After the great success of the Laundry Detergent – clothes are clean and smell nice – I’ve been thinking that I should check out how to make my own dishwasher detergent. It’s not that it’s insanely expensive, but it still does add an extra $6 or so to the monthly budget. If I can make [...]
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Dirty Dish Detergent :: How to Make Dishwasher Detergent
Posted in How To, tagged baking soda, borax, cleaner, detergent, dish, dishwasher, diy, homemade, how_to, make_your_own, washer on May 19, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Laundry Labors :: DIY Detergents
Posted in How To, tagged clean, clothes, craft, detergent, diy, how_to, laundry, recipe, tutorial, wash on April 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I’ve been doing a lot of laundry this week and ran out of detergent today. Thankfully I was able to dig around in our apartment and found some more detergent from my move here (we had a lot of doubled up supplies) so I’m good for the rest of this laundry labor session, but there [...]
Coupon Catcher :: From Craft Leftovers
Posted in How To, tagged binder, coupon, craft leftovers, create, decorate, diy, envelope, grocery, grocery_shopping, how_to, make, money, orgainze, paper, saving on April 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Coupon Capers = Organizing all those Clippings! I have a lot of issues with coupons. Mainly I forget I have them, forget them at home and buy X without them, buy random things I don’t need just because “I have a coupon for it! what a deal!” From what I’ve read, the best way to [...]
How To :: Cooking Dry Beans :: Efficiently!
Posted in How To, Recipes, tagged bay_leaf, bean, beans_from_scratch, chili, cook, cooking, crock_pot, dry, energy_efficient, energy_efficient_cooking, food, free_recipe, recipe, saving_money, slow_cooker, stew, stove_top, thrift, thrifty, tomato on January 29, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Anytime I decide to make something myself I’m faced with issues of cost of materials, energy, and time. How much am I really saving when I make something myself? Well, if done right, a whole lot actually! I love beans. There are to me a magical food filled with protein and fiber. Low in fat [...]
