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Chances are, you’re not using everything in your drawers and cupboards to its full potential! These genius home hacks and do-it-yourself solutions will save you time, money and effort.

6 Things To Do With Pencils

If you're just using your pencils to scribble down your grocery list, you're only tapping a fraction of their potential....


4 Things to Do with Magnets

Magnets are used around the world to lift, hold, separate and retrieve objects. Here, we share four amazing ways you...


8 Genius Ways to Use a Lint Roller You’ll Wish You Knew All Along

If you're only using lint rollers to clean your clothes, you're missing out on a host of other household benefits....


10 Things to Do with Bubble Wrap

Bubble wrap can be used for more than keeping things, well, under wraps! Click through to see how bubble wrap...


5 Things to Do with Denture Tablets

You've probably got a box of denture tablets at the back of your medicine cabinet, but this powerful cleaning agent...


10 Extraordinary Uses for Yogurt (Besides Eating It)

Yogurt is incredibly versatile beyond your breakfast bowl. Check out these genius ways you can use yogurt around the house,...


5 Kitchen Organizing Tips You’ll Wish You Knew Sooner

The kitchen is the heart of any home but it can also be the messiest. You don't need a degree...


10 Everyday Emergencies You Need to Know How to Manage

Flat tire? Stovetop fire? Here's how to troubleshoot these common everyday emergencies.

12 Things to Do with Spices

Good for more than just cooking, here are five new ways you can put spice to work.


8 Extraordinary Uses for Coconut Oil Around the House (Besides Cooking)

The unexpected benefits of coconut oil: It cleans, repairs, and refreshes your home.


11 Things to Do with Coat Hangers

Are those old wire hangers in your closet gathering more dust than coats? Make them useful again whenever you do...


The Best Ways to Use Every Room In Your House, According to Science

The best places in your home for creativity, exercise, and online productivity are not where you'd expect.


10 Amazing Mason Jar Uses You’ll Wish You Knew All Along

Mason jars are rustic and fun and have endless possibilities. Whether you want to use them for snacks, soups, drinks,...


6 Things To Do with Clipboards

There's not all that much paper floating around our homes and offices in this digital age, but that's no reason...


11 Things Highly Organized People Do on Their Smartphone

Take advantage of these neat tips and let your phone keep your life together.


8 Things to Do with Baby Powder

Baby powder is a handy item to have around to help soothe a baby's diaper rash or prevent chafing. However,...


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5 Effective Ways to De-Ice Your Driveway

Has winter weather turned your driveway into a skating rink? Here are five of the most effective ways to de-ice...

10 New Uses for Old CDs

Even if you've moved your entire music collection to your smartphone, those old compact discs can still come in handy....


70 Life Lessons I Learned From Reader’s Digest

To celebrate 70 years of being Canada's most trusted brand, we've rounded up Reader's Digest's best advice ever. These life...



How to Host Your Best-Ever Holiday Party

Host a gathering that everyone - at any age - will enjoy.


11 Tips for Setting an Elegant Holiday Table

Host your family and friends in style this holiday season with these smart, budget-friendly table-setting ideas.


6 Things To Do with Drinking Straws

Don't toss the straw after you've slurped up your smoothie! From organizing jewelry to improving flower arrangements, there are plenty...

5 Things To Do with Coins

Want to make your money *really* work for you? Here are five clever new household uses for the loose change...


6 Things To Do with a Broken Umbrella

Don't toss that broken umbrella in the trash just yet! It turns out there are plenty of ways to put...


6 Tips for Storing Your Summer Wardrobe

Instead of simply packing away your summer clothes until next year, why not take the opportunity to pare down and...


5 Ways to Heal with Lavender

More than just a gorgeous hit of purple in the garden, lavender has been a natural remedy for centuries. Here's...


5 Things To Do with Cardboard Boxes

Don't flatten those cardboard boxes for recycling just yet! Think outside the box, and try these five clever ways to...


5 Things To Do with Kitty Litter

Think outside the litter box! Here are five clever ways to put kitty litter to work all around the house.