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We’ve moved (ok, half of us have!)

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Dena is in Utah.                                                               Carolyn is in Colorado.

Hello all!  This is announcing that Cheaper Greener Cleaner is now a “multi-state” organization!  Those of you who have perused the site remember that I remarried and the love of my life and I were in a long-distance commuter marriage.  (Remember the bubble gum liquifying incident on the way to the airport?)

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Anyway, after many months, our family is together at long last and we are so glad to bring the Cheaper Greener Cleaner way to anyone that wants to hear about it!

Isopropyl Alcohol: Top Five Uses

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Share your cleaning tips using isopropyl / rubbing alcohol

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Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound.

~James Allen~

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Isopropyl alcohol, also known as rubbing alcohol, is a flammable chemical which we certainly associate the smell with hospitals and doctors’ offices.  It is used for its antibacterial and disinfectant properties as a first aid cleanser.  It also has numerous household uses. 

The children brought home a nasty intestinal bug from school!  Isopropyl alcohol was the first line of defense to kill the germs that could be lurking everywhere the children have touched!

1.  Spray and wipe down all door handles:  Use isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol) to spray and wipe on all areas your sick ones might touch.  A few of the areas we might forget about where many germs can be spread:  door handles and doorknobs, kitchen cabinet handles, refrigerator, kitchen counters, dishwasher handle, toys, and all areas with items that are constantly used.

2.  Sanitize Cell Phones:  For a quick and easy way to disinfect your cell phone at home or the office, simply wipe down with isopropyl alcohol.  Simply pour a small amount of isopropyl alcohol on a soft cloth and wipe off all dirt, grime, and germs

3.  Disinfect Bathroom Fixtures:  Isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol kills germs around your house but it is also a fantastic simple cleaner. Alcohol removes grime from household fixtures, give your door knobs a quick antiseptic clean with a cloth dampened with alcohol.  Pour some rubbing alcohol straight from the bottle onto a soft, absorbent cloth and wipe down the fixtures. There is no need to rinse. The alcohol evaporates, leaving chrome sparkling and free of germs.

 4.  Clean CDs and DVDs:  Cleaning the CDs and DVDs is so easy.  Those grimy fingerprints are so easy to clean with a soft cloth and a small amount of isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol).  You will be amazed how simple and shiny clean the discs will be.  Another added benefit, they will play great!

5.  Clean Computer Mouse and Keyboard:  Computer equipment is another place where one would find lingering germs.  Not only will isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol) kill the germs, it will actually make your mouse work better.  The alcohol will remove any residue, crumbs or dirt that has collected on the bottom.  Use a cotton tipped q-tip to clean the keys and the roller ball in your mouse.  I also use a soft cotton cloth, spray it with alcohol and wipe the area and the outside of the computer.  

There are many more uses for cleaning with isopropyl alcohol, explore the wonderful world of effective, inexpensive, convenient cleaning right at your fingertips.  If you have a sensitivity to alcohol, or would prefer not to use it, white vinegar is a great substitute.

For more information on isopropyl alcohol and homemade cleaners, visit Amazon.com to get your copy of Cheaper, Greener, Cleaner: Ceiling to Floor Savings.  Paperback or Kindle versions available.

Saving Money vs Saving Time – “Ne’er the Twain shall meet” – or can they?

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Save time and money with Homemade Cleaning Recipes

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I’m going to stop putting things off, starting tomorrow! ~ Sam Levenson

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You are just like everyone else, time is a surplus at you house and you spend much of your day trying to think of something to do, right? That is just the way we spend our days as well, twiddling our thumbs,  just bored to tears and trying to find anything to fill our time.

Yeah, right! We are on the move from morning until night, doing anything we can to keep on top of a family schedule that looks like several world powers trying to negotiate a major treaty. You know how it goes, don’t you?

We went into this way of life with some degree of skeptism – ok – very skeptical. Making our own cleaning recipes and supplies did not appeal to us; it seemed to be another chore that we really did not want to complete. We began to experiment with making more than one recipe at the same time, and even though more often than not, we make our recipes as we need them, we decided to take an additonal challenge to see how many different homemade cleaning recipes we could actually make in a set amount of time, in our case 30 minutes. We gathered our Fabulouly Frugal Fifteen cleaners, a timer, some spray bottles, measuring cups and went to work.

The next 30 minutes were a tremendous amount of fun, we were able to make 30 recipes in just under 30 minutes.   If you have a few minutes, you can do this. .

Now we know that that the vast majority of you won’t care, however, we thought seeing how many of your products you could make at one time, maybe to get set up for the month, might be fun.  For someone not setting up to beat the clock, realistically, they might find themselves taking 45 mins. to an hour.  But, it’s still fun to produce and prepared!