GharToothpaste over a nail hole
Moving out and the wall has picture nails all over it? White toothpaste, pressed in with a finger and wiped flat, fills small holes convincingly on white walls. Let it dry fully before the landlord walks in.
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Keep the first aid box where guests can find it
A first aid box nobody else can find is not a first aid box. Same shelf, never moved, and tell the house where it is. Check the expiry on the ointments every Diwali when you clean anyway.
Mausam
Dry clothes indoors without the smell
The musty smell is bacteria growing on slow-drying cloth. Spread the clothes out rather than bunching them, put a fan on them even at low speed, and add half a cup of vinegar to the rinse. Moving air matters more than heat.
Paani
Two bricks in the flush tank
A brick or a filled water bottle in the cistern means every flush uses that much less water. Keep it away from the moving parts. Over a year in a family home it adds up to thousands of litres.
BijliRouter on top of the almirah
Wi-Fi weak in the back room? Move the router high and central instead of behind the TV. Height beats everything — no new hardware, no plan upgrade. Keep it away from the microwave and the fish tank.
BijliPhone torch + water bottle = room lantern
Stand your phone torch-up under a transparent bottle full of water. The water scatters the beam into soft light that fills the whole room instead of one harsh spot. The classic power-cut move, and it still works better than most emergency lights.
That is all 6 of them. बस, इतना ही।