You say tarter, I say tartar! However you say it I was completely amazed when we began putting together this incredible list of uses. The only time I have ever used cream of tartar was for making meringue or play dough. I think I have had the same little jar stashed away in the back of my cupboard … [Read more...]
35 Unusual Tips Using Rubbing Alcohol
Are you enjoying this series as much as I am? Week after week I'm more and more amazed at what these common household products can do. There are just so many uses that I never imaged, it makes me miss my grandma's household tips journal that much more. Why wasn't I ever taught all of these … [Read more...]
10 Surprising Uses for Witch Hazel
Last week when my family and I were coming up with the various tips that my grandma used for Vick's VapoRub, one of my Aunt's had mentioned Witch Hazel. I had never heard of it before but it sure sparked a lot of memories for my family. After a little research on my part, I discovered that Witch … [Read more...]
13 Unusual Uses for Vick’s VapoRub
Earlier this week I was running out of ideas of what to write about for the Frugal Living WWII Tips series. When I started this I thought that it was going to be a long running series but all of a sudden I ran into a writers block. For the life of me I couldn't think of anything, I knew there were … [Read more...]
Homemade Insect Repellent for Spiders
I saw the biggest spider last night as we were unloading the moving truck, I think it had a small dog in its mouth. I tried knocking down the web and killing it but it got away. Less than 20 minutes later the lil' bugger was back, spinning another web. Apparently he hasn't got the hint that he … [Read more...]