Download or read book Household Hints Handy Tips written by Reader's Digest Association and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A handbook for everyday life with more than 4,000 time saving and cost saving tips for the home. Its pages are packed with shortcuts, practical advice, ingenious ideas, how-to information, and more than 1,000 illustrations. Includes over 70 how-to projects--accompanied by step-by-step illustrations--and more than 275 special features.
Download or read book Reader s Digest Home Hints Timeless Tips written by Reader's Digest and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-06-16 with total page 531 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This versatile guide brings together more than 2,000 helpful hints, practical tips and remedies from days gone by and shows you how they can benefit your health, lifestyle, home and garden. All have been researched and tested and more often than not you’ll find the ingredients right there in your cupboard. Did you know you can make wooden platters look like new just by rubbing them with a solution of vinegar? Or that you can get your linen as white as snow by adding a few teaspoons of bicarbonate of soda to the washing powder? That a cold wristband can bring rapid relief to headache-sufferers? Would you like to learn how easy it is to make dried apples, apricots and other fruit without the use of preservatives? This versatile guide brings together more than 2,000 helpful hints, practical tips and remedies from days gone by and shows you how they can benefit your health, lifestyle, home and garden. All have been researched and tested for their practical application in today’s world and offer simple, effective alternatives to expensive products and those using toxic chemicals—and more often than not you’ll find the ingredients right there in your cupboard. The book includes: Safe, time-honored remedies to treat or prevent health problems Homemade cosmetics and traditional beauty tips to help you look your best Clever, environmentally friendly cleaning techniques to keep your home in tip-top condition Traditional advice for preparing great-tasting, nutritious food economically in the modern kitchen Tried-and-trusted principles of decoration and organization to make your home a welcoming haven The proven know-how of generations of gardeners to help you create a green space that is safe and chemical-free For each of the six areas of life covered in the book, topics are presented in an A-Z format with special features on topics of interest, such as essential home medicines, natural cleaning products, and a season-by-season guide to gardening.
Download or read book Reader s Digest Household Hints and Handy Tips written by Reader's Digest and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An eclectic arrangement in six sections presenting general advice and specific dos and don'ts for household organization and maintenance. Includes house cleaning inside and out; garage and car maintenance; family health, grooming and laundry; pet care; food and nutrition and the care of home furnishings.
Download or read book Hints and Tips from Times Past written by Reader's Digest Association and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book 1001 Hints Tips for Your Garden written by and published by Readers Digest. This book was released on 1996 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you want to plant a tree, choose a climber, grow fragrant flowers, or learn how to apply the various types of fertilizer, this comprehensive A-to-Z book will help you get the job done. And because topics are cross-referenced, you will find it easy to use. Inside are samplers of varieties of the best-loved plants - flowers, vegetables, trees, and shrubs - and a list of tulips that will take turns blooming all spring long. And for lovers of lilies, there is a guide for three months of blossoms. A month-by-month calendar provides a handy checklist for taking care of trees, shrubs, flowers, vegetables, lawns, and container plants. Also included are tips on how to attract butterflies and ladybugs to your garden, easy ways to compost, and a list of good patio plants. 1001 Hints & Tips for Your Garden offers secrets for siting plants and strategies for coping with weeds, wind, drought, and frost. Here, too, are plants which are best for creating privacy and baffling noise. An illustrated 20-page section on common pests and diseases shows how to diagnose and deal with problems in the garden. And tips on hedges, fences, trellises, and fountains help the gardener achieve a finished look in the garden. Twelve special features cover such topics as heirloom vegetables and roses, wildflower meadows and period gardens.
Download or read book Reader s Digest Household Hints Handy Tips written by Reader's Digest Association (Canada) and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At head of title: Reader's Digest. Hints and tips for household problems.
Download or read book Reader s Digest Household Hints Handy Tips written by and published by . This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Reader s Digest Easy Fixes for Everyday Things written by Editors of Reader's Digest and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-01-07 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SAVE MONEY, TIME, AND EFFORT repairing your household equipment Easy Fixes for Everyday Things is fresh, surprising, and honest: if something can be fixed we show you how; if it needs expert attention we say so; and if it is simply beyond hope, we tell you that, too. Maybe your smartphone fell in water or you spilled coffee on your computer keyboard. Perhaps your iron won't produce steam or your refrigerator is making an odd noise. It could be that your watch face has been scratched or the chain on your bike keeps falling off. Whatever the problem, Easy Fixes for Everyday Things has your solution. We all rely on devices, appliances and pieces of household equipment that break, misbehave or fail completely. With Easy Fixes for Everyday Things you can help yourself when disaster strikes, saving time, money and hassle (and cutting down on needless waste) simply by following a few straightforward steps. This fun yet practical book strips the mystery from repairs, enabling you to fix the seemingly unfixable and solve more than 1,000 everyday problems with phones, cameras, laptops, locks, washing machines, lawn mowers, water pipes, cars and dozens of other common household things.
Download or read book Traditional Wisdom Rediscovered written by Reader's Reader's Digest and published by Reader's Digest Association. This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This versatile guide offers hundreds of helpful hints, practical tips and remedies from days gone by to benefit your health, looks, home and garden. All of them have been researched and tested for their practical application in today's world.
Download or read book 1 001 Home Remedies written by Reader's Digest Staff and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There's no need to run to a doctor for every cut, graze or cold. Long before the age of hi-tech medicine, people healed themselves at home using time-tested techniques, many of which are still valuable today. 1,001 Home Remedies shows you how to treat common ailments and health complaints safely, effectively and cheaply - and at home. From bee stings to bunions, heat rash to hiccups, warts to wrinkles, 1,001 Home Remedies contains safe, easy and effective treatments for more than 120 common ailments and injuries. With trustworthy advice from doctors and health experts, 1,001 Home Remedies contains the very best herbs, foods and household healers to help you feel better fast, without expensive drugs and with fewer side effects. The introductory material includes sensible precautions and notes on growing herbs such as aloe vera, garlic and rosemary and using home remedies.
Download or read book Homemade written by Don Earnest and published by Reader's Digest Association. This book was released on 2006-11-01 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to make hundreds of everyday products you would otherwise buy.
Download or read book More Extraordinary Uses for Ordinary Things written by Reader's Digest and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With this entirely new collection of more than 1,700 ingenious tips for better everyday living, it is possible to keep a home, yard, and life in tip-top shape without expensive store-bought products. 300 full-color photos.
Download or read book Insider Secrets written by Editors of Reader's Digest and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-06-27 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the wildly popular Reader's Digest column "13 Things They Won't Tell You" here are more than 5,000 trade secrets, professional tips, juicy secrets, and insider perspectives to save money and time, get better service, and avoid being scammed. Every month, in its wildly popular "13 Things They Won't Tell You" column, Reader’s Digest asks selected experts from a different profession to spill their secrets. Readers walk a mile in their shoes and see things that are enlightening, horrifying, and give them a whole new perspective on the people they trust with their food, health, family, money, and home. They walk away with the keys to awesome backdoor deals, insider knowledge that saves them tons of money, and invaluable advice for getting better service anywhere they go. Now, this wisdom has been collected into one comprehensive volume, complete with updates, all-new interviews, and thousands of additional secrets. In Insider Secrets, you'll find out how to: *make sure your doctor is the most experienced one in the hospital *score the best deals from a car salesman *baffle burglars and identity thieves *avoid getting fired, according to HR *find the freshest food in the store and much more!
Download or read book Reader s Digest 99 Cent Solutions written by Reader's Digest and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-06-29 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What's in the aisles of your favorite dollar store and how can you use them in multiple ways? 99 Cent Solutions contains 1465 smart and frugal uses for everyday items that save you time and money. 99 Cent Solutions helps you save money, time and aggravation with 1465 ways to use common, everyday items found at the dollar store, grocery store or hardware store! Save money on groceries, health and beauty, cleaning supplies, housewares, tools and more. Did you know you can... -Use bubble wrap to protect freshly planted trees? -Use ketchup to make copper glow? -Use a bandage to in place of a thimble? -Use a bungee cord as a yoga strap? -Use a party balloon as an ice pack? -Use baking soda between paving stones to keep weeds away? Chapters: -Groceries -Healthy & Beauty - Outdoor Spaces -Cleaning & Home Supplies -Housewares -Notions -School & Party Supplies -Tools
Download or read book Penny Pincher s Almanac written by Reader's Digest Association and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every page of this frugal handbook is packed with dollar-stretching strategies to help you make the most of every cent you have. With this amazing collection of tightwad tactics, you'll learn how to: Beat the high cost of medicine and prescription drugs, Keep your home spotless at little or no cost (your friends will think you've hired a maid!), Find insider discount fares and tour packages and slash your vacation costs-no matter what the destination, Know the right time of month to buy that new car (or how to keep your old one in tiptop shape for minimal cost), Live the life of luxury with super bargains on home entertainment, sporting events, and theater, And much more! If you think you can't afford to live the good life, then you haven't seen the power of pinching your pennies! Book jacket.
Download or read book 99 Cent Solutions written by Editors at Reader's Digest and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-06-02 with total page 774 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Save a fortune with over 1,300 easy solutions to hundreds of common household problems. You don’t have to be rich to live well; now you can outfox the high cost of living the old-fashioned five-and-dime way. Don’t be tempted by all of those “new” products on the shelves; instead, rediscover the power of those time-honored, thrifty household items your grandparents and parents used. You’ll save a bundle with over 1,300 of these clever hints and tips: • A Frisbee is a handy item to keep around the house and can be used as a portable pet dish, paint palette, and paper plate holder • Hair spray is an inexpensive way to preserve flowers, remove pet hair from a couch, kill bugs, and stop static cling • Cedar chips will drive fleas from a pet bed, keep snails at bay in your garden, and repel moths from your wool sweaters • Furniture polish will spiff up hubcaps and bicycles, add shine to shower doors, and stop squeaky door hinges • Glass cleaner will make your jewelry sparkle, relieve bee sting pain, dry out pimples, and shine patent leather shoes • Aluminum foil makes a stunning wrap for a wedding gift, works effectively as a substitute for hair curlers in a pinch, and when placed under your ironing board cover will increase the efficiency of your iron • An ice cream scoop can be used to measure the perfect amount of potting soil, shape butter into fancy shapes for a holiday dinner, and form perfect meatballs and cookies • A pillowcase will dry lettuce in seconds, makes a cute summer dress for a child, covers a baby’s changing pad, and functions as a travel laundry bag • Knitting needles make stylish hair accessories, can serve as kebab holders for a fun fruit snack, function in place of toothpicks to test a cake’s doneness, and can be used to protect your garden from invading critters
Download or read book Eat Better Live Better written by Robert Bahr and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The exhaustive introduction to the subject contained in this commonsense guide to nutrition and good health can help you and every member of your family become more aware of food as nutrition. The decision to be healthy and fit is within your grasp. Take the sensible, down-to-earth approach to eating outlined in this book; forget the fads, gimmicks, and quick-weight-loss schemes. Change your life-style and add happy, healthy years to your life. - Foreword.
