These Duct Tape Hacks Will Save Your Life and Your Budget

Charging Pouch

Whenever you’re charging your phone, you don’t want it laying on the floor and gathering germs. Instead, cut some duct tape and make a wall pouch.

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The More You Know

  • Next time you oversalt a soup, toss in a few wedges of raw apple or potato. Simmer for 10 minutes and discard the wedges to get the flavor back to normal.
  • As trash bags start to fill up, the bag slithers into the bin and you have to dig it out. To keep handled or drawstring trash bags in place, all you need are two medium or large self-adhesive command hooks.
  • Stop losing socks!. Stuff a strip of foam pipe insulation into the space between your washer and dryer or along the wall. That way, socks can't slip into the abyss.
  • In a pinch, like when you're traveling, you can spruce up wrinkled clothes by hanging them in the bathroom while you shower.
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