cleaning

How Baking Soda Took My Bathroom from “Yuck” to Yes!

Posted 7 weeks 4 days ago by Linsey Knerl

Frugal Living, Life Hacks, General Tips, Green Living, DIY

Thinking of jumping on the “all-natural” cleaning bandwagon? Leary of the results? Addicted to your own brand-name cleaning habit? Take a look at these startling before and after photos of my 5 minutes with baking soda, and see why I made the switch.

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Summing Up Seventh Generation’s Soap Line

Posted 42 weeks 22 hours ago by Myscha Theriault

Green Living

Usually, when I review a product, I choose one item. Since I was looking for eco-friendly soap products in general however, and these guys have an entire line of things that help out with healthier grey water,  I gave them a call.

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Simple Ways to Give Dirty Shoes the Boot

Posted 1 year 9 weeks ago by Linsey Knerl

Life Hacks

I remember the expression on a friend’s face when she saw me pull my sneaks from the washing machine. “You wash your tennis shoes?” Why not? They get clean, don’t they? And you too can clean your shoes the same way you clean any other washable garment. Just follow these simple rules for best results.

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20 Tips for Getting Your Security Deposit Back

Posted 1 year ago by Andrea Dickson

Filed Under: Real Estate and Housing

The Consumerist recently phoned in a performance with their advice to someone who was looking for help in dealing with a landlord. The landlord was inventing cleaning charges and keeping more of the writer's security deposit than necessary.

We've all been there before, I'm sure. And most of us tend to throw up our hands and let landlord have the damn money, because the amount seems like it just isn't worth fighting over.

From The Consumerist:

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