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Frugal homemaking causes us to find ways to eliminate wasting supplies and, in turn, wasting our hard earned money.  Commercial cleaners which come in spray bottles can be pricey and seem to stop spraying before the cleaner is used up.  Don’t toss that spray bottle of cleaner when it stops spraying, though.  It’s not really [...]

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      The number one reason people give for why they can’t (or don’t) clean their homes is that they don’t have enough time.  Understandably so, since we live in a world where more is expected of us than ever before.  We’re required to balance home, family, work and personal tasks every day.  Luckily, cleaning and maintaining [...]

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22 Unexpected Things to Wash in the Dishwasher The dishwasher can be your greatest convenience for cleaning and sterilizing if you are willing to think outside the box.  Gone are the days of hand washing and scrubbing!  Placing items in the dishwasher which you wouldn’t normally find there will free up your time while cleaning [...]

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13 Ways to Save on Laundry Costs

Thursday June 26, 2008 by Danelle Ice
13 Ways to Save on Laundry Costs Laundry is one of those chores that must be done.  This task can be as expensive or as inexpensive as you want it to be, depending on what measures you take to cut the costs.  Here are 13 different ways to save on the cost of doing laundry, ranging [...]

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How to Unclog Your Plugged Drain Using Household Products Have you ever had your sink clog up when there doesn’t happen to be a bottle of Drano under your sink? The last time my husband was out of town the bathroom drain got plugged up. There was no Drano in my house, I didn’t want to [...]

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If you have little ones, you probably know from experience that the velcro on bibs somehow always comes undone in the wash!  Other clean clothes come out with snags and pills from the velcro getting stuck to them.  To avoid velcro snagging other items or attaching multiple items together, try this: Put any clothing items with velcro [...]

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Printable Housekeeping Cleaning Checklists: Kitchen   So many readers have asked, “Where Can I Get Lists of Housekeeping Tasks to Keep my House Clean?”  To help with setting up effective housekeeping plans, I made available my new series: Printable Housekeeping Checklists - Forms for Your LifeTM   The best part is, these printables are yours for FREE!  Print this [...]

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Readers Ask:  Where Can I Get Lists of Housekeeping Tasks to Keep my House Clean? So many readers have asked for help setting up their housekeeping plans that I’ve decided to make available my new series: Printable Housekeeping Checklists - Forms for Your LifeTM   The best part is, these printables are yours for FREE! Print today’s [...]

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Readers Ask: How Do I Set Up a Housekeeping Plan? Homemaker Barbi receives great requests from readers. Welcome to the first edition of “Readers Ask,” where we provide the info requested most by readers like YOU! Question: How Do I Set Up a Housekeeping Plan? I need a housekeeping plan to get my house clean and clutter [...]

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