Cleaning Tips and Recipes

Frugal cleaning tips and recipes to help you clean your home without a lot of expense or chemicals.

Homemade Cleaners

Quick and easy cleaner recipes made from vinegar, baking soda, borax and other frugal faves.

Vinegar-based cleaner recipes for use in the kitchen, bathroom and everywhere in between.

Baking soda-based cleaning recipes.

Learn a simple trick for removing permanent marker from hard plastic yard sale finds.

Remove the dust from your blinds with this cheap trick.

Clean all the copper and brass around your home quickly and inexpensively with this trick.

Zap rust without zapping your hard-earned dollars.

Enjoy smudge-free, streak-free glasses for less.

4 steps to a cleaner and fresher-smelling washing machine.

Get rid of litter box odors without the help of pricey, deodorizing kitty litters.

Learn how to remove crayon marks from your walls the frugal way.

Have DVDs that are too dirty to play? Here's how to clean them cheaply.

A simple recipe for mechanic's/gardener's soap.

Get that 'just cleaned' look for less.

Smart and simple ways to clean your home for less.

Freshen up your house with this easy-to-make room spray.

Blast rust away using common household products. Here's how.

Use the recipes in this video to clean your kitchen from top to bottom.

Give your bathroom a good scrub using these homemade cleaners.

Use a few common household products to rid your cups and mugs of tea stains.

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