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Everyone is now feeling a pinch with money these days.
I grew up in a big family and learned many ideas from my mom, I still use today. Unfortunatley, many of us did not grow
up as I , and didn't learn these little tips that help loosen some of that money.
Daily
changes you can make that won't kill you.
#1 If you have young children in diapers CHANGE
TO CLOTH
This not only saves you so much money , but it is healthier for your
children ( Click to read how it saves you)
#2 How much do you spend in paper Products?
Napkins
? Replace these with cloth napkins. These not only are nicer to use but you are doing a load of towels everyday
so throw them in with all the towels. (best place to get these is to go to your local thrift store or make up
some yourself. Don't worry about using the fancy lace ones , Why not ..... So what if they do not match.... I keep a small
pretty basket on the table and when I am done folding these I keep them here and just keep replenishing them as they are used.
( bad thing is they do not work well camping but we have to allow for some time off)
Paper
towels - Ok if you have a pet problem ( I will forgive you , but if you have news paper that works well to
) But if you use these daily ,just for spills and such, there is money to be saved!!! My solution to this is
to spend some money at Walmart on a couple packages of nice terry dish towels ( not fancy) ,these are your new paper towels .
Teach the kids to use these instead. Keep them in a plastic tube fit to hold a lot ( as kids tend to knock down your stack
and this holds it) ( And I mean stack , for us a family of 8 kids spilling , we go through 20 of these or more
a day. I wash towels every day . These go through with the napkins and the towels.
Paper
Plates : Ok , big money here ... How many of these do you use each day. A little bit of work doesn't
hurt.
Paper cups - This is silly... just get a bunch of cups with different
colors or each childs name on it. This is used all day .... Until dinner Then they are washed fresh for morning.
Sanitary Napkins - yes for woman. We have 4 girls in this house that are at that age
( although me having 8 kids , I saved on this alittle, ha ha) These are not as hard as you think ..... I would be spending
so much on just that! Each one to his own as I say.... (for cleaning them) (Cleaning instructions click here) I make these and sell them here if you do not want to make them... They last for quite a while . Yes they
can travel with you short term . I suppose a long term trip without access to a washer would be hard but the time your
at home, is just throwing money away! The toxins in disposable diapers are in the sanitary napkins as well , this is less
toxic for you and your girls.
Plastic silverware - Don't even go there
(unless you are having a party and I rewash these and save them for the next party) I put a sign and a plastic box by the
garbage and say Place THESE Here !!! Saves MUCH!!!
So Now we are to the toliet paper ..... No that
is ok, I have no suggestions for that.
#3 Cleaning Products ( Oh this
is a biggy)
Most comercial cleaning product are just over priced. You can make most
of this stuff at home with a $.99 spray bottle or 2 and a bucket.
1.) Regular
spray ( replace fantastic) - Amonia 1/2c. sudsy - a spray bottle fill with hot water and shake (after you put the
lid on) Mark it with a marker.
2.) Window Washer - This is 1 cup acohol and
1/2 c. amonia ( cear if you can find it) add the rest water ( to your spray bottle)
3.) Scouring
powder - Use baking soda - this is also not harmful to the
enviorment and is safe to use without gloves
. 1 cup baking soda, 1 cup of borax , 1 cup of salt- place in air tight lidded container with a scooper and use as needed.
4.) Automatic dishwashing Detergent - use instead
2 cups of borax 2 cups of washing soada (available in the laundry saop department) and 1 old icecream container with
a lid. Add 2 TBS to each load.
5.) Dishwashing soap - Not only can be
toxic to your hands if you do not use gloves but is expensive. Instead try using this - 1/4 cup of soap flakes, 1 1/2 cup
of hot water, 1/4 cup of glycerin and 1/2 teasp. of lemon oil, put this into your old container of dish soap when it is empty
, keep refilling when needed.
6.) Disinfectant bathroom spray - this works
well but cost sooo much less - 2 Teaspoons of borax, 1/2 tsp. washing soda, 2 TBS of lemon juice,4 TBS white vinegar, 3 cups
of very hot water , 1 cleaning spray bottle labeled.
7.)Toliet cleaner (basic ) - this is non toxic and works well.
1 cup of Borax sprinkled around the toliet, then add in dribbles 1/2 cup of white vinegar, if you have time leave it undisturbed
for 3 hours before scrubbing. Then scrub and flush ( works well to do overnight)
8.) Non
Toxic rust remover - These comercial products are very toxic- try using this , 1 lime (sometimes 2 if really
bad) 1 /4 cup of salt. Squeeze lime over rust spots, sprinkle salt over it and let it sit for 3-4 hours. Using a nylon scrubber
scrub off mixture and rise. This truely works.
9.) Drain Opener - This is great
- comercial prdocuts can be very toxic, My grandmother always did this first. She boiled a huge pot of hot water and packed
the drain with baking soda and 1/2 cup of white vinegar , covered drain for 10 minutes then flushed it out with the boiled
hot water.
#4.) Lunch Meat - Are you still using the ready made and
cut up lunch meat? On top of eatting all of the nitrates you are spending $4.00 or more a pound on treated meat. How much
is chicken per pound?? How about a roast per pound?? I can tell you it is much cheaper!! I uaually buy as it is
on sale and cook up extra. ( For exsample buy a turkey at $.89 pound when on sale) cook it up serve some for dinner and freeze
the rest in zip lock packages cut up for sandwiches. This is refrozen and used as needed) Remove them into the fridge the
day before.
#5 )Carry your own lunch to work
#6 ) Carry
coffee , drinks for children evey time you go somewhere - Ok , just think about this, how
often are you out and you get thirsty?? The kids are thirsty, You buy a drink, maybe 2. Carry a small jug ( iced
if you want) fill it with what ever , I use tea bags and water) Always have a small stash of paper ( the cheapest
available) cups in the car. When I know we are truley going to be out long I carry a bag of regular cups.(rewash it all when
I get home) Each kid has a name on it. I can even refill this jug at most outing places. ( if it is not city water)
but think of all the city water you drinking from all the made drinks you get.
#7 ) Bottled water, - This is like above. If you have city water
in your home , consider a filter system . Bottled water is expensive and also even if it is good quality water , you are still
drinking out of toxic plastic container. Jugs now days can be lined in glass which is safer to use.
#8)
Hanging your laundry - Yes this is not all that hard . I do it . I save big all summer
long. We hang everything!! Please check my tips for hanging laundry .
#9 ) Make
your own everything - Are you home? Even if you work you can still do this. Making your own bread is
so much better for your family. I make everything from scratch. Most bought food is filled with preservitives that are
very harmful to you and your family. I can't even read most of the ingredients in them.
Breads , buns
, cornbreads, cakes, pizza, dinners, all these can be made so easily and less expensive. The cost of ready made food is extreme.
Snacks for kids can be made in bulk and frozen ( kids are lazy and won't go into the freezer and get them out.)
You make them available as you need them. Children eat what is there. If chips are available , that is lunch.
You probobly do it too. Always have real food cooked and available. ( cook extra for meals) Make a big batch of
cookies, bread, pancakes corn bread, and freeze it all . One day , gives you 2 or 3 weeks.
Popcorn replaces chips and pretzels . Don't even buy them !! Crakers are so easily made healthier and you can
freeze these ....( And these snacks rot your childrens teeth and are full of empty calaries!! )
Health wise you can save money too!!!
Buy COD LIVER OIL - give this to all in the family at dinner. 1 teaspoon for
each 50 Lbs ( babies get 1 teaspoon) - this will save you headaches of children being sick, being whinny, lowers your
cholestrol, ups you immune system, protects you from skin cancer , helps reduce bone fracture in children when they fall (
no paying for broken bones) reduces fat, helps calm children, feeds your hormones... I can go on and on. This
all saves you money with medical expensese.
Feed your family right - as above make everything!!
give
vitamin c in high levels to all in family.
Make your own herbal medicine ( I can teach you )
I can go on and on on this section. I will soon write up a section for this by itself. This is just the basics.
We will add more from time to time.
Get all your herbal products from GlenBrook Farms cllick on the link below
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