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How To Disguise Scratches, Make Easy Money And More...

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How to: disguise scratches on furniture




Mix instant coffee with water until you get a sort of paste mixture and rub on the scratches. Soon furniture will look like new. Honestly! Though if it doesn't work...well... it must be the way you applied it!



How to: prevent marks on furniture




Glue felt or cork to the bottom of pots and so on, in fact by 'so on' any item that might come into contact with the surfaces at some stage. Oh so simple, but boy is it also oh so effective.



How to: soothe sunburn




Pour vinegar (a cup of, mind, not the entire bottle!) into the warm bath, this restores the natural acidity of the skin and soothes any burning sensations that you might accidentally feel. Just make sure that you have the water a little cooler than you normally do for your bath, or else the first time that your skin comes into contact with the water, it is going to hurt quite considerably. Which is something that we definitely want to avoid now isn't it, ladies and gentlemen!



How to: get people to see your point of view




Tell them that it is theirs, whether it is or not. So when trying to persuade someone in any sort of negotiation or discussion, slip in the little phrase 'like you said earlier' - this will bring them around to your point of view since they think it is theirs! you can often get away with saying this even when they didn't say it in the first place. Manipulation? Never! Influencing? Maybe!



How to: get rid of that stench in the toilet when you've been in there




Strike a match - it will burn all the offending odours and save you a fortune on air freshener

How to: expand your mind




Read papers. Find some items. Try and connect metaphors to them. This will help you think quickly and solve problems. So if you think of a big company, you might associate it with a whale, a sloth, a powerful wrestler and so on.



Also free your mind from assumptions and this may help you get the right answer. If something seems impossible, then it probably is - but if you free your mind of your assumptions, more often than not it isn't.



How to: discover the dangers of home




Get a free tape telling you of the dangers and chemicals that could be affecting you in your home. Write, with an SAE, to The Natural health service, 8 Summerdown Close, Worthing, Sussex, BN13 3QG



How to: make money window shopping




Become a mystery shopper. Go to www.newmediamr.co.uk and start earning soon. You can get several assignments to choose from and get paid as soon as possible. Also have a look at www.globaltestmarket.com and any other sites that you might stumble across in your research. Mentions any work that you've done dealing with the public face to face if asked, and this will stand you in good stead. You have the ability to improve the service in shops and so on, and take the job seriously, have fun, you might be able to keep the items that you are asked to purchase in the mystery shop and make lots of money in the process.


By: Steve Flynn on Sun, Jun 16th 2002

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