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Natural Home Cleaning From Products Found In Your Home

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I wanted to be able to kill that bad bacteria but had my gloves and “cleaning clothes” on so running to the store would have been a big chore. Lemon can also be used for cleaning the bottom of pots so that the crud that gets cooked on will come off. Baking Soda. Baking soda is a fan favorite.

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Simple Things You Can Do to Be Environmentally Friendly and Save Money

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Hang clothes to dry. Instead, we have two large clothes drying racks in the basement. Creating clothing requires a lot of natural resources. Instead of having oodles of clothes, our family is minimizing our wardrobes. Don’t wash clothes until they’re truly dirty. Should You Line Dry Your Clothes?

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How to Keep Your House Clean Without Spending a Lot of Green

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Use Homemade All Purpose Cleaners – Really all you need to clean nearly every part of your house is some white vinegar and some baking soda. One suggested formula for an all purpose cleaner includes ½ a cup of vinegar with ¼ of a cup of baking soda, mixed together in a ½ gallon of water and store in a container. Everything!

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Things We No Longer Use

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Who cooks at home anymore, many people eat out. Even if you do cook at home, have you ever worn an apron? They were used to protect clothing while cooking – to keep grease splatters and spills contained on the apron. Most clothing comes out of the dryer wrinkle free. Be careful where you spend your money!

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How to Bake Cheap Holiday Cookies and Breads

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We like the ones where you make crisscrosses in the dough with a fork prior to cooking. Use that jack-o-lantern (the one you should have cooked, pureed and frozen in 2 cup batches) to make loaves (no nuts). 1 t baking soda. ½ Add flour, salt and soda and beat well. 2 t baking soda. Add soda and vanilla.

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101 Ways to Use Vinegar – the Magic Elixir

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Remove water marks from furniture with a mixture of vinegar and olive oil – rub in direction of grain then polish with a soft cloth. Freshen stained or smelly plastic food storage bowls by wiping them with a cloth dampened with white distilled vinegar. Baking soda and vinegar react together to cause the eruption. Make pickles.

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Tide Simply Clean & Fresh

Nicoles Nickels

Tide Simply Clean & Fresh has 2X the odor-fighting power of the leading detergent of baking soda. Tide Simply Clean & Fresh has a great light scent and worked great on the stains I tested it on – Jamie’s smelly chef coats and my clothes that were covered in baby spit up! It puts the fresh back in clean.

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