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Save Money While Spring Cleaning: Use What You Have

cleaner As you might have seen from my blog post in the Home Blog, I am ready to start our spring cleaning. The weather may not exactly be cooperating, but hey, there are still some things that I can get done.

One of the great ways to save on spring cleaning is to use what you already have, or at the very least, what you can obtain for little money. Makes sense, or should I say cents? Right? Forget wasting those expensive paper towels and store bought cleaners. Look around your home and see what will work well to clean and sanitize your home.

Old brushes

Old toothbrushes can be used for getting into crevices, such as those around the sink faucets or in between bathroom tile or around window locks. They are also great for floor corners.

Old paintbrushes can be used to dust knick-knacks and houseplants. I have also used them to dust the slats in window blinds.

Old socks

Use old socks on your hand to dust everything from furniture, to celling fans to window blinds, again.

Use old socks for cleaning windows and for cleaning mirrors. There is no need to waste those paper towels. When you are done cleaning, you can toss the socks into the washing machine.

You can also use old socks as coverings for tennis balls. Why do you need to cover tennis balls? Put them in the dryer with your down comforter or pillows to help fluff the down.

Hair dryer

Grab your hairdryer, set it on low, and use it to dust off electronics. The cool air will blow the dust out of the crevices without all of the labor of trying to get in between those ridges yourself.

Coffee filters

I found myself with a ton of coffee filters when we don’t drink coffee. I found that they can be used as gentle cleaning cloths. You can also use them to save your jewelry cleaner. Place the filter over a small bowl or measuring cup. Place your jewelry in the filter and pour the cleaner over it. The filter will trap any dirt, and then you can just re-pour the clean cleaner back into the bottle.

Mary Ann Romans writes about everything related to saving money in the Frugal Blog, creating a home in the Home Blog, caring for little ones in the Baby Blog and now relationships in the Marriage Blog. You can read more of her articles by clicking here or subscribe to the blog using the subscription box on the right.

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About Mary Ann Romans

Mary Ann Romans is a freelance writer, online content manager, wife and mother of three children. She lives in Pennsylvania in the middle of the woods but close enough to Target and Home Depot. The author of many magazine, newspaper and online articles, Mary Ann enjoys writing about almost any subject. "Writing gives me the opportunity to both learn interesting information, and to interact with wonderful people." Mary Ann has written more than 5,000 blogs for Families.com since she started back in December 2006. Contact her at maromans AT verizon.net or visit her personal blog http://homeinawoods.wordpress.com