Category Archives: print
Katie Crawford of Paducah, Ky., has a killer idea for getting rid of those annoying and unsightly sprouts that shoot up between your sidewalk cracks or the borders in your driveway. “I put salt on unwanted grass in cracks and … Continue reading
Posted in house and home, print, reader tip, summer, usaweekend.com
Tagged home, weeds, yardwork
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Reader Pat Roddenberry shared her trick for easily finding those magazine articles, recipes or coupons she wanted to keep. “I place a piece of Post-it Note paper on the front of the magazine,” she says. “Each time I come across … Continue reading
Posted in print, reader tip, usaweekend.com
Tagged articles, productivity, reading
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Who hasn’t experienced the frustration of seeing lotion left in a bottle but not being able to reach it? When you have squeezed all you can out of your tube of moisturizer or hand cream, cut the tube in half, … Continue reading
Posted in print, reader tip, reuse, saving, usaweekend.com
Tagged Durant, lotion, Oklahoma, reuse, saving, toothpaste
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This summer has brought wildfires and power outages that have caused many to leave home in a hurry. Leatrice Urbanowicz of Frederick, Md., suggests keeping a “grab and go” box with all your important documents. Make it small and fireproof, … Continue reading
Posted in home and organize, house and home, print, reader tip, safety, usaweekend.com
Tagged disaster preparedness, home, security
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Despite its amazing reliability, this tip from online reader Ruthie Harrell of Dickson, Tenn., still strikes us as a bit of a magic trick: “To clean your windows and glass — such as on your car — use old newspaper … Continue reading
Posted in cleaning, house and home, housework, print, reader tip, usaweekend.com
Tagged cleaning, cleaning windows, Dickson, tennessee, windows
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This week’s reader tip is from Ruthie Harrell of Dickson, Tenn. Her method of “recycling” junk mail may come in handy. “Since we pay most of our bills via Internet, we save the envelopes the company sends to use for … Continue reading
Posted in print, reader tip, recycle, reuse, usaweekend.com
Tagged Dickson, junk mail, paper, recycle, reuse, tennessee
187 Comments | | |
Rather than bagging up all the haystack-like mounds from a summer lawn-mowing, this idea recycles your trimmings to keep your landscape beautiful. Reader Paul Miniacci saves the grass clippings from his lawn and places them all around the base of … Continue reading
Posted in house and home, print, reader tip, reuse, summer, usaweekend.com
Tagged gardening, lawn, yardwork
29 Comments | | |
If you have teens at home, give them time instead of money, says Richard E. Allard of New Port Richie, Fla. Schedule an hour a week for just the two of you. “That hour should be reserved for intimate talks, … Continue reading
Posted in kids and family, print, reader tip, usaweekend.com
Tagged Florida, New Port Richie, parenting, relationships, teens
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Barbara Kelly of Westerville, Ohio, shares this clever tip her father cooked up. “My dad discovered this great way to ‘fry’ an egg. Sunday lunch was his responsibility. We all enjoyed fried eggs except for how greasy they can be. … Continue reading
Posted in cooking, food, print, reader tip, usaweekend.com
Tagged cooking, eggs, Ohio, Westerville
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For a 12-minute car wash, you just need to deploy a bucket of sudsy water, an old-fashioned string mop, thirsty towels and a garden hose, says Jean Elam of North Augusta, S.C. The mop can swab across the top and … Continue reading
Posted in cleaning, print, reader tip, usaweekend.com
Tagged Augusta, automobile, car, South Carolina, wash
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“It’s easier to grab a pre-made sandwich out of the freezer each morning than to take time to make one when you need to get to work,” says Marlene Condon of Crozet, Va. Her tip: On grocery shopping day, “I … Continue reading
Posted in food and meal planning, print, reader tip, usaweekend.com
Tagged Crozet, lunch, meals, planning, Virginia
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You spent the time to make delicious gravy to top off a fabulous meal. Now there’s leftover gravy. What to do? Freeze it in ice cube trays, says Marie Gallashaw of Tinton Falls, N.J. “When it’s frozen, put the gravy cubes in a plastic bag. It takes up less space, and when … Continue reading
Posted in cooking, food, food and meal planning, print, reader tip, usaweekend.com
Tagged cooking, gravy, New Jersey, Tinton Falls
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When shopping for a large amount of groceries, have the supermarket bagger put your frozen items in paper bags and the rest of your items in plastic, says Val Campbell of Las Vegas. “Then you can unload and put away … Continue reading
Posted in food, print, reader tip, shopping, usaweekend.com
Tagged frozen food, groceries, Las Vegas, Nevada, shopping
229 Comments | | |
We’ve all wrestled with a fitted sheet at some point. Pauline Webb of Jacksonville has a method for figuring out what end is up. “Queen-sized sheets are so close to being square that they are difficult to apply. So I … Continue reading
Posted in house and home, print, reader tip, usaweekend.com
Tagged bedding, efficiency, sheets
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Reader Cathy Truesdale of Wheaton, Ill., is a fan of using natural ingredients. “My recipe for soft, sweet-smelling clothes is ¼ cup each of baking soda, washing soda and borax mixed with phosphate-free laundry soap,” she e-mails. “For clothing with … Continue reading
Posted in chores, cleaning, housework, print, reader tip, usaweekend.com
Tagged Illinois, laundry, Wheaton
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When Carol W. Grantham of Augusta, Ga., stays at a hotel, she brings her own pillow and has this advice: Put a colored pillowcase on it. That way, “it does not blend in with the white linens and you are … Continue reading
Posted in print, reader tip, travel, usaweekend.com
Tagged Augusta, Georgia, hotels, pillow, travel
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Here’s a tip with some years behind it: 84-year-old Floriana Hall of Akron, Ohio, advises getting enough sleep. “Sleep is a healer of many aches and pains,” she writes. “One of the best ways to get enough sleep is to … Continue reading
Posted in health, print, reader tip, usaweekend.com
Tagged Akron, Ohio, sleep, stress, wellness
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Susanna Chilelli of Wantagh, N.Y., cleverly reuses the magnets that come in shower curtains. When the shower curtain is old and ready to be replaced, she takes out the magnets and “I usually glue them to the back of things … Continue reading
Posted in print, reader tip, reuse, usaweekend.com
Tagged magnets, New York, reuse, Wantagh
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We all miss fresh vegetables when they’re out of season, but when Barbara Stover of Danville, Ill., runs out of fresh tomatoes for her salad, she doesn’t fret. She keeps a can of diced tomatoes handy for just those times. … Continue reading
Posted in cooking, print, reader tip, usaweekend.com
Tagged Danville, Illinois, salad, vegetables
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