Cheap cleaning tips (that really work!)

If you’re like me, you cringe spending $5 on a bottle of cleaner when you can make something yourself that will work just as well, if not better. Over the years, I’ve found several things that have saved us some cash, plus kept our house sparkling clean. WINDOW and GLASS CLEANER A friend found this [...]

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Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Soup

This is more like a chili than a soup, but it’s really good and low fat, not to mention cheap! Freezes well also. 1 onion, chopped 1 (16oz) can chili beans, Ranch style beans, or pinto beans 1 (15oz) can black beans 1 (15oz) can whole kernel corn, drained 1 (8oz) can tomato sauce 1 [...]

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Homemade Laundry Detergent

Fair warning – this is a long post!  Well, I finally made my own laundry detergent yesterday, and I must say – I am impressed (even more so after running the numbers on it!).  Granted, I did make my own bars of soap so that figured into the total cost.  You could use commercial bars [...]

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