http://www.househacker.com/ househacker/tags/list excellent list of random tips and tricks for getting things done around the house, from fixing your squeaky floor (use baby powder!) to sanding down the bottom of a door:

If a door is dragging on the floor or threshold--making scraping sounds-place sandpaper on top of a stack of magazines and position the pile under the door. (Use enough magazines so that the door hits the sandpaper.) Then work the door back and forth over the abrasive.

Now that's pretty clever.

Via 43Folders.com]]> http://www.househacker.com/permanent/Old-Text-File-Jam-Packed-with-Tips-and-Tricks these foam eavestrough fillers, mind you), to giving your dishwasher a tuneup to silencing squeaky floors. They've also offered a list of the regular maintenance tasks that every homeowner should follow.

]]> http://www.househacker.com/permanent/Quick-Home-Repairs-from-Popular-Mechanics The Cooking Blog has an excellent list of tips and tricks for making life easier in the kitchen. Pros may know a lot of these already, but clever tips like: "Stuff a miniature marshmallow in the bottom of a sugar cone to prevent ice cream drips" are sure to be new to many, if not most, of the kitchen novices among us.]]> http://www.househacker.com/permanent/Great-List-of-Kitchen-Tips-and-Tricks