People Share “Uncomplicated Yet Highly Efficient” Life Hacks, Here Are The 30 Best Posts

Never married, no kids. I never felt the need to run at breakneck speed down the aisle.

Just because your parents want grandchildren does not mean you have to supply them.

Is it a life hack if a person has no choice? I actually wanted to get married and have kids, but instead I'm going to die alone. (Trust me - I'm almost 47 and have more chance of dying alone in my apartment only to be discovered 2 weeks later with my cats nibbling my body, than finding a life partner.)

This...this is not a "hack"

Exactly, I personally hate kids, so it would make no sense for me to have any

Yeah but then it is the delivery guy who will take my package back to the post office that opens once a week for like 30 minutes to pick it up. Learn the fine art of saying "no" or "Sorry now is not a good time" to people you don't want to ask in.

We never answer the door unless we're expecting something. We check the cameras and answer the door as necessary.

Except there are windows on either side of my door and they can see me in my kitchen... Last time I tried to ignore a persistent cable/phone/wifi company guy, he just... Stood there... While I made supper. I'd already had two encounters with him where I told him "no, we have what we need and don't want to sign up." and was hoping ignoring him would fix it. But him standing there was worse.

And then there's someone like me who's just found your long lost pet and want to give it back to you. Or your wallet or anything else you have lost. Don't expect me to come back if you don't answer the first time.

That's why you need a video doorbell.

Use a little dish soap and an old toothbrush and your engagement ring will shine like it just came from the jewelers. Just be gentle, especially around the prongs.

If you have a cat, run an old toothbrush under hot water for a few seconds and brush its head. It'll remind them of being licked clean by their mother.

Oddly enough, old toothbrushes are not good to clean some of small and difficult to access areas (thats are your teeth)

Been using these on the family silver for 40 years, the pattern on it is nice but getting into all the little crevices of the design is virtually impossible without it.

Great for those odd places on stove top that some weird guy designed.

If you use one of the free email services, this could make you very vulnerable to identity theft

I would also add, at least once a year, go around your house and video everything you own as well and put it in a safe, or safe place, whether that is online, an actual physical place, etc. Will make life a LOT easier if you need to use your insurance in case of emergency.

Make a copy of everything in your wallet. Put in a file drawer. If you lose your wallet, you will know what you all lost and how to replace those things.

I also make a paper copy and toss it in file folder. Computers can crash,then you are fkd.

Great idea - I just make a photo of them (no need to email them).

This saves LOTS of time because every meeting has the same summary! Ahem..."Self-important a*s hat talking just to sound important, followed by brown-nosers kissing lots of butt.'

Take down notes always. By hand. You´ll memorize them better!

I use a digital notebook on my iPad which also has the added benefit of being able to search for info easily. Totally worth it!

Also, writing with a physical pen/cil and paper help your memory a great deal more. You have that movement along with the symbol on the page that you see, so your brain connects the two. Language is EXTREMELY new in the evolution scale, and especially the written form. Technology is taking over too quickly for our brains to truly register, and we still aren't even sure HOW we read atm. Do yourself a favor and get a little notebook to jot stuff down in!

I read somewhere once that you're up to seven times more likely to remember something if you write it down.

I've taught myself "organizational baking." Start with a clean, uncluttered kitchen. Fill a sink with hot, soapy water. Rinse off used utensils and place them in the dishwater. Put away each ingredient as you finish with it. While goodies are baking, wash up dishes, clean countertops, sweep the floor, and take out the trash. Set up cooling racks and wash used pans. Works every time.

I have always done this. Comes from my Mom being a total clean freak. But glad she was.

Not working for me, unfortunately. I have a messed up kitchen after cooking, but if I try to clean up while cooking I'm getting too confused and get distracted too easily. Way too many burnt stuff and ruined foods because of mix-ups. My ADD-brain can't handle too much parallel but different tasks in the kitchen.

My wife was a short order cook, so I must be the dishwasher. After 20 years, she finally learned to rinse the dishes or fill them with water/soap. Marriage is a marathon, not a sprint.

i wish ANYone who uses my kitchen did this!

We do the same in my family, it's so convenient especially with the older folks. Thus they won't run to their phone and take the risk of a fall. My father always react to a phone call thinking "it could be an emergency, I should hurry to answer!"

Self care and time out to relax. SO important

I leave my cell phone in the living room when I go to bed. The only family I have are my grown sons, who know this, and as they live 450 and 800 miles away, it isn't as if I could do react immediately, even in an emergency.

Better hack! Don't get a phone

If it's an emergency and my family member doesn't answer, I text a simple "911". They call right way.

And no buildup on your dryer lint screen!

I stopped using softener years ago as it gives my partner a rash. Don't use vinegar or anything, just detergent. You don't need softener. At all.

fabric-softener is pure evil.