Saving Money

For my friends, they know I am all about saving money...here are a few tips and tricks I have learned over the years...

Instead of caustic chemicals to clean sterling silver, cut a potato and dip into baking soda. Gently rub silver. Rinse, dry with soft cloth.

To keep drains cleaned out, pour baking soda into drain, then white vinegar. Bubbling action will occur normally.

Vinegar kills germs. Use it for many cleaning purposes. Put white vinegar it in a spray bottle to spray furniture like sofa, cushions to eliminate pet odors. Pour into bowl to eliminate fishy odors like after you cook salmon.

You know how hard it is to restring a pair of tennis shoes that has lost its end-its hard when the ends become frayed. Use scotch tape to create a new end on the shoe string.

An eraser will help remove black scuff marks on shoes.

Grease marks on wallpaper can be removed using a piece of loaf bread.

To tidy up a white stove top that has been chipped revealing a black mark, use white out (the stuff one uses to correct a typing error).

Freezing candles before use makes them last longer. Same holds true of panty hose.

To thin out white glue use white vinegar, not water.