Saving money on cleaning supplies
This is my very first try at contributing to a discussion.
In today's economy everyone is directing the attention to the grocery budget. However, many people do not realize the a large amount of your weekly budget goes into cleaning supplies. I ask myself WHY? In my upbringing and also in my career, I have been trained in how to acheive a level of sanitation and cleaning without spending a great deal of my precious money.
Here is one idea--in the area of laundry, you do not need the $12.00 laundry detergent or the $5.00 fabric softner. Old habits are hard to break; we tend to do exactly what our mothers did and use the same brands. Try using a generic or store brand of detergent and fabric softner. You can acheive the same softness with using 1/2 the recommended amount of softner. Try using baking soda in you laundry, especially if you live here in Florida. It helps reduce the hardness of the water and lets your detergent perform at a premium.
Also instead of using the high dollar cleaning solutions--try these recipes for cleaning products.
Bathroom cleaner---1 part baking soda, 1 part dish liquid (generic), 1 part vinegar. Use a container approxmately twice the size of you measurements. This will create a cleaning foam with cleanser similar to our favorite brand of "scrubbing bubbles" and 1/3 the price.
Sanitizing your surfaces---try taking a small spray bottle like an old hairspray spritzer (usually 8oz.) Pour 1 Teaspoon of Hydrogen Peroxide and add 8 oz of water. This solution can be sprayed on any surface, even fabric, including food. It will kill 99.9% of all germs.
A general cleaning solution that will also kill 99.9% of all household germs is a mixture of 1 gal of water with 1 teaspoon each of dish liquid and chlorine bleach. This can be used in cleaning all kitchen, bathroom, and hard floor surfaces, including tile, even painted surfaces.
If you want to know more--let me know. I also have 101 uses for W-D40 and Duct Tape.
In today's economy everyone is directing the attention to the grocery budget. However, many people do not realize the a large amount of your weekly budget goes into cleaning supplies. I ask myself WHY? In my upbringing and also in my career, I have been trained in how to acheive a level of sanitation and cleaning without spending a great deal of my precious money.
Here is one idea--in the area of laundry, you do not need the $12.00 laundry detergent or the $5.00 fabric softner. Old habits are hard to break; we tend to do exactly what our mothers did and use the same brands. Try using a generic or store brand of detergent and fabric softner. You can acheive the same softness with using 1/2 the recommended amount of softner. Try using baking soda in you laundry, especially if you live here in Florida. It helps reduce the hardness of the water and lets your detergent perform at a premium.
Also instead of using the high dollar cleaning solutions--try these recipes for cleaning products.
Bathroom cleaner---1 part baking soda, 1 part dish liquid (generic), 1 part vinegar. Use a container approxmately twice the size of you measurements. This will create a cleaning foam with cleanser similar to our favorite brand of "scrubbing bubbles" and 1/3 the price.
Sanitizing your surfaces---try taking a small spray bottle like an old hairspray spritzer (usually 8oz.) Pour 1 Teaspoon of Hydrogen Peroxide and add 8 oz of water. This solution can be sprayed on any surface, even fabric, including food. It will kill 99.9% of all germs.
A general cleaning solution that will also kill 99.9% of all household germs is a mixture of 1 gal of water with 1 teaspoon each of dish liquid and chlorine bleach. This can be used in cleaning all kitchen, bathroom, and hard floor surfaces, including tile, even painted surfaces.
If you want to know more--let me know. I also have 101 uses for W-D40 and Duct Tape.
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