{"id":32434,"date":"2014-04-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-04-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/32434\/fourteen-awesome-hacks-to-make-your-life-a-whole-lot-easier"},"modified":"2023-08-11T03:42:31","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T03:42:31","slug":"fourteen-awesome-hacks-to-make-your-life-a-whole-lot-easier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/32434\/fourteen-awesome-hacks-to-make-your-life-a-whole-lot-easier\/","title":{"rendered":"Fourteen Awesome Hacks To Make Your Life a Whole Lot Easier"},"content":{"rendered":"Life. It\u2019s not always the easiest thing: apples with the reddest surfaces have some of the most rotten cores; it tends to rain only when our umbrellas have been left idly indoors; and could someone please explain to me why pancakes always look better than they taste?

All I\u2019m trying to say is: you can\u2019t get through life without a cheat or two. You just can\u2019t.

14. Dodging Reservations<\/big><\/big><\/b>
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When you end up being in a place that requires reservations, using the names Christelle Khoury and Mohammed Ali might work. There are many, many of those names walking around Lebanon and you might just be lucky enough to grab a table under one of them. This is the greatest life hack of all time, and it has worked for at least two people I know.

And hey, if it doesn\u2019t work, no biggie.

13. Scrambled Eggs in a Microwave<\/big><\/big><\/b>
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It’s almost 8am, we just started our diets and are officially off man\u2019ouche for at least a month. What on earth could we eat to stop our stomachs from rumbling like rockets on this fine morning?

I\u2019ll tell you what you can do, dear protein lovers \u2013 make scrambled eggs in less than two minutes. All you\u2019ve got to do is crack some eggs into a mug, add cheese, milk and some veggies and place in the microwave for a minute. After that, stir and re-heat for 30 seconds and you\u2019ve got yourself a cup of delicious scrambled eggs. That was easy.

12. Vodka + Food Coloring = A Portable Flask<\/big><\/big><\/b>
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Ha ha ha ha. And they said humans only get more stupid with time…

11. Get a Faster Wi-Fi Signal <\/big><\/big><\/b>
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Before we enter a heated debate about how much time it takes to refresh the Google news homepage page in our dear country, please notice that this hack won’t make your Internet faster per se, it just gives you a longer range of Wi-Fi.

Use a soda can and follow the instructions above.

10. Make Efficient Turkey Sandwiches<\/big><\/big><\/b>
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The thing with Turkey is it\u2019s usually never squared \u2013 and one slice of turkey is never enough. When we put in two slices, the turkey falls off the sandwich, lettuce flies everywhere and it’s a whole big mess.

This is what you should do instead.

9. Fix Your Charger <\/big><\/big><\/b>
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I can’t be the only person who spends more money on chargers than my actual phone. Pull out the spring from a pen and wrap it around your charger for ultimate cushioning.

This method is proven to have saved many (charger) lives.

8. Thieves Be Gone <\/big><\/big><\/b>
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Going to the beach and you\u2019re scared of leaving your phones and cash in a purse? (You should be). Empty out a lotion bottle and put your stuff in it.

For travelling, you can hide your emergency money in an empty Chapstick tube and worry less about remembering your safety code in the hotel. Or, even better, hide it in a sanitary napkin package. HA!

7. Wake Up for Work\/Class <\/big><\/big><\/b>
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Some people are just not designed to wake up early, and it sucks. Put your phone in a glass and it will increase the sound of your alarm and ensure that not only you wake up, but everyone around you does too.

Another life-saver right there.

6. 1,400 Other Uses For a Peanut Butter Jar<\/big><\/big><\/b>
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There\u2019s no need to be sad when this jar of goodness is empty. Use the cover for a cookie cutter, scrape off the label to make it a flower vase, or simply use it to store toys, accessories, hair ties and all those little things that tend to get lost.

5. Dishes? Blah <\/big><\/big><\/b>
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Who needs plates when we can buy a bag of tortillas for three dollars? It’s an edible eating surface. BAM.

4. Overflowing Toilets No More<\/big><\/big><\/b>
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When your toilet overflows, and your plumber isn\u2019t answering the phone, turn the knob below the seat clockwise. That’ll do the trick.

3. Walnuts Aren’t Just for Eating<\/big><\/big><\/b>
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Damaged furniture can be fixed by rubbing walnuts over the surface \u2013 works like magic!

2. Proper Parking <\/big><\/big><\/b>
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To make your life easier in Beirut.

1. The Galaxy S5: The Best Hack of Them All <\/big><\/big><\/b>