7. Use Vaseline to make installing light bulbs easier.
Estimated Cost: $1–$2*
Goal: Facilitates the simple installation and removal of light bulbs.
Vaseline can help make difficult lightbulb installations and removals obsolete. To ensure a smoother process, add a little layer of Vaseline to the light bulb’s threads. Vaseline’s lubricating qualities make it easy for the lightbulb to screw in and out, keeping it from becoming stuck.
Vaseline makes installing light bulbs easy.
This simple fix is especially helpful for bulbs that tend to seize up in fixtures or hard-to-reach areas. This is a cheap and simple approach to avoiding wasting time or aggravating yourself when changing lightbulbs.