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7 Clever Ways Moms Used to Save Money

Penny Pinchin' Mom

Simple, everyday household items like vinegar, dishwashing detergent, and baking soda make excellent cleaning products. There are a million hacks on how to clean various surfaces in your home using them; all you have to do is research. For example, you can clean your marble surfaces using dishwashing soap and some warm water.

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3 Tips to Overcome Procrastination

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

After hosting a family dinner one time, my husband and I loaded the dishwasher and put a particularly messy pot into the sink to soak. On the first Tuesday you’ll spend an hour researching. Otherwise, you could spend a lot of time distracting yourself in the name of “research”. I left it overnight.

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101 Ways to Use Vinegar – the Magic Elixir

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Some medical research has been done and is proving out (or at least failing to disprove) some of the health claims made for vinegar. Aid in treatment for diabetics – ask your doctor about this one, but raw apple cidar vinegar has been researched as a treatment for Type II diabetes. This has been researched and disproved).

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Corelle’s New Boutique Line and Giveaway

Nicoles Nickels

First introduced to consumers in 1970, Corelle® was the first brand of glass dinnerware to meet a variety of consumer demands through features that included: Dishwasher and oven safe. The Corelle set I got at the event is very light and takes up so much less room in my dishwasher as well as in my cabinets! Lightweight, yet durable.

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Growing up in the 1950?s

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Growing up in the fifties made me everlastingly grateful for a number of things, such as hot running water, central air conditioning, automatic dishwashers, TV remote control, the internet, personal computers (typewriters really sucked – no backspacing!), There were no dishwashers (other than us kids!). Entertainment.

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Good-Bye Teflon, Hello Cast Iron

Family Balance Sheet

So I pulled the pans out of exile and started researching the ins and outs of cast iron cooking. But as I continued my research, I found conflicting opinions on the restoration. The skillet isn’t hard to clean, but I can’t stick it in the dishwasher either and it does take some extra steps. Yes, please!

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Natural Home Cleaning From Products Found In Your Home

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The research is overwhelming; store-bought, unnatural cleansers are terrible for the environment, your health, and even some of your home’s more precarious systems. Add a little vinegar to your dishwasher instead of other spot removers for shiny, clear glassware. I think we all know this inherently.

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