Tip of the Day: Great Grilling

To get the most out of that grilled flavor everyone loves so much, add a few sprigs of your favorite herbs, such as rosemary, thyme, and savory, directly to the top of the charcoal as you grill. It will infuse whatever you’re cooking with mouthwatering flavor.

Tip of the Day: Oven Mitts for Your Car

When it’s time to retire your oven mitts because they’re covered in stains and burn marks, don’t throw them away. Save them for use with your car. Oven mitts are great to use when handling hot engine parts or even as a washing mitt.

Tip of the Day: Two Thumbs Up

For fun wall decorations for kids’ rooms or a family room, frame movie posters from your family’s favorite movies. Try asking at video stores or movie theaters to see if you can have their posters when they are done with them. Often, they’ll just give them to you for free. If you’re looking for an older movie, you can also find them inexpensively on the internet. Just type in the name of the movie and the word “poster” into Google or another search engine. Another inexpensive decoration option is buying old magazines and hanging vintage ads and photo spreads in frames.

Tip of the Day: Iron-Clad Advice

Get rid of unwanted residue on the bottom of your iron by sprinkling salt on a piece of printer paper and ironing on a low level with no steam.

Tip of the Day: Bench on Wheels

You’ve been painting baseboards for what seems like hours, thanks to the constant bending and moving around. Make the job easier on yourself by borrowing your kid’s skateboard. It makes a great bench on wheels!

Tip of the Day: A Salt and Battery

Epsom salts can extend the life of your car battery. Just dissolve an ounce of Epsom salts in 1 1/2 cups warm, distilled water and fill each battery cell.

Tip of the Day: Quick Fix for a Saggy Mattress

To keep your mattress from sagging, it’s a good idea to reverse it once a month. If it dips in the middle, place a few folded sheets under the center to even it out.

Tip of the Day: Know the Code

Ever go to buy something online and see that little box to enter a promotional or coupon code? Well now you never have to wish you had something to enter into that box again. At RetailMeNot.com, you can find hundreds of codes that will give you savings at a large variety of websites, including Kohls.com, Amazon.com, and JC Penney online. If this site doesn’t have a code for the store you’re looking for, also try MomsView.com, DealTaker.com, or PocketDeal.com. Or simply type the name of the online store and the word “coupon code” into a search engine.

Tip of the Day: Lunchbox Cure

Kid’s lunchbox starting to smell funky? Freshen it up with bread and vinegar! Just moisten a slice of bread with white vinegar and let it sit in the closed lunchbox overnight. In the morning, any bad odors should be gone.

Tip of the Day: Foiled Again

If you have an electronic whose batteries are loose due to a missing spring, don’t throw it away or pay to get it fixed. Simply ball up a small amount of aluminum foil and put it in the spring’s place. The aluminum will conduct electricity in lieu of the spring.