Sometimes I look at what search terms brought people to my site and realize they must have been pretty disappointed when they got here. Therefore, every Friday, I’m going to take the top searches for the week and elaborate a little more on them. Read more »

I like to choose projects that *look* easy and that’s probably my biggest mistake.  After making my own dishwasher detergent and failing, I decided to try to make disinfectant wipes.  The kind that you purchase at the store are expensive and I figured this is something that I could definitely use.

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Dishwasher detergent was one of the first “make it yourself” projects that I took on. It was very simple to mix, the ingredients were easy to find, and it seemed like something that could save me money since I run my dishwasher every single day. I looked up the recipe on several sites just to see the different variations on it and they were basically all the same. Read more »

The other day while waiting for my husband to finish an appointment, I was walking around Target wasting time.  I like to go up and down the aisles just looking at stuff, especially around the home furnishings and organizing sections.   I came across something that I thought was neat and best of all, it can be used to save money.

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For some reason, making your own laundry detergent seems to be a popular thing to search for and it’s a topic that people have lots of questions about. Let me tell you about both sides of this coin and you can make your own decision.
There are three main points to take into consideration when trying to decide if making your own laundry detergent is the right decision for you – cost, how well it works, and ease of making it. Read more »