Calling All Montana Folks: Transform Your Daily Life With These Unique Hacks

Life is hard.  So, it's nice when you find a way to make it less hard:  Someone on Reddit asked "What's a random life hack you swear by, even if no one says it works." Here are a few interesting life hacks people swear by:

1.  Put a pinch of salt in your coffee.  Apparently, it makes it taste a whole lot better. That is hard pass for me. I don't think those two things go together, but I could be wrong! If you try let me know how it is.

2.  Want a shorter wait time at the DMV?  Show up just before it closes for the day.  They say everything moves faster because the workers just want to go home too. Personally, I think this one is rude. Don't do that.

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3.  Open bags of chips from the bottom.  It's where all the seasoning goes to rest.  Flipping that bag makes it sprinkle down, so you have better tasting chips through the whole bag.

4.  Slow down to speed up.  We all know you are more likely to make mistakes if you rush.  Then you have to go back and do it again and that always sucks. So, it takes longer in the end. Slow. Down.

5.  Write down every good idea you have.  You can't always depend on our memory. My lists have lists. My sticky notes have sticky notes. I write EVERYTHING down. Do I "misplace" these notes? Sure do and that is why I have backups.

6.  Put a slice of bread in your mouth while cutting onions. They claim is it absorbs some of the compounds that make your eyes sting and start watering like crazy.  Experts say it's dumb, but people still swear by it.

7.  Microwave everything twice as long with half the heat.  Like two minutes on "5" instead of one minute on full power.  Apparently, it will cook more evenly.

8.  A spoonful of sugar helps the hiccups go down.  People claim a packet or two of sugar stops them immediately. I have seen so many people do this when I worked in bars. Sugar and bitters and lemon and it seemed to work well. Of course, it was in a bar setting so those hiccups are to be expected.