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Homemade Drain Cleaner with Vinegar

Homemade Drain Cleaner without Baking Soda

I recently attended a “Garden Faire” and received some very helpful information from an organization called CleanWaterways.org.

They were handing out a brochure full of homemade recipes for cleaning products. The reason they provided the free recipes was that many household cleaning products contain hazardous chemicals. When disposed of improperly (storm drain, sink or garbage) the chemicals can end up in local water bodies of ground water.

These free recipes are great for cheapskaters as they all use very inexpensive ingredients and do not hurt our environment.

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Posted by readabook - October 5, 2011 at 4:55 pm

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Penny Pinching Tips – Household Appliances

The Paradox of Having to Spend Money to Save It


I found this really great article in Parade Magazine and thought it had some useful tips. This is a case of spending money to make money but none of outlays are really expensive except for maybe replacing your toilet. Each of the appliances they want you to consider all wind up paying for themselves over a fairly short period of time.

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Posted by readabook - August 16, 2011 at 12:58 am

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Inexpensive Thoughtful Mothers Day Gifts

Homemade Gifts for Mothers Day


Chocolate – in any way shape or form is always appreciated.

Scented lotions or candles – You can get these at the Dollar store and other discount stores. You don’t have to get the fancy expensive ones. CostPlus Market has lots of this stuff and sometimes you can find it on clearance.
homemade gifts for mothers day

Homemade cd’s of mom’s favorite music - especially nice for mom’s who are so great at techy stuff

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Posted by readabook - April 25, 2011 at 3:26 am

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Cheap Trail Mix Recipe

Healthy Trail Mix Cookies

I have seen trail mix in the groceries stores that is really expensive and I know you can make your own trail mix much cheaper. I looked around and found a couple of different recipes you can try. The first one comes from a collection called Great Ramen Noodle Recipes and is a bit different from your traditional trail mix recipes. Originally, it called for more expensive nuts but I changed the nuts to peanuts since they are the cheapest nuts. Sunflower seeds are also inexpensive.

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Posted by readabook - March 7, 2011 at 3:06 am

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