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What's one small thing you've done to make your life easier? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by pineapplelover@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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For example, I 3d printed a box over my outlet to protect my cables from my bed pushing against it. In addition, my cables never fall to the floor so they're much easier to grab.

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[–] Macaroni_ninja@lemmy.world 46 points 1 year ago (3 children)

When I was in college I had zero knowledge of how to cook so I relied on what my mom packed me and takeaways.

I decided to learn how to make basic stuff, like pasta, eggs, baked potatoes, etc and it saved me tons of money.

I'm not a good cook by a long shot but I can feed myself and to this day I enjoy some quality time in the kitchen.

[–] riquisimo@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This also makes you good dating material, for anyone out there who could use the advice 😉

[–] TheDarkKnight@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Pretty great 2nd date in my experience, not a great idea for an initial date unless you know the person ahead of time. But can pretty quickly reveal if they can cook too!

[–] electrogamerman@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

It's crazy to me how people dont know this.

Cooking saves so much money, its incredible.

[–] GrayBackgroundMusic@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Try and find a cheap deal for a meal service like hellofresh or blue apron or any other service. I didn't want to, but my spouse did. I've learned some good techniques and used ingredients I would not normally use. Don't sign up long term, just get a box or two or whatever and cancel. Once you've learned your lesson you can extrapolate that.