Short of a magic lamp (or massive Amazon order), your life isn’t likely to get a whole lot neater, easier, or more organized on its own.

Luckily, with these easy do-it-yourself solutions, you can tackle your seemingly endless to-do list while saving yourself some serious cash (and sanity) along the way.

From getting marks off of clothes and furniture to keeping your AC clean. Read on for more!

Remove a deodorant stain with pantyhose

If you have an unsightly deodorant mark on your clothes, don’t rub your garment with a standard cloth and risk pilling. Instead, use a pair of pantyhose to gently rub the deodorant mark and watch it disappear with ease.

Remove sticker residue with cooking oil

Peeled a label off a jar only to find paper and residue left behind? Using a cotton pad and some cooking oil, rub the residue and let it sit for a few minutes. Once the oil has sunk in, it’ll wipe away easily.

Use toothpaste to erase permanent marker messes

If you accidentally got permanent marker on a piece of furniture, don’t lose hope just yet. Using a small dab of non-gel toothpaste, rub the marker stain in a circular motion with a soft cloth and it should buff right out.

Get rid of crayon marks with a hairdryer

If your kids have gotten creative with their crayons and your walls, there’s an easy fix. Simply heat the offending portion of the wall with a hairdryer for a few seconds to soften the crayon’s wax and wipe away with a soft cloth.

Or remove a stuck wine cork with one!

Looking forward to enjoying that bottle of Malbec, but don’t have a corkscrew handy? If the wine’s room temperature, you can ease that cork out by heating the neck of the bottle with a hairdryer.

Just make sure you’re not doing this with sparkling wine or wine that’s been refrigerated or you could break the bottle or cause the cork to forcefully eject.

Make a fabric refresher with leftover vodka

If you’ve got a little vodka at the bottom of that bottle, but not quite enough for a cocktail, put it to good use. Combine one part vodka to three parts water, add a few drops of essential oil, and you’ve got a fabric refresher spray without the chemical smells.

Clean your toilet bowl with mouthwash

If your toilet bowl could use a cleaning but you’re out of traditional cleaner, use mouthwash instead. Pour a capful of the stuff into your toilet bowl and let it sit for half an hour. When you’re ready to give the bowl a scrub, any grime will come off easily.

Use a pencil eraser to replace a lost earring back

Rushing out of the house only to discover you’ve dropped your earring back? Look no further than your desk drawer for a replacement. Just snip off the eraser end of a pencil and you have a back that will last until you can find a proper replacement.

Protect your furniture from pet scratches with aluminum foil

If your cats won’t leave part of your furniture alone, cover the area with aluminum foil. The sensation of the foil against their claws will be unpleasant enough to deter them in the future.

And line the bottom of your fireplace with aluminum foil, too

It’s always a pleasure to curl up in front of a crackling fire on a cold night. Less enjoyable, however, is having to clean up after that fire afterward.

If you want to make this often onerous task easier, put some aluminum foil in the bottom of your fireplace before you lay down your logs, and when you’re done, you can simply gather the foil and toss it out instead of having to sweep those messy ashes away.

Rid your clothing of wrinkles using your shower

No steamer? No problem! If you want to get wrinkles out of your clothing, simply turn the shower on full blast at high temperature, hang your garment from the curtain rod or towel hook, and voila! A wrinkle-free outfit in no time.

Use a piece of bread to soften brown sugar

That rock-hard brown sugar won’t do you much good when you’re trying to make your famous gingerbread recipe.

If you know you’ll need to bake with brown sugar soon and it’s too hard to use, stick a piece of bread in with the sugar overnight and leave the two in a sealed plastic bag.

By morning, the bread should have absorbed the moisture that’s causing the sugar to stick.

Freshen up your plastic shower curtain with a Magic Eraser

If your shower curtain or liner is looking less than clean, spruce it up with a Magic Eraser. A few passes with this handy sponge will help you wipe away mildew and soap scum in no time.

Or give your dirty sneakers a refresh with one!

If your shoes have seen better days, give them new life with a Magic Eraser, too! Simply dampen the sponge and wipe off that grime.

Make your own body scrub using Epsom salt

If your skin is feeling a bit rough but you don’t feel like taking a trip to the drugstore, you can make your own scrub right at home. Simply combine Epsom salt, olive oil, and the essential oil of your choice and you’ll have a sweetly-scented scrub ready to go in seconds.

Soften a sweater with your hair conditioner

Is that new wool sweater making you warm, but itchy? To make that wool softer, soak it in lukewarm water with a few tablespoons of conditioner mixed in. After 15 minutes, drain the water, and dry the sweater by rolling it up in a clean towel until it’s damp, then leave it flat on a rack to dry.

Pick up small toys using a lint roller

Have your kids or grandkids left tiny toys all over the floor that you’re bound to step on and break if they’re not cleaned up quickly? Simply use a lint roller and you can get them out from underfoot in seconds.

Use a magnetic strip to keep your beauty tools organized

If you find yourself forever misplacing your tweezers, nail files, or manicure scissors, there’s an easy way to keep them all organized. Simply stick some magnetic tape to your wall or on the inside of your hard-sided makeup kit and they’ll stay put.