When you order free stuff like I do, you get great coupons in the mail also. Free stuff, Free money. I love it!!
Have you heard of FlyLady? Her site has been around for years and is a great way for the busy (or the lazy, like me) to keep up on household chores without a lot of effort. She gives you a chore or two a day and it will keep your house looking like you work hard every day.
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If you haven't figured it out yet, I love sweepstakes. I even win once in awhile. I will sponsor my own contest when I get 2000 views on my blog, 10 followers, or 100 facebook followers.
As much as I hate to think about it, Christmas is just around the corner. I like to start shopping in January so my December isn't so financially tight. My blog shopping page has some great online stores, most with discounts available. Don't forget to check into Ebay for the collectors and other great deals, Groupon for more great deals, and Ebates to get money back.
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Win an American Express card or Simple Green
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I went to Walmart the other day to do my biweekly grocery shopping. I took with me, 2 Walmart ecoupons that totalled $40. Swagbucks sent me $25. I received this for doing searches, watching a few videos, a few surveys, and entering swagcodes. All simple. The more time you put in, the more money they give you.
The $15 came from Walmart's Savings Catcher program. Enter in your receipt either through Walmart.com or a phone app. If a local price is lower than what you paid at Walmart, they will give you back the difference. Of course, I also used my Ibotta and got a rebate of $2. (I am getting ready to transfer $40 into my Paypal account). I am a lazy person. This is all without trying very hard. Again, the more your work these, the better your money outcome.
Make Your Own Cleaning Supplies
All
Purpose Cleaners
Mix
2 teaspoons borax, 1 teaspoon liquid soap, and 1 liter water. Use in a spray
bottle
Mix
4 tablespoons with 3 cups water in a spray bottle.
Soak
orange peels and vinegar in a sealed mason jar for two weeks. Pour the orange
vinegar into
a spray bottle for a nice smelling cleaner.
All
Purpose Cleaner Wipes
¼ pint of rubbing alcohol
1 ½ tablespoons household ammonia
½ tablespoons Joy liquid dish soap (I am
using brand name because that was what was
given to me)
1 quart water
Mix
all ingredients in a 2 quart container. Lay a roll of paper towels on its side
and cut it
in two. Put ½ roll in a container and pour ½
solution on the towels. Turn towels over,
pour the rest of the solution on. Remove the
cardboard insert.
Heavy
Duty Cleaner
Mix
4 liters hot water, ¼ cup cloudy ammonia, and 1 teaspoon baking soda. Double
ingredients except for water, for a stronger mixture.
Oven
Cleaners
For
a fresh spill, wet and sprinkle with baking soda and scrub with a soft nylon
scrubber (or
netted onion bag).
For
normal cleaning, make a paste with baking soda and water. Apply to a warm oven.
Leave to
dry. Clean with a brush or scouring pad and
hot water.
Dishwasher
Detergent
1 cup borax
1 cup washing soda or baking soda
½ cup citric acid
½ cup kosher salt
Use
vinegar for a rinsing agent.
Soft
Scrub
Baking
soda. I store mine in a Parmesan cheese container and shake it out when needed.
Sometimes I add small amount of scented oil,
such as lavender.
Pot
and Pan Cleaners
Mix
borax with hot water
Wall
and Floor Cleaners
Mix
Borax with hot water.
Homemade
Swiffer Wet Jet Solution
50
% water, 50 % white vinegar, 2 or 3 drops of dish washing liquid.
Glass
Cleaners
Mix
white vinegar and water. Clean with a newspaper.
1
Tablespoon cornstarch to 1 quart water. Soak and wring out a lint free cloth.
Wash.
Put
Dawn dish washing soap in a bucket of water. Scrub the windows and then use a
squeegee to
remove excess liquid. Wipe the edges with an
absorbent cloth to remove the water that the
squeegee couldn't get.
Toilet
Bowl Cleaner
Use
vinegar and leave to soak for 10 minutes, or add some baking soda also. That
will help any
potential clogging issues also. Brush it
clean.
Drop
a denture cleaning tablet into the bowl. Wait 2 minutes and then brush it
clean.
Drop
an Alka Seltzer tablet into the bowl. Wait 2 minutes and then brush it clean.
Bath
and Tile
Mix
borax and vegetable soap with hot water. Scrub with rag. (vegetable soaps are
soaps made
without
animal fats, such as Dr. Bonner’s or even liquid detergents or shower
gels.)
Heat
12 ounces of white vinegar in the microwave until hot. Pour into a spray
bottle. Add 12
ounces
Dawn dish washing liquid. Shake to mix. Spray, scrub, and rinse.
Furniture
Polish
1
teaspoon olive oil with juice from one lemon and 1 teaspoon water, OR: 2 parts
olive oil and 1
part lemon juice.
Mayonnaise
is good for removing water rings
Laundry
Detergent
1
bar of soap, such as Ivory
1
cup Borax
1
cup washing soda (made by Arm and Hammer, found near the borax)
A
large pot, spoon, grater and funnel
Grate the soap into pot. Add a gallon of water to it and
heat until the soap is melted. Add the borax, washing soda, and another gallon
of water. Stir and heat until it is all dissolved. Turn off the heat and after the liquid is cool pour into two gallon
size jugs.
Liquid
Laundry Softener
6
cups water
3
cups white vinegar
2
cups hair conditioner
Combine water and vinegar together and warm
in microwave. Stir in hair conditioner. Pour into a 1 gallon container. Use as
you normally do in the rinse cycle, or make dryer sheets. Recipe below.
Dryer
Sheets
Soak
a wash clot in your favorite fabric softener, then let it dry. It can be used
several times
before it
needs to be soaked again.
Stain
Remover
2/3
cup Dawn dish washing liquid
2/3
cup ammonia
6
tablespoon baking soda
2
cups warm water
Mix all ingredients into a spray bottle.
Spray on stains and let set for a few minutes. Launder as usual.
A
Product like Oxy-Cleaner
½
cup hydrogen peroxide
½
cup Arm and Hammer washing soda
Soak laundry in this mixture overnight to
remove stains. Do not store. It needs to be used immediately after making it.
Fabric
Freshener
1/8
cup liquid fabric softener
1
to 2 teaspoons baking soda
Warm
to hot tap water
Mix the fabric softener and baking soda.
Pour into a spray bottle. Add the water and fill to the top of the bottle.
Uses
for Hydrogen Peroxide:
Add a spray attachment to the bottle and use
for glass, heavy duty cleaning, bathtubs, etc. Sprinkle baking soda and then
spray the hydrogen peroxide for extra cleaning power.
