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    19 '90s Life Hacks That Are Totally Useless Today

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    1. For when you wanted to ensure your future Beanie Baby fortune was safe:

    2. And when you desperately needed to save your precious game cartridges:

    3. When you were struggling while surfing the web:

    4. And when all you wanted was the absolute BEST possible life for your Sim:

    5. When you were stranded after school but were short on change:

    6. When you decided it was time to upgrade from a fold-out map:

    7. For those of us who didn't have a VCR with built-in 60-second rewind:

    8. When you needed to make sure you had a way to take photos no matter where you were:

    9. This genius way to save money and still get drunk at the airport that you couldn't get away with today:

    10. This hack for stealing your beloved Tamagotchi child back from its home planet:

    11. For when you needed to sneakily talk to your middle school significant other:

    12. When you needed to breathe life into your dead Slinky:

    13. How to professionally handle Pogs:

    14. For when you needed to be a goddamn hero at your weekly game night:

    15. When you wanted to be frugal when it came to digital storage space:

    16. And when you wanted to make sure your most precious files were as safe as possible:

    17. This rental hack that probably would've lowered your anxiety years ago:

    18. When you wanted to make some 🔥 mix CDs but were also impatient as heck:

    19. And, of course, how to make sure you could "communicate more efficiently" with people at all hours of the day: