traveling So if for whatever reason you need the power on while you are out, you can just stick any card in the slot. If you don't have one, you can also use business cards.
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    Posted by u/novakano 4 days ago LPT: Waking up in the middle of the night and struggling to go back to sleep? Careers & Work Waking up at around 2-3 a.m. and not being able to fall back to sleep had been a constant struggle for me, I noticed that I always knew the time because a clock was nearby so I decided to hide the time from my pov and a miracle happened, I fell asleep because the anxiety of knowing I only had X amount of time left to sleep before I had to start my day disappeared.
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    Posted by u/DaddyBeanDaddyBean 6 days ago LPT: Remove a totalled vehicle from your car insurance Finance When you've had an accident and insurance totals the vehicle, some companies (I'm looking at you, Progressive) do not automatically remove the vehicle from the policy, even after they've
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    physically and legally taken possession of it, including the keys and title. You may need to actually tell them to remove the vehicle from your policy. With Progressive, you can remove it effective "today" via the app, but you'll need to call them to have it removed retroactively back to the day after the accident.
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    Posted by u/Q-Westion 7 days ago LPT: Avoid microwaving food in the tupperware container they were stored in. Food & Drink For example, if you reheat spaghetti, the greasy sauce will stain the container orange and there will be little chance of srubbing it clean again.
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    Posted by 4 days ago LPT: Document your achievements each week or month. It will boost your faith in yourself, improve your self-esteem and make your more positive towards life. Miscellaneous
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    Your achievements don't have to big enough. Mini achievements are enough. You could also note down any realizations you had about yourself or life. Maybe you learnt something new in a personal project or in your job, maybe your learnt something completely new from a book, maybe you broke your best record in your workout routine, maybe you had a awesome time with someone, etc., etc.
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    The mind has a tendency to discard to the positive and focus on the negative. Documenting your achievements will help you focus on your positives. If you do with consistently for each week, in a year you will have 52 different things to be proud of. This will greatly boost your faith in yourself. You will have a more stable set of firm beliefs about yourself. Just celebrate the mini victories.
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    Posted by u/OrangeinDorne 7 days ago LPT: use bath/hand towels for one last grimey job at the end of their lives Miscellaneous You'd be amazed how well of a job nicer towels do wiping down a shower floor, bathroom floor etc do. If you're going to be throwing them out anyway give them send off with a bang
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    Posted by u/RocuroniumSuccs 2 days ago LPT: your iPhone is a portable white noise machine: Settings > Accessibility > Accessibility Shortcuts > Background Sounds Miscellaneous This can be especially helpful for parents with babies requiring white noise while on the go. Just triple click the side button to toggle on/off
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