helpful life hacks

I love life hacks. I have been collecting them on Pinterest for years. I thought it would be fun to go through them and share some of my favorite ones with you. I hope they are new to you, and that you will find them interesting and helpful!

Life Hack #1– Target will match Amazon’s price. If you find something for a great price on Amazon you can just buy it at Target. Actually Target will match any competitors price for stores like Kohl’s, Bed Bath & Beyond, Walmart and Macy’s!

Life Hack #2– Have you ever watched a TV show and absolutely loved the outfit one of the characters was wearing? There’s a website called WornOnTV.net that finds the exact clothes and lists them with where to buy them. I think this is so cool! The website is incredibly well researched and up to date. You should be able to find any outfit that you have liked worn by a character on TV and find out where to buy it!

Life Hack #3– Before you apply for a job at a new company go to GlassDoor.com where you can read reviews written by employees who have worked there. It will give you insight into what it’s like to work there before you actually do. This has been a lifesaver for me. I have used this website and it has saved me many times!

Life Hack #4 – Try to go twenty-four hours without complaining (not even once) and watch how your life starts changing. Doing this one small thing can be a life changer. When you are not allowing yourself to complain it is impossible to be negative. The less negativity you allow in your life, the better your life will be. I believe that positivity brings more positive things into your life, so by not complaining you are being more positive and your life will improve. Don’t take my word for it though, give it a try for 24 hours and see what happens!

Life Hack #5 – You can take real college courses for free! (you don’t get credit, but you get the knowledge, which is what is important.) I love to learn new things, so being able to learn more about things that interest me has opened up a whole new world to me! Below is a list of the different places that offer a whole world of knowledge: (And they are free!! Unbelievable!)

1.Coursera (Coursera.org) I am in the process of taking my first course right now. It is called The Science of Well Being and it was the most popular class at Yale University in it’s 316 year history. (It was called Psychology and The Good Life at Yale.) It is exactly like a regular college class online, with grades and all!

2. MIT Open Courseware (OCW.MIT.edu) I haven’t taken a course here yet, but I am going to. I went on the website and perused the physics courses they offer. I think I am going to take the relativity course first because it is something that has always intrigued me. It’s unbelievable that anyone can go on and have access to this knowledge!

3. Open Yale courses (OYC.Yale.edu) They offer classes on pretty much any subject. I found one called Hemingway, Fitzgerald and Faulkner. As a writer, these three names obviously got my attention. I am going to add this to the list of classes I want to take.

It was really fun sharing some of my favorite life hacks with you. I get excited when I find something that is interesting, helpful and enriches my life in some way. It is even more exciting sharing these things with you and hoping that these things will make your life a little richer too. Have an amazing day!