$ave Money

Here's some more tips that have been coming my way on how to save money and stretch out the replacement dates of your home products.

1. Add a little bit of water to all of your liquid products. Shampoo, liquid soap, laundry detergent, Febreeze, Downy Wrinkle Release, etc. Go do it now before you forget. Go on.
2. Instead of buying static cling sheets, dip an old sock in extremely watered down fabric softener and throw it in the dryer with your wet clothes. Be mindful to use a dark sock with your dark clothes to avoid fuzz.
3. Forget windex. My Mom always preached the value of old fashioned white vinegar. Vinegar and water cleans the windows great and is also good for stains on the carpet. Mama knows best.
   
4. Tear up an old towel into tiny squares. The next time you reach for paper towels to tackle a spill, grab yourself a junk rag instead. You can collect them in a bucket in the laundry room and wash as needed.

In other news, I think I have some solutions to my previous dilemmas. If my ipod continues to be consumed by the black hole, I'm going to look into transferring my music onto my cell phone. It has MP3 capabilities but I've never looked into it because I always use my ipod. I've had a second MP3 player at my disposal this entire time!

Also, my coffee mug continues to leak. One of these days I'm just going to bring it into the office and remove my need for a travel mug.

I must say, my boss made an excellent point on this subject: it shouldn't count if it's replacement of an existing object. Oh, I like her thinking. Special thanks to Jill and Elise for the brainstorming.

It's only been 11 days but things are going good. Everyone has been extremely helpful and supportive. Some of you have given me great tips which I'm working into my blog to share with everyone else.

Stay tuned for the next blog when I start to discuss the ultimate dilemma... no shopping when you're in NEW YORK CITY!! Ahhhh!