5 Ways to Clean Your Home and Save $600

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You can start by discarding the hype about evil germs and learn to live with nature a little bit! A sterile environment turns out to be unhealthy and a ridiculously costly obsession. Soap and water get things clean, vinegar removes soap residue, baking soda scrubs and cleans--why throw toxic germ killers at everything and poison yourself to boot?

Neomama of OR 2:51AM January 04, 2011

I have a couple of those cheap floor mops that you are supposed to buy the sheets to use with them. Instead, I use old washcloths with some floor cleaner and then wash them with other old rags, etc. Also,
be sure to store any of these mops (if they have a rubber bottom) in a
location that is heated and cooled. I left mine in our workshop and the
heat and chemical I probably used dry rotted the rubber and had to throw it away. $$$ down the drain not to mention another landfill item.

Charlene Esposito of LA 12:28AM December 11, 2010

Bought a all-around steam cleaner two years ago (Reliable Environ20) not only can you do all your floors etc with it, you can clean virtually anything except leather, laminated wood products and silk. I've probably saved about $400 on cleaning supplies in the last two years, which is about 2/3 of the cost of the machine.

rr of IL 5:35PM December 10, 2010

wow...this is really a helpful post and it is interesting one also with many useful information ...this post provides several tips to clean your home and make it germ free...thanks for sharing this useful information with us.

carpet cleaning maryland of NY 6:25AM November 17, 2010

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Stanley of OK 9:50AM November 12, 2010

For the mirrors and windows you can use water and wash/push with newspaper (not quality paper). Then you don't need to buy cleaning liquid when you are busy and in hurry.

Sue 11:16PM November 11, 2010

this post is really a informative and helpful...this provides various techniques to keep your home clean with different methods ...thanks for sharing this information with us.

carpet cleaners in md of NY 4:35AM November 10, 2010

My bathrooms are prone to mildew and I have used X-14 for years. Does anyone have an idea that works as well?

brenda of CA 4:12PM November 05, 2010

I use lemon juice to clean my microwave; I put a small cup filled with salt and water in my microwave, then i set it for 1min or 2. This allows steam to build up and remove some of those fried on food particles to loosen up. I then get a small bottle of lemon juice(squeezeable), and use my spounge to wipe the inside down, it gives it a really good clean, and it smeels fresh. You can use it to get rid of burnt popcorn ordors too.

carla mason of MO 9:24AM October 24, 2010

I recently found out about cleaning with hydrogen peroxide and decided to use it clean spots on my carpet. By adding about 3% of hydrogen peroxide to a carpet cleaning solution, my carpets amazingly came cleaner then ever before.
Lots of other cleaning uses for hydrogen peroxide. Check it out on Google.

Ariel of CO 1:26PM October 23, 2010