Keep a pen in the bag, always
Every bank, hospital and government office runs on a form and none of them has a pen that works. One in the bag saves the queue-and-ask ritual every single time.
Every bank, hospital and government office runs on a form and none of them has a pen that works. One in the bag saves the queue-and-ask ritual every single time.
बैंक, अस्पताल और सरकारी दफ्तर — हर जगह फॉर्म है और किसी के पास चलता पेन नहीं। एक पेन बैग में रखो, हर बार लाइन में पूछने से बच जाओगे।
Bank SMS mein 'autopay' aur 'recurring' search karo. Har ghar mein kam se kam ek aisi cheez chalti rehti hai jo koi use hi nahi karta.
Shaam ko chhat par paani chhidak do. Din bhar ki jama garmi bhaap banke nikal jaati hai aur upar wala kamra raat mein thanda rehta hai.
Search your bank SMS for 'autopay' and 'recurring'. Almost every household is paying for at least one thing nobody has opened since last year. It takes twenty minutes once and pays out every month.
Baarish ke turant baad bahar ki hawa mein nami zyada hoti hai. Khidki band rakho aur pankha chalao — kamre ki umas jaldi kam hoti hai.
Ek dabba — usmein hi charger, chaabi, battery aur pen. Jo cheez roz khoti hai uska ek pata hona chahiye. Ghar mein sabko wahi jagah maloom ho.
Geela chhata band karke rakh doge to zang lag jaayegi aur agli baarish mein khulega hi nahi. Khol ke sukhao, phir band karo.
Har chaabi par alag rang ka rubber band chadha do. Andhere mein bhi ungli se pehchan aa jaati hai, aur taala khojne ka tamasha khatam.
Khatta dahi kadhi ke liye behtar hai — usi khatte pan se swaad aata hai. Phekne ki zaroorat nahi thi kabhi.
Bread ke crust ko sukha ke mixer mein peeso — breadcrumbs ban jaate hain. Cutlet aur tikki mein wahi kaam aate hain jo dukaan wale packet karke bechte hain.
Stretch a wide rubber band across the mouth of the paint tin and wipe the brush on the band instead of the rim. The rim stays clean, the lid seals properly, and the tin does not glue itself shut.
Screw head gone round and the screwdriver just spins? Lay a wide rubber band flat over the head, press the screwdriver into it hard, and turn slowly. The rubber fills the chewed grooves and gives the bit something to bite.
Bathroom ki nali par patli steel ki jaali ya purani chhalni rakh do. Baal aur kachra upar hi ruk jaata hai — nali choke hone ka kharcha bach jaata hai.
Bottle ke dhakkan mein do chhote chhed karke ulta gamle mein gaado. Chhutti par jaao to teen din tak paudha apne aap paani leta rehta hai.
Geyser, iron aur heater — in mein se ek hi board par. Board ka plug garam lag raha ho to turant band karo. Garam plug hi pehla warning hai.
Remote khol ke ghisa hue button ke peeche chipkane wali foil ka chhota tukda laga do. Contact wapas ban jaata hai aur remote mahino chalta hai.
Kele ke gucche ke danthal par cling film ya foil lapet do. Pakne wali gas wahin se nikalti hai — do-teen din zyada chalte hain.
Maggi ubaalne ka paani thoda bacha ke usi mein masala ghol lo — soup ban jaata hai. Hostel ka poora dinner do rupaye extra kharch mein.
Baarish ke dinon mein almirah din mein thodi der khuli chhod do. Band almirah mein nami baithi rehti hai aur kapdon se boo aane lagti hai.
Purani cycle tube se chhota gol tukda kaat ke washer ki jagah lagao. Plumber aane tak paani girna band. Sthai hal nahi hai, par raat bhar ki tapak zaroor rukti hai.
Purani tube light jhilmilane lage to aksar starter kharab hota hai, tube nahi. Starter bahut sasta aata hai — switch band karke badal do, tube bach jaati hai.
Baarish mein doormat ke neeche akhbaar bichha do. Paani sokh leta hai, roz badal do. Farsh par keechad ke paon ke nishan aane band.
Seeti ke bina cooker chalana khatarnak hai — pressure nikalne ka rasta hi nahi bachta. Us din kadhai mein dhak ke banao, seeti kal le aana. Yeh wala jugaad mat karna.
That is all 24 of them. बस, इतना ही।
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287 jugaads from Indian homes. No shopping list, no subscription — just what people already do with what they already have.