toothpaste

Does More Detergent Make for More Clean?

Posted November 19, 2009 - 06:00 by Philip Brewer

Health and Beauty, Green Living

Keep Your Teeth Clean

Given the number of posts at frugality sites on how to make your own cleaning supplies (and the number of reads those posts get), the topic is obviously one of interest to the community. My take is that there's an easier way to save money on cleaning supplies than making your own: Use less.

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Two Dozen Uses For Toothpaste (Aside From Cleaning Your Teeth)

Posted August 6, 2008 - 19:23 by Nora Dunn

Life Hacks

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Didn’t you know that toothpaste (despite its name) is for so much more than your teeth? It’s truly handy to have on hand (I pity the household - and their teeth - that has no toothpaste at all), because it is quite multi-functional. Here are a few ways you can get your toothpaste working extra hard for you.

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Quickly removing scratches from CDs and DVDs

Posted August 3, 2007 - 10:02 by Paul Michael

Life Hacks, DIY

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I used to look in wonder and amazement at some of the CDs and DVDs in my best friend's collection. How could he let them get in such a state? "Dude, treat them with more respect" I'd say. Then I had children, and found my CDs and DVDs were perfect replacements for frisbee toys, coasters and anything else they could think of. Recently, I found several of my favorite music CDs and movies were unplayable due to some innocent playtime fun. Kids will be kids, there's little you can do to avoid that (especially if your CDs and DVDs are at kid-height). But before I reluctantly bought replacements, I figured I had nothing to lose by going to the web and finding remedies. If they worked, great. If not, I had lost nothing anyway.

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