LPT - Don't replace your whole windshield wiper arm
There are only a few different wiper blade rubber styles. Look on Amazon (or elsewhere), and you can buy just the rubber part for two complete replacements for less than $10. It is super simple to install the replacement rubbers onto the arms. I'm never replacing the whole blade assembly again.
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LPT: If you need dice and don't have any, you can mark the flat sides of pencils 1-6, then use them just like dice.
https://redd.it/1ksxmfk
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LPT: If your phone has a case
Have a sticker printed and placed on the case or phone with some vague contact info. I have an old medical wrist sticker in between my case and phone.
If I ever lose it there’s a small chance someone will see and reach out. Or mail the phone.
Not a perfect solution but it’s something.
https://redd.it/1ksuwsf
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LPT - Supermarket price comparison site
Hi everyone! I'm excited to introduce [**Poupando.pt**](http://Poupando.pt), a platform created to help people in **Portugal** save money on everyday expenses — from fuel to groceries.
Although the project is focused on the Portuguese market for now, I'm actively exploring the possibility of expanding it to **other countries**, and I’d love to hear if something like this would be useful in **Canada** as well.
# What is Poupando.pt?
[Poupando.pt](http://Poupando.pt) is a smart comparison and savings platform designed to make daily shopping easier and more affordable. The site is almost fully developed, with just a few finishing touches left on the shopping list feature.
# Key Features (Current):
* **Fuel price comparison** across different gas stations
* **Supermarket product price comparison**
* **Barcode scanning** for quick price checks
* **Savings blog** with weekly fuel price updates
* **Shopping list** (currently being updated)
* **Price history** for various products
* **Regular updates** with new supermarkets
* **Faster site performance**
* **Weekly newsletter** with flyers and deals
# Roadmap (Coming Soon):
* **Essential basket comparison** feature
* **Quick add to shopping list** using continuous barcode scanning
* **Nutritional info** for food products
* Sections for **Vegan/Vegetarian**, **Lactose-Free**, and **Gluten-Free** products
* **Price and promotion alerts** (e.g., get notified when a product drops below a certain price)
* **Flyer hub** for all supermarket leaflets
The response from users in Portugal has been incredible so far, and their feedback has shaped many of the current features.
**Would a tool like this be helpful in Canada?** I’d love to hear your thoughts, suggestions, or ideas for what a Canadian version could look like.
Thanks in advance for any feedback!
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LPT: If you want to do a repeated task weekly once, try to schedule it in the middle of the week
This is because, you are very less likely to change your schedule in the middle of the week than on the weekends.
By default, we might be inclined to plan it every Saturday or Sunday, but this might derail your task as we mostly make plans for weekends which has a high chance to disrupt our routine.
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LPT: Tie flat and fitted sheets in a loose half-knot before washing and drying to prevent them from tangling or balling up
If you’re tired of pulling a wet, balled-up sheet out of the washer or an unevenly dried tangle from the dryer, try this:
Tie your flat and fitted sheets into a very loose half-knot before placing them in the washer and dryer. The knot usually works itself out during the cycle, but it keeps the sheet more open and prevents the wad from forming. It works on most sizes, even king-sized quilted blankets.
Bonus tips:
• For baby sheets, use a zippered mesh laundry bag instead.
• For large comforters, a large fabric hair band around the middle can help distribute weight (it usually slips off on its own during the wash).
• Avoid adding small items—like socks or underwear—with sheets, as they tend to get trapped in corners and worsen the wad effect.
This small adjustment improves washing and drying efficiency, reduces tangling, and avoids repeat cycles.
https://redd.it/1ksju1s
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LPT: Clean your house before leaving for vacation
When you return, you'll be tired and will be happy to come home to a clean house! It'll be so much more relaxing to be home when it's all clean and tidy.
https://redd.it/1ksdayj
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LPT when traveling for more than a few days in another city or country, schedule a wash and fold service to do your laundry midway thru your trip
Hotels charge an outrageous amount to wash socks or boxers. We are currently on a 2 week trip in Europe, but we have done this in America, Asia, and Europe many times. A week before we go, we text/email and set up laundry service a few days before we are coming back home. This way, we can confirm pricing, pick up, and delivery before heading back home. Also, you can pack less since you can strategically plan for this around midway thru your trip. So if you have a 10 day trip and get laundry done on day 5, you only need clothes for 6 days (assuming 24 hour turnaround which is typical) instead of 10. Typically it costs as cheap as $5 in Asia to about $30 in Europe. Plus the added benefit of packing mostly clean clothes on the way home is a good feeling.
Hotels routinely charge $5 PER SOCK and $10 for a pair of underwear. Save your money, pack less, and plan ahead!
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LPT: Whenever in an Argument, talk with a mental assumption that you are being recorded. This keeps you out of trouble and it makes you look like the mature one in front of others.
There are two benefits to it:
1. Sometimes there are witnesses and recording devices (CCTVs, some guy secretly making a video recording, etc) and in the heat of the moment you might end up saying or doing something that can be taken against you in the court of Law or put up against you to your boss/HR. Assuming that you are being recorded keeps you mentally in a defensive mindset against any harm.
2. When you argue with such assumption, you sound much more mature to ppl who are listening to you and the other person sounds like an A-hole in front of everyone else.
Hope this helps!
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LPT: Stop watching mid-episode to avoid endless binge-watching. If you wait until the end you will be tempted by the cliffhanger to watch the next one.
I always stop watching the episode 5-10 minutes in, or somewhere right after the credits. The next time I can continue or restart the episode if I don't remember what happened.
https://redd.it/1krqdy8
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LPT: Backup your TOTP authenticators in case of lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed devices
More and more services are now using time-based one-time-password authenticator apps as two-factor authentication (like Google Authenticator, Microsoft Authenticator). While this method of authentication is great because it is secure against SIM swapping identity theft schemes, it means if you have only one device set up for the account and that device is lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed, you will probably lose access to the account permanently. You can just imagine how frustrating it is if you can't access your personal email that you have had for decades, or maybe it is your brokerage account with actual investments in it and you need to buy/sell now but can't because you can't access the account.
This tip is for people who have at least 2 devices (maybe 2 phones, 1 phone and 1 computer/tablet, etc...). What people need to do is to have all those account authenticator codes stored on all the devices they own just in case something goes wrong with one device, it won't lead to the account being permanently inaccessible. Hard drives can fail, phones can also get lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed.
When you are setting up the account initially, the webpage gives you either a QR code or setup key. At that stage, you should load it onto all of the devices you own so that all of your devices will show the same code at the same time. This is also convenient because if you are using your computer, you can just open the authenticator program without having to take out your phone for authentication. However, if you use a laptop and take it outside your home, I strongly encourage you to encrypt your computer using software such as VeraCrypt so that a thief who steals your computer can't access your files or those all-important authentication codes.
If you already have the accounts set up on Google Authenticator, tap the 3 horizontal lines on the upper left corner of your screen, select "Transfer accounts". Then, select "Export accounts Create a QR code to export your accounts".
If you already have the accounts set up on Microsoft Authenticator, tap the 3 horizontal lines on the upper left corner of your screen, select Settings, then "iCloud Backup" on an iPhone. This will be backed up to your iCloud and you can restore it to another iPhone. It is for this reason that Microsoft Authenticator is not as flexible as Google Authenticator.
Now, if you have a Windows computer, you can install an old program called WinAuth to store your authenticator codes (the program is so old that the last time it was updated was almost 9 years ago and as such, it is compatible with Windows 7 and above). There is also a cross-platform open source software called KeePassXC that is available for Windows, Mac and Linux.
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LPT: To quickly reduce the size of your Inbox, sort by sender
I just clicked sort by sender by accident and 5 minutes later, I've gone through and mass deleted about 3000 old marketing/confirmation messages from apps, online stores, streaming services, etc. It's like a weight has been lifted.
https://redd.it/1krc3n7
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LPT: Whatever you do willingly becomes your heaven
We all face resistance when tackling everyday tasks, chores, work, responsibilities. It’s easy to feel burdened by them. But here’s a powerful shift: if you approach even the most mundane tasks willingly, they stop feeling like punishment.
Think about it, whatever we do unwillingly becomes our personal hell. But when we do the same thing willingly, it can feel like heaven. It’s all about attitude. That simple shift from resentment to acceptance can transform your experience.
As Sadhguru puts it:
"If you shift from unwillingness to willingness, from inertia to effervescence, your life will be joyful and effortless."
So the next time you're faced with a task you dread, try doing it with a smile instead of a frown. You have to do it anyway. Might as well enjoy it.
https://redd.it/1kr76vj
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LPT When you're busy and thinking about all the things you wish you could do, write a list
If you're anything like me, you have 1000 ideas of fun things to do or cool projects to start while you're busy and can't do any of them, and when you get some downtime you can't remember a single one of them and spend your time scrolling. Then you get back to work/school and remember all your yearnings and feel like you wasted your free time.
Write down all the things you think of as they come to you, and remember to check that list when you have some free time. You'll feel much more fulfilled when the busy times come back around!
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LPT a clean environment can boost your energy
some people think lazy and become lazy because of their messy environment. “I’ll do it later when there are more dishes”, “my room is still clean” even though it looks nasty, “grass will grow naturally, I won’t cut it until it reaches 7inches of growth”. people tend to prolonged problems, thinking they can solve it in one go. specifically, in cleaning or organizing. i have been there, and i can tell you, it just destroys your motivation to clean. also, a clean environment really boost our productivity to do more. our household is the reflection of ourselves, if the house is neat and tidy it means you’re a very hygienic person. on the other hand, if your house is nasty and messed up, it means you are a lazy and unhygienic person. (no hate, just to inspire!)
https://redd.it/1kr1nwo
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LPT: Use lanolin or Vaseline when you start getting a cold.
I blow my nose a lot when I get an upper respiratory infection and my nose gets so raw it makes me want to cry. I used to just use whatever lip balm I had but most of the time it's not thick enough. Lanolin or Vaseline is much thicker.
https://redd.it/1ksxykc
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LPT- If You Have T-Mobile or a Metro By T-Mobile (Formerly MetroPCS) Phone Plan dialing #662# turns on scam block
By dialing this you will get a gray screen that says scam block is activated and you no longer have to worry about scam callers. To turn it off just dial #632#.
https://redd.it/1ksx4oh
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LPT Water Sensor for Aquarium
Put your canister filter in a plastic bin under the tank and add a WiFi water sensor. If your filter leaks, the device will notify you that you have a leak and avoid a bunch of damage.
I cleaned my filter a few days ago and evidently didn’t get the top on tight. It was a slow leak (about 1/4 of water in the plastic bin in 24 hours).
My water sensor alerted me last night. I was heading out of town for 5 days. If it had not alerted me I’d have come home to an expensive mess.
https://redd.it/1kss65v
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LPT: When creating a baby/wedding registry, register for things you already have/don't need and mark them as purchased
There are lots of registry staples for both weddings and baby showers that people assume everyone needs for a home or baby. But you might already have those things, you might want to buy it yourself, someone else already told you that they're getting it for you, you have received or are expecting a hand-me-down of that item, or maybe you just plain don't want or need it, so you intentionally don't register for it. Well-meaning people have a tendency to assume you just forgot to register for something they view as essential, and "do you a favor" by getting you those things off-registry. Super annoying to then have a duplicate item or a different version or type that you don't like and wouldn't have chosen. So to prevent those (again, well-meaning) people from getting duplicates, add those items to your registry and mark them as purchased. That way no one would assume you just forgot those things and try to buy them thinking they're doing you a favor.
You may still have pushy relatives decide to get you a different/duplicate/wrong version of it anyway, but that's a LPT for another day 😉
(But the real LPT for gift-givers is: don't buy something that's not on the registry. If it's not on the registry, there's a reason for that. We're not idiots!)
Editing my post to revise my original closing statement: unless you're gifting a personalized, thoughtful, handmade, one-off gift that the couple would never think to get for themselves. I would never say no to that! My statement of "don't buy off-registry" is really directed at those who assume we don't know about or forgot to register for a super ubiquitous item, or see a specific item on the registry and intentionally buy a different/cheaper version of that same item (which is just inconsiderate, I picked that specific item for a reason!).
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LPT: 10 mins anger control hack
When you’re angry, write a message you want to send but don’t. Then write the message you should send. Read both. Then go do something completely unrelated for 10 minutes. 90% of the time, you’ll end up deleting both and feeling glad you didn’t hit send.
Just saved myself from a stupid argument and possibly a burned bridge. Emotions are temporary, screenshots are forever.
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LPT: Before renting an apartment, try to talk to current residents
I recently rented an apartment that, if I had talked to any residents beforehand, I would’ve discovered had a lot of problems that weren’t visible during the two visits my wife and I made.
I tried this later by talking to a few neighbors in other buildings, and most people were surprisingly honest. It only took a few minutes. I really wish I had thought of doing that earlier.
Simple questions like:
"Hey, I'm thinking about renting here — how do you like living in the building?"
"Have you had any issues with pests, maintenance, or noise?"
It could save you from months (or even years) of regret.
https://redd.it/1ksf5ud
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LPT: Before you leave for a trip, plan what you will eat for dinner when you return. You may be tired from travelling and sick of restaurant food. Some cans of soup or something in the freezer will be a big help.
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LPT: when trying to schedule a get-together, set dates with a small group then add invitees, rather than a large group and have to exclude.
Particularly applicable for those of us around mid-late 30s whose social group has lots of kids activities and other adult responsibilities (i.e. not like in my 20s when it was assumed all my friends would hang every Friday night).
When trying to schedule a hang, rather than asking an entire group of 5+ invitees their availability, start a side convo with 1 or 2 "core" invitees to find your available date and times.
Once decided then open it up to the extended group, e.g. "X, Y, and I are getting together for dinner next Friday, come join if you're free!"
This way, it's better off to actually manage to coordinate a catch up with a few friends, rather than not at all because the group couldn't get to a consensus.
And also feels more inclusive as you are inviting those to the hang on a specific date, rather than having to exclude people who can't go on a day the majority can join.
https://redd.it/1krzlrq
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LPT: Embrace Growth, Even If It Means Letting Go
Don’t be afraid to outgrow people. Not everyone who starts with you will finish with you, and that’s okay. Sometimes the best thing you can do for your growth is let go of people who hold you back, even if it’s uncomfortable.
https://redd.it/1krsqzi
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LPT: When you’re feeling overwhelmed, write down everything on your mind even the small stuff. You’ll often realize it’s less than you thought, and it’s easier to tackle.
Whenever I feel like I have too much on my plate, I just write down everything that’s on my mind big or small. It could be tasks, errands, or even random worries. Once it’s all in front of me, it usually doesn’t seem as overwhelming as it did in my head. Plus, it’s easier to figure out what to do first and start getting things done. Sometimes just seeing it written out helps me feel a bit more in control.
https://redd.it/1krocpo
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LPT: If you use a NAS or leave your computer on 24/7, disable aggressive hard drive head parking to drastically extend your drive’s lifespan.
Many hard drives are set to park their heads every 8 seconds of inactivity by default.
Each head park causes wear on a small section of the drive called the landing zone, which is only rated for up to 300,000 cycles. At 8 seconds per cycle, this can be reached in less than a year.
To prevent this, go to:
Start Menu > Power Options > Change Plan Settings > Change Advanced Power Settings > Hard Disk > Turn Off Hard Disk After and set it to 9999
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LPT: If you want to get a discount from a recurring service, try to cancel it citing pricing. Most of the time, they will try to give you a discount at some stage of cancellation
https://redd.it/1krbjxc
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LPT: take a photo of important stuff , so that you remember where you put it
Ever stash something super important only to panic later because you forgot where? Grab your phone and snap a quick pic of the item in the spot before you walk away. Make sure the photo shows the surroundings so you’ve got visual clues. and put it in an album .label it if you want
https://redd.it/1kr2xsw
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LPT: Need to apply a band-aid but the wound is in a very inconvenient spot? Cut the two sticky sides to make an H shape, now you have four band-aid arms to stick. Useful especially for cuts on hands and near fingers.
https://redd.it/1kr2z92
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LPT: When you're overwhelmed, write down only the next two things you need to do. Nothing else.
When I feel stuck or anxious about everything I need to get done, making a huge to-do list just makes it worse. What helps me is writing down just two things - the very next things - no more.
It keeps me moving without freezing up, and once I do those two, I usually have enough momentum to keep going. No pressure to finish everything, just focus on the next step (then repeat).
https://redd.it/1kr0y13
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