What are Your Favorite Ways of Being Thrifty or Frugal?
For example, I make my own cleansers and laundry detergent, cook mostly from scratch, buy staple foods in bulk,etc.
Ideas to share?
Thanks.
Good answer, Dogz!
For most around the house cleaning, I use Baking Soda and vinegar. Vinegar kills anything nasty without poisoning my family.
My laundry detergent is something I tweaked over the past 5 years.
Buy a box of Borax (about 35-40 oz., in the laundry aisle)
16 oz box of baking soda
Mix in an old clean milk jug w/ 1t Essential oil. Shake before using.
Use 3 T. per load of laundry.
It works best in warm water, which ... (Asked by Croa)
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I dont buy name brand products, except for a few that are exceptional. I like to learn how to fix things around the house myself instead of hiring someone-and i get the satisfaction too. Then public library is a great resource so i dont usually buy books, movies, or magazines as they are free at the library. Many items, fashion, luxuries are unnecessary and i always ask if myself if something is a "want" or a "need". I know that i dont have to posess an item to enjoy or appreciate it-even if i can afford it. I ...(Answered by red_rose_rancher) |
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What's wrong with my walls?
Here's the deal. I moved into a 25 year old condo 2 years ago. When I started to paint the walls, I ran into problems. I originally washed the walls down (mild detergent), let dry for a week (I'm doing this on weekends, no rush), and put on 1 coat of latex primer. The next weekend, I cut in with the paint (no problems), but as I began to roll the paint on, the coat of primer started peeling off. I was able to peel the entire coat of primer off with my hands, just like peeling skin after a ... (Asked by dark_knight_1735)
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My guess would be that at some point in the past, while dusting, a previous owner accidentally sprayed furniture polish on the wall and said "wow, that looks great" and then did all the walls. You are using the right approach with the oil primer....(Answered by Irish Trout Bum) |
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How to remove stain from cloth when ordinary detergent is not powerful enough?
I have a favorite T-shirt that spotted by another cloth's color, and right now, no detergent can clean it at all. It's a faint yellow stain on a white material. I tried to search for another cloth of same type and colour, but I can't find its match. How can I clean it by myself using a more practical method, while not damaged the cloth itself? (if you can, please don't mention something like: "by using this X-brand detergent or this Y-brand detergent" because it's country dependant - I prefer answers that use more natural method, maybe by using lime ... (Asked by Mighty Martin)
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from experience, stains resulting by washing different colored cloths at the same time are very difficult to remove. in your case, since the cloth that was stained is white, maybe you can TRY to bleach (zonrox/xonrox is a good brand) the stained part, since bleach helps whiten cloths. (if your cloth is not white, DO NOT attempt to bleach.)
you can also try washing the part that is stained in a vinegar solution (i don't know the right proportions), my mom said that she used to do that to remove food stains.
No guarantees here! :D...(Answered by chocoadik) |
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