Rozmarra
Write the date on the packet
Marker on the packet the day you open it — atta, oil, masala, anything decanted into a dabba. You stop guessing whether something has been open for three weeks or seven months.
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Turn the mattress every Diwali
Rotate the mattress end to end twice a year and pick a date you will actually remember. It stops the hollow forming where you sleep, and a mattress lasts years longer for two minutes of work.
Bijli
Photograph the meter reading every month
One photo a month on the same date. When a bill arrives that looks wrong you have proof instead of an argument, and you can see for yourself which month the usage jumped.
That is all 3 of them. बस, इतना ही।