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Cleaning Your House on the Cheap!
Today’s feature is from DIY Maven at Curbly with Curbly Recession Busters: Cleaning Your House on the Cheap!:
The wisenheimers among us might say the best way to save money on cleaning supplies is not to clean. That, however, is not an option. You can be broke and clean. (Just ask any depression-era housekeeper.) In an effort to embrace those wise and frugal practices, here’s 14 little ways to save big bucks on cleaning day.
Some of the suggestions (I’ve included some options listed here on Tipnut):
- Use homemade cleaning supplies, see Homemade Cleaners and Homekeeping – A Natural Shine To Cleaning (Recipes)
- Skip the expensive toilet bowl cleaner (yikes!)
- Make your own swiffer cloths, see Homemade Swiffer Cloth Patterns
- Make your own carpet deodorizer Homemade Herbal Carpet Freshener Recipe
You’ll find more great ideas and resources mentioned on the website, you’ll notice a couple mentions for Tipnut, love that! Also here are a few more ideas for budget cleaning:
- You’ll find 10 different recipes here for Homemade Laundry Detergent. The latest batch I made was Recipe #9, it’s a powdered version and it’s so simple to make, so simple to use, and the cost is just pennies a load.
- Frugral Fabric Softener Recipes & Dryer Sheet Tips and Homemade Herbal Lavender Dryer Bags
- Reuse your household sponges by washing them, see How to Clean Household Sponges. Also, clip them to keep track of which sponge does what job, see Clip Sponges & Cloths Used For Dirty Jobs
- Turn your citrus peels into glorious household cleaners, really! See Homemade Citrus Vinegar Cleaner
Please check out the featured site above to find more ideas plus lots more cleaning goodies and recipes. Good stuff!
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After Ike, I did some laundry in the tub, then line dried it, and boy were the clothes stiff. So I remember reading about hair conditioner, and used Suave conditioner, then an extra rinse to get rid of the excess conditioner. It made a huge difference, plus smelled very nice.
I have shag carpeting – don’t laugh, I really do!!! and it is pure hell to clean; vacuum cleaners do not do a thorough enough job, and I finally got so desperate I’ve resorted to cleaning it by spraying it lightly with water, then using a broom to clean up the dust bunnies that come up….does ANYONE have any ideas on another way to clean this darn shag carpeting?? I am at my wits’ end…..and no, there’s no prospect of my landlord ever replacing it!!