Yogurt: Food for Your Skin and Hair

If you have dry skin, try using yogurt for your nightly cleansing. Use the full-fat, Greek style--the milk fat and lactic acid will do wonders for your skin. By the way, it also makes a great hair conditioner: Comb through hair, put on a plastic cap for an hour or so, then shampoo. The cost is low, and you're not putting chemicals on your body. Oh, and this yogurt tastes great, too!

Fix Skipping CDs and DVDs

If cleaning a balky CD or DVD with white vinegar doesn't do the trick, try rubbing some hair conditioner on the disc, then buffing it off with a soft cloth. The conditioner will fill in surface scratches well enough that the laser can move over them without skipping. It won't work on deep scratches, and is only temporary, but can be a evening-saver when the movie you're watching starts breaking up with only 20 minutes until the end!