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Cleaning solution

I clean virtually my entire home with just one cleaning solution. In a 32 oz. bottle I mix 15 oz of water with 15 oz of distilled vinegar and 2 Tablespoons of Earth Friendly Orange Concentrate Cleaner. Cleans everything!

[Kacie posted this tip to the Readers' Tips box. It originally appeared as a comment in The Complete Tightwad Gazette giveaway.]

Just walk away

If there is a purchase I am pondering, but it is something I am not sure I need (or even how much I’ll appreciate it after I buy it), I usually walk away and think about it. If after a few days or weeks I still even remember what I was considering (usually I’ve completely forgotten about it!), then I consider it more, but usually that’s enough to make me realize that I didn’t really want the item all that much in the first place.

[Kacie posted this tip to the Readers' Tips box. It originally appeared as a comment in The Complete Tightwad Gazette giveaway.]

Do you really need it?

My favorite tip is to stop right before you go through the check-out line. Look at everything in your cart. Now is the time to purge those impulse buys that you put in your cart.

You also get some more exercise walking around the store putting them back ;)

[Kacie posted this tip to the Readers' Tips box. It originally appeared as a comment in The Complete Tightwad Gazette giveaway.]