Daily Mirror - 04.03.2020

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Best pearls

of wisdom

30 top tips for life from older generations

by RUKI SAYID Consumer Editor

Ball gets cash

by the sackful

A YOUNG man raking in a

fortune selling a testicle

hair trimmer he invented

is aptly named Tyler Ball.

He got the idea for the

£55 device after seeing his

brother about to crop

using a “frighteningly large

pair of kitchen scissors”.

Tyler, 20, from Milton

Keynes, Bucks, hopes turn-

over at his brand BALLS

will be £9million this year.

Mother nose

best for kids

MUMS can sniff out mood

changes and puberty in

their kids, research reveals.

The phenomenon could

be key to boosting family

relationships, say experts.

Lead author Dr Laura

Schafer, of Germany’s

Dresden University, said

that the study into odour

“hints toward its impor-

tance for affection and

care giving”.

1 Family comes first

2 Treat others as you would

wish to be treated

3 Practice makes perfect

4 Save for a rainy day

5 Never judge a book by its

cover

6 Look after the pennies

and the pounds will look

after themselves

7 Life is what you make it

8 Stay in touch with loved ones

9 If it looks too good to be true,

it probably is

10 Forgive and forget

11 Whatever doesn’t kill you

makes you stronger

12 Never start smoking

13 Life isn’t fair

14 Don’t compare your

life to others

15 Time is a great healer

16 Don’t run before you can walk

17 Follow your gut instinct,

it’s usually right

18 Put a jumper on rather

than the heating

19 Winning isn’t everything

20 verything in moderationE

21 No one is in charge of your

happiness except you

22 Don’t get too big for your

boots

23 Don ’t waste time in a job

you hate

24 A leop ard never changes

its spots

25 Don ’t burn your bridges

26 Don ’t marry for money

27 Get eight hours sleep

every night

28 Y ou don’t have to win

every argument

29 No one lik es a show off

30 Ne ver be late for anything

the judges’ beady eyes but the overall

winner was Andrew Neal’s fabulous photo

showing the colourful lenses in the huge

eyes of a common darter dragonfly.

He said it had been “very cooperative”.

There’s no out foxing eagle-eyed Andrew.

WINNER Dragonfly seems to pose for pic

SoW WIlD StoAtS Lively leaping beast

Fox glove at first sight

THIS adorable potted fox could be a plant

but its playful pose was perfectly natural.

The striking shot was just one of 250

entered for charity Essex Wildlife Trust’s

annual photograph competition.

A stoat bounding over a field caught

FORGET Instagram influencers

and social media agony aunts –

20-somethings would rather turn

to their grandparents for advice.

Almost three quarters of young

adults ask elderly relatives for tips on

love, life and money, a study found.

“Family comes first” was the

favourite tip followed by “treat others

as you wish to be treated”.

Old adages including, “save for a

rainy day”, “forgive and forget” and

“look after the pennies and the

pounds will look

after themselves”

were among

other pearls

of wisdom

regularly

dished out.

Four in 10

o f t h o s e

polled said

they were all

ears if granny

and grandad

spoke, as they know life’s pitfalls.

Eight in 10 said wisdom comes with

age although two thirds admitted

some tips were a little old fashioned.

The survey of 1,500 people was

carried out by mobile phone network

Giffgaff.

A spokesman for the company said:

“This shows how younger people go

to their nan or grandad for some great

life advice they can count on.”

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@RukiSayid

olD SAgE Advice