Clever Clarissa’s Household Tips & Advice

Making laundry soap at home is easier than you think, and it could end up costing you less than 5 cents – yes 5 pennies – a load!
Here are two recipes, courtesy of my mother-in-law.
First Recipe to Make Laundry Soap at Home
Ingredients:

1/3 Bar Fels Naphta Soap
1/2 Cup Washing Soda
1/2 Cup Borax Powder
2 Gallons Water

Grate the [...]

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Cleaning a microwave oven is very easy, IF you know the right technique, and IF you do it relatively regularly.
If you’ve never, ever cleaned it, (you know who you are!) then you may have to put a little bit more elbow grease in it, just like anything!
Try to clean up spills as they occur, especially [...]

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Do you know that a variety of products found in your kitchen and bathroom can replace commercial household at a fraction of the cost? They include: vinegar, lemon, salt, baking soda, cornstarch, cream of tartar, hydrogen peroxide, rubbing alcohol, nail-polish remover, white toothpaste and denture cleaning tablets.

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To shampoo your rugs without renting or buying an expensive machine to do it, simply dip a broom into a bucket of warm water to which you have added a little detergent.
While the broom is damp, sweep the rug vigorously. The water and soap will loosen the accumulated dirt, which you can then vacuum away.

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To remove ashes from the fireplace without making a mess, just spay a little water on top of the ashes and sweep them away with a small broom and dustpan.

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