Save money and extend the usefulness of virtually everything you own! This helpful book will show you hundreds of new ways to put everyday items to work in your home, garden and garage. Discover tricks for quick, easy fixes that you can do yourself instead of calling in an expensive repairman. Learn the suprising but practical uses for apples, banana peels, hair dryers, basting syringes, pantyhose, twist ties, shoulder pads, cardboard tubes, and even your dishwasher. Find out the best ways to control clutter, handle your pets, remove stains, and prepare food - all with inexpensive products you have in your home right now! In many cases, these common household items work better at an uncommon task than the commercial product designed to do the job! Maximize your time, your money and valuable goods by recycling your common household products to do double duty. This book tells you how.