Using Vinegar to Clean up your Budget!
By now if you are following how we designed our Budget Steps One, Two and Three you should start to see where your money is going every month.
One item we noticed that cost us a bit of money was “cleaning supplies”. We asked ourselves whether it was necessary to spend over $20.00 a month out of our budget.
Then it happened, I realized how much more we could save after hearing my mothers voice in my head.
When I was younger and my mother told me that she liked using vinegar to clean windows. I just thought she was nutty but like the saying”you will understand when you get older” now makes sense.
Here is a list of Cleaning Supplies I used to purchase even with coupons.
- Windex or Window Cleaner
- Floor Cleaner
- Brasso
- Fantastik
- Scrubbing Bubbles Shower Cleaner
- Wipes
- Stainless Steel Cleaner
- Stainless Steel Wipes
- Silvo
- Liquid Plumber
- Oven Cleaner
- Leather Wipes
The list goes on and on, and I didn’t realize the many uses for vinegar. Vinegar is not only used for cleaning but an array of ideas have surfaced all over the web.
Yes, Vinegar Kills Bacteria, Mold and Germs! This is why I now keep a spray bottle with 5% Vinegar ( available at the grocery store) and use it for cleaning.
A 4 litre jug of vinegar can run you $1.99 when it is on sale but save you hundreds long term.
Money Saving Ideas using Vinegar
You know when you’re making a recipe and it asks for an ingredient you don’t have such as “Buttermilk”. Did you know you could make Buttermilk by mixing a tablespoon of vinegar in a cup of milk and let stand for 5 minutes to thicken. No Kidding! 🙂
I haven’t tried making Buttermilk this way but I’m certainly going to give it a shot. Buttermilk costs a fortune to buy!
I also spend money on purchasing air fresheners for the house as I can’t stand the cooked food smell. Who knew you could simmer some vinegar and toss in some lemon peels or cinnamon sticks to freshen up the air.
My favourite by far is Vinegar to clean Patent Leather using distilled vinegar. We spend around $5.00 or more on leather wipes each month. Yup, kiss that goodbye.. yay!
It’s worth the read at 131 uses for vinegar it simply will blow you and your budget away. I’m sure I can find 131 uses for the money I will save!
What other uses for vinegar do you have?
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I use a lot of vinegar around here. The other day I ran some through the coffee maker to clean it out, the hot vinegar from that was used to soak the lime buildup out of the cats water dish, then poured down the drain all through the house with baking soda to give them a bit of a clean out. I have one of those Rubbermaid Reveal mops with an extra mop head and it’s loaded with vinegar and water for fast clean-ups of the floors around the house. I t was on sale and I used Canadian Tire money too to pay for it. I clean with vinegar all the time… leaves a nice fresh scent, not chemically!!! I did save one of those containers from the bathroom cleaners to add vinegar and paper towels for cleaning windows and mirrors…
Good for you! We don’t mind the clean smell of vinegar but like I mentioned on FB we boil it on the stove with half water and some cinnamon and the house smells lovely. We used to get all sorts of cleaning supplies cheap with coupons and now we don’t bother. We have years of cleaning supplies in our stockpile but hardly use it. Weird how things change. Cheers Mr.CBB