19 Household Tricks Every Home Used to Know (And Still Should)

19 Household Tricks Every Home Used to Know (And Still Should) Donna's Home Book, sixty ways to a smaller bill and a house that's easier after 60 (it helps support me and my small channel), and a free chapter: donnafixes.com Most of us were never taught the small fixes that used to be common knowledge, so we buy a spray or pay a call-out for jobs that once cost a pencil. Donna kept four hundred Chicago apartments running for forty-one years, and she walks through nineteen household tricks from the front door to the back, most of them free and nearly all the rest under ten dollars. You will come away knowing how to quiet a sticking lock and drawer, firm up a loose cabinet hinge, keep drains clear, free a stuck jar lid, and check for a leaking toilet with a few drops of food coloring. She also covers reading your water meter, cutting laundry and cooling costs, and a simple first-of-the-month walk-through that catches problems early. She is plain about the limits too: none of this mends a worn tap or a pipe leaking inside a wall, and she says when to call a licensed plumber. Pick the one trick that caught your ear and try it this week. 0:00 Intro 1:47 Stuck Drawers and Screws 3:35 Grease Can and Jar Lids 6:27 Fridge Seal and Cleaners 9:37 Drains and Plungers 12:40 Toilet Leak and Meter 14:35 Dryer, Sun, and Furniture 17:40 Dating Items and Monthly Walk