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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.

Cleaning with Vinegar

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

Cleaning with Baking Soda

Baking soda-based cleaning recipes.

Homemade All-Purpose Cleaner

Make your own all-purpose cleaner, and enjoy a cleaner home for less.

Homemade Glass Cleaner

Make your own glass cleaner, and get streak-free windows for less.

Dishwasher Detergent Recipe

Make your own dishwasher detergent for cheaper, healthier dishwashing.

Powdered Laundry Detergent Recipe

Learn how to make your own powdered laundry detergent, and enjoy clean clothes for less.

Homemade Carpet Cleaner Recipes

Keep your carpets clean with two homemade carpet cleaning products: a cleaning solution for steam machines and a spot remover.

All-Natural Bleach

An inexpensive and non-toxic alternative to chlorine bleach.

Homemade Stainless Steel Cleaner

Are your stainless steel appliances covered in fingerprints? Here's how to clean them on the cheap.

Make Your Own Scouring Powder

A recipe for homemade scouring powder. No elbow grease required.

Homemade Furniture Polish Recipes

Two recipes for homemade furniture polish.

Homemade Rust Remover Recipes

Zap rust without zapping your hard-earned dollars.

How to Clean Eyeglasses with Vinegar

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

Clean and Deodorize Your Garbage Disposal

Is a stinky disposal running you out of the kitchen? End the suffering with this low-cost fix.

Homemade Fruit and Vegetable Wash

A recipe for fruit and vegetable wash.

How to Sanitize Sponges

Extend the life of your sponges with this simple sanitizing trick.

How to Clean Blinds

Remove the dust from your blinds with this cheap trick.

How to Make Mechanic's Soap/ Gardener's Soap

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

Copper and Brass Tarnish Remover

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

Maintain Your Refrigerator

Learn what it takes to keep your fridge running efficiently.

Homemade Marble Cleaner

Make your own marble cleaner for a clean that doesn't cost a lot.

Cheap Carpet Deodorizer

Freshen your carpets and rugs the cheap and natural way.

Foaming Hand Soap Recipe

Have you purchased one of the new foaming hand soap dispensers? Learn how to make your own frugal refills.

Frugal Mold & Mildew Remover

Fight the mold and mildew in your bathroom the cheap and healthy way.

10 Ways to Save Money Cleaning

Get that 'just cleaned' look for less.

How to Clean Your Toilet on the Cheap

The frugal and effective toilet bowl cleaner.

How to Clean and Maintain a Dishwasher

Discover simple steps that you can take to extend the life of your dishwasher.

How to Clean a Washing Machine

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

How to Remove Mineral Deposits From a Showerhead

Get rid of the calcium and lime build up on your showerhead for pennies.

Baking Soda Oven Cleaner

Clean your oven on the cheap with baking soda.

Microwave Oven Cleaning Made Easy

Clean your microwave without all of the elbow grease and cleaners.

Frugal Dishwasher Rinse Agent Substitute

Try this substitute for pricey dishwasher rinse agents.

Frugal Air Freshener

Freshen your home with the help of vinegar.

Frugal Silver Cleaner

Clean your silver without polishing.

Cheap Grease Remover

Learn how to remove grease with vinegar.

Cheap Litter Box Deodorizer

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

Cheap Crayon Remover

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

How to Clean DVDs

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

25 Ways to Be a Cheaper Housekeeper

Smart and simple ways to clean your home for less.

Clean Your Shower on the Cheap

Includes several recipes for homemade daily shower spray cleaners.
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