Money Saving Home Cleaning Ideas
Saving money is important, but you do not want to do this at the expense of cleaning your home ineffectively.
The good news is that there are ways to save money while still ensuring that your home is clean and healthy for everyone living there.
Start employing these tips today and you will notice that your wallet is happier.
Mild Washing Up Liquid
The soap that you use to do your dishes can be used to clean a variety of things in your home. You can purchase a single bottle of this soap and skip buying things to remove laundry stains, clean surfaces and carpets, wash your produce and clean your windows.
This eliminates four to five products, saving you as much as £150 per year. Just mix your mild washing up liquid with plain water and that is all it takes to get good and inexpensive cleaning results.
Vinegar and Lemon
If you want to switch to a more green and natural cleaning method, you probably explored the different products in the stores and found that they are very expensive.
You can get even better results for under £1.50 by mixing vinegar, tap water and a little fresh lemon juice.
To create this cleaning solution, mix one cup of white vinegar, one gallon of plain tap water and the juice from a whole lemon. Shake this mixture well and then put it into a spray bottle so that it is easier to use. This mixture works for cleaning your entire house, including:
a) All flooring types, including to remove carpeting stains
b) Walls and windows (use old newspaper when cleaning windows for extra savings)
c) All surfaces, including tables and work surfaces
d) All bathroom fixtures and kitchen appliances
e) Minor stains on upholstery
More DIY cleaning solutions:
Reusable Mops and Cloths
One of the biggest cleaning expenses is using a fresh mop head or cloth every time you clean. Mop heads cost an average of 65p to £3 per head and cloths cost an average of 10p to 50p per cloth, depending on your preferences.
You can use reusable ones that you wash and dry in between uses to save a significant amount of money throughout the year. This is also more eco-friendly. You can also use things like old clothing and towels to create clothes and mop heads for free that work for all of the surfaces and floors in your home.
Keep Your Clutter Under Control
The fewer things you have to clean, the longer your cleaning products will last, so you will spend less money throughout the year purchasing them. You can even earn money from your clutter by cleaning out your home each season and hosting a yard sale or selling any items online that you no longer use.
You can use all of these tips in your home to start saving money today. Most of these tips will also save you time, so you will have a clean home for less money and a shorter time commitment.
