Life Hacks That Actually Work

Cut Your Bandaids

Everyone always forgets that we can cut bandaids to fit where the injury is! For particularly difficult spots like fingers, joints, and toes, cut the bandaid so that it's easy to wrap around your wound. You don't have to stick to the normal bandaid shape.

The More You Know

To make it easy to stow and reuse plastic bags, make a dispenser from a discarded 2-liter soda bottle. Cut off the top and bottom with a razor knife. Then screw the dispenser to a cabinet door or closet wall (or attach with hook-and-loop tape).
Did you peel a label off a jar only to find paper and residue left behind? Using a cotton pad and some cooking oil, rub the residue and let it sit for a few minutes.
Hate the messy look of curling irons lying on the vanity or the toilet tank? Here's a tip for you. Use hook-and-loop tape to attach five-inch lengths of 2-in. PVC pipe to the vanity door to hold the curling irons.
Tossed onto a hot grill, fresh onions are great for more than a savory kebab. The pungent bulb can also help clean the grill itself.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.