tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421127934203797457.post7356125239898433252..comments2023-05-10T05:34:29.786-04:00Comments on Tmuffin: Save Money by Using What You HaveTmuffin.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10592514671182799581noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421127934203797457.post-15003741988773414322011-10-12T16:54:32.536-04:002011-10-12T16:54:32.536-04:00I think we have a lot of the same spending - or NO...I think we have a lot of the same spending - or NOT spending - habits! My husband is more of a pack-rat than me, but I do find it pretty useful when I need something random and he pulls one out of the closet.<br /><br />I'd love to hear your formula for baking soda & vinegar for the laundry!Sylvia@MaMammaliahttp://mamammalia.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421127934203797457.post-91586420018093369462011-10-12T15:13:34.577-04:002011-10-12T15:13:34.577-04:00We are so of the same mindset! I just wish I had a...We are so of the same mindset! I just wish I had a small dose of your creativity!Charise @ I Thought I Knew Mamahttp://www.ithoughtiknewmama.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421127934203797457.post-81117667159781869032011-10-11T23:32:22.743-04:002011-10-11T23:32:22.743-04:00I am going to post about my super special cleaning...I am going to post about my super special cleaning solution later this week or next week, so stay tuned ;) It eliminates the waxiness and oiliness and even cuts through high chair crud that's been stuck there for a year!<br /><br />As for washing my hair, check out this post I wrote for the Green Baby Diaper Service blog. It gives great tips and tricks as well as links to other people who have gone "no poo" and washed their hair with baking soda and vinegar. (Sorry--I usually post about "green" stuff on that blog)<br /><br />http://greenbabywilmington.blogspot.com/2011/09/green-living-no-poo-challenge-tips-and.html<br /><br />And Costco sells such huge bags of baking soda for around $5 that I just keep looking for more uses for it! I sprinkle it in the diaper pail, use it instead of steel wool pads... ok, I'll stop now.Tmuffin.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10592514671182799581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421127934203797457.post-44146338512165901542011-10-11T21:24:25.368-04:002011-10-11T21:24:25.368-04:00I need to try out making my own cleaning supplies ...I need to try out making my own cleaning supplies - I know that would help me save a ton!Gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10131012232507108370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421127934203797457.post-78598117041745455432011-10-11T21:20:25.275-04:002011-10-11T21:20:25.275-04:00I am slowly incorporating these types of methods i...I am slowly incorporating these types of methods into our household. . . it's nice to have affirmation that they do in fact work! I'd love to know more about your composter! That thing looks fierce! And what is your magical Dr. Bronner's mixture, if you don't mind sharing? I always find that when I try to clean with Dr. B's . . . it's too waxy or something. I'm just not mixing it right, I think.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16783353779130502220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421127934203797457.post-87340869152869280652011-10-11T20:27:07.066-04:002011-10-11T20:27:07.066-04:00How do you wash your hair and run dishwasher with ...How do you wash your hair and run dishwasher with baking soda and vinegar?missyhttp://mhperpetuallearningcurve.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421127934203797457.post-18438059059606907602011-10-11T15:38:42.330-04:002011-10-11T15:38:42.330-04:00For shredding compost, I put mine through a paper ...For shredding compost, I put mine through a paper shredder. I have a cheap one that my sister gave me when she got a good one, and it works perfectly. Even forgetting about your compost in the garage is composting. Did you get some out of it? I wrote an article about the lazy guide to composting recently: http://greenbabywilmington.blogspot.com/2011/09/composting-101-how-to-make-compost-easy.html<br /><br />I go through composting phases, but even when I do nothing, I get compost after a while.<br /><br />To make laundry detergent and dishwasher detergent with baking soda: Dump in the baking soda. Seriously. That's all I do. For the dishwasher, I fill the detergent department with baking soda and fill the jet dry rinse department with lemon juice or vinegar. For the laundry, I just put in about 1/2 cup of baking soda into the wash and 1/2 cup white vinegar into the rinse cycle. I don't always do this with laundry, but I've been doing it with the dishwasher for months now!Tmuffin.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10592514671182799581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421127934203797457.post-58845533113331096262011-10-11T15:05:39.772-04:002011-10-11T15:05:39.772-04:00Great post!
I second 'theadventuresoflactating...Great post!<br />I second 'theadventuresoflactatinggirl' - I'd love to hear how to run the dishwasher and do laundry with baking soda and vinegar! I just so happen to have large containers of both things in the kitchen cupboards (I had/have great plans, I just haven't done anything about them yet...)<br />The council here subsidizes the cost of compost bins, I haven't taken advantage of it yet as the council also collect food waste and garden waste to compost themselves, but last year I ended up buying in compost... think I'll be taking advantage of that subsidy soon!Phoebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09412329628462581477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421127934203797457.post-32093293472223518452011-10-11T12:41:51.168-04:002011-10-11T12:41:51.168-04:00I love your ideas for saving money! I really need ...I love your ideas for saving money! I really need to get into composting again. I put ours in the garage last winter and just forgot about it. When you shred your junkmail, do you use a paper shredder or just do it by hand? I've done it by hand in the past and I'm wondering if it breaks down faster when machine stredded?<br /><br />Also, I'd love to hear how to make laundry and dish soap out of baking soda!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421127934203797457.post-86138512810492866382011-10-11T08:06:25.446-04:002011-10-11T08:06:25.446-04:00Great tips!! I so wish I was a better gardener - I...Great tips!! I so wish I was a better gardener - I always have these big plans for our garden, and then I let weeds overrun vegetables or I get lazy about checking for produce, or . . . I make excuses ;) I keep trying though - so hopefully I'll keep learning!Dionna @ Code Name: Mamahttp://codenamemama.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421127934203797457.post-46902099660144072222011-10-11T07:09:56.386-04:002011-10-11T07:09:56.386-04:00I'm most inspired by your toilet paper tube bo...I'm most inspired by your toilet paper tube bowling. :) I'm always wondering what to reuse those things for. I have the worst time shopping because of indecisiveness, too. I didn't realize what it was good for!Lauren Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500733577920040395noreply@blogger.com