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How to keep money out of sight at home?
I want to keep a few dollars each month out of sight from family members, but I don't want to use a wallet or piggy bank.
So what would be better way to do this?
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How can I remove decades old tape from paper without damaging the images printed on paper?
How to remove decades old clear tape from paper without damaging the paper or image that is printed on the paper?
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How can I prevent my wristwatch from fogging up on the inside?
In the past couple weeks, my watch appears to have developed an issue. It's an Armitron "pro sport" watch, and IIRC it's about three or four years old.
A couple weeks ago, when the temperature plummeted, I noticed that all of a sudden my watch face…
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Keeping the top of kitchen cabinets clean
My kitchen cabinets don't go all the way to the top. That means, on the top of it a greasy layer builds up regularly.
The options I thought were cleaning them regularly (time intensive) or covering them with newspapers and throwing these away.…
Quora Feans
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DIY door stopper
I have bought several door stops for my door but every door stop passes under the door gap because it is too high.
I was wondering whether I could make a door stop myself out of everyday materials/objects to prevent it from opening completely and…
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Face blemish concealment
What is the absolute best way to conceal face blemishes. I have tried everything I can think of and need to look well in a picture coming up soon.
Daniel
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How can I clean my work boots after an oil spill?
My work boots are 4 months old. They have wheat-colored Nubuck leather uppers, and polyurethane sole.
While dumping Canola cooking oil lots of the oil accidentally splashed on the boots causing visible staining that won't wash off.
Although they…
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How do you untangle knots in hair?
My hair has two large tight knots the size of a fifty cent piece. I have tried EVERY tip that I was able to find on line. Nothing has worked. The only thing I have not tried is a wet brush as I do not have one.
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How to get a pillow "squashy" again after a few years of usage?
My pillows were bought a few years ago. At that time, they were squashy & bouncy.
Now, they are flat with no bounciness; I need to stack up two of them to get them to the same height.
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How to build a detector to keep cats off kitchen counters
Our 2 cats like to jump on our kitchen counters, which we would like to prevent. We currently have:
a ScatMat Indoor Pet Training Mat, which gives a mild electric shock when stood on; however, this takes up counter space, and it would be expensive…
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How to eat a big burger?
If you go to a nice restaurant and order a burger, chances are the ingredients are good quality, and the burger stack up much higher than I can open my mouth.
Image source:…
kevin
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Are there a budget way to make shoes to not slide at winter?
I've seen there's Canadian gadet for than - firm plastic base with metal crown-like spikes that you fixating under your boots. But they're expensive - about 90 bucks. I tried cheap from China, but they're not firm, they're soft made of silicone and…
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What to do with old contacts on phone that aren't used anymore?
This question pertains to saved contacts on a smartphone (Android in my case). I find I have a lot I don't use but don't want to get rid of them because if I ever go through text messages it would be harder to tell who it's from.
Here is an example.…
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How do I remove a ring that is stuck on my finger?
I've tried everything to get the ring off my finger and now my finger is too fat.
I tried soap, string and lotion to remove it.
user29832
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What are some useful excercise which I can do to prevent back pain?
I work on desktop everyday in my office and due to this I am suffering from lower back pain. I want to know if I can really get relief from back pain by doing some form of exercise. And which physical exercises might be helpful.
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