Tuesday Tip: Clean & Reuse Finished Candle Jars

how to clean candle jars

REUSE.  SAVE MONEY.

It’s always a sad day when you can’t get your candle to light anymore because the wick is surrounded by wax.  What a waste!

I recently got a wax warmer thing though and melted the wax and then dumped it into the top of the lid.  Worked [...]

DIY Liquid Hand Soap

diy liquid hand soap

SAVE MONEY.

So I’ve been wanting to try out a lot of recipes for homemade cleaners to try to save money and this is the first one I started with because it doesn’t require many ingredients or steps.  I thought it was pretty easy, although I did give my husband the toughest [...]

Thursday Leftovers: Wash Shoes in Dishwasher

SAVE TIME. SAVE MONEY.

A load of shoes I got at multiple garage sales plus some toys thrown in too

Sneakers. Tennis shoes. Kicks. No matter what term you use, we’re all familiar with shoes and the fact they wear easily and are impossible to keep clean, especially if little boys [...]

Thursday Leftovers: Turn Old Shirts into Cleaning Rags

make cleaning rags out of old shirts

SAVE MONEY.

Before you dare throw an old t-shirt away in the trash, cut it up and make it into cleaning rags.  I can’t remember the last time I had to buy cleaning rags.  These work great and if they get really grimy it’s no big deal because you can just toss them in [...]

Thursday Leftovers: Declutter Pants

stack of pants to put in a garage sale

A year ago I did a series on cleaning out your closets and drawers and now is the perfect time to go through that process again!  It is so freeing to get rid of STUFF!  Be choosy with what you keep!

I am sort of in a transition stage right now, having just [...]

Thursday Leftovers: No More Gummy Laundry Detergent Cups

Gummy detergent measuring cup

SAVE TIME.

In case you missed this last year when I posted it, today’s tip is an easy one and one I got from my mom.

Gummy detergent measuring cup/lid

Does your laundry detergent cup look like mine did above?  Is the leftover detergent gumming up the cup and your cabinet?

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