Hair conditioner can be used as inexpensive shaving gel.
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Prepare a bulk amount of dried beans early in the week, so you can use them for meals, as an easy and cheap nutritious protein.
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Save all your vegetable scraps in a gallon sized bag in the freezer. When the bag is full, boil it in about 2 gallons of water for an hour and you have your own vegetable stock.
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Take your disposable razor and run it upwards on your forearm to clean the blades and prolong it’s usefulness.
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Turn off your mobile phone or put it in “airplane mode” when you leave it in a gym locker to lessen the chance getting it stolen by passers-by.
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Fill a tube sock with uncooked rice and heat in the microwave for 90 seconds for a quick heating pad.
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Conserve water by placing a water-filled jug inside of your toliet’s tank to reduce the amount of water used per flush.
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Use steel wool to renew old kitchen cutting boards by lightly scrubbing with soap and warm water. Works on both plastic and wood, if you do it gently the cutting board will look like new.
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Teachers can purchase white shower board at their local hardware store and have it cut up into squares to make convenient personal whiteboards for their students.
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Use ice cube trays to freeze various sauces or juices for convenient use. Try broth, lemon juice, tomato sauce, pesto, etc.