Comments on: 12 Recipes for Homemade Cleansers

By: Brooke

Brooke — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 03:52:43 +0000

Wealthman,
My time at home is very important to me. Why should I spend an extra hour at work every month to buy laundry soap? I make mine in under 5 minutes and it costs about 2 cents a load instead of the 6 cents plus that it would cost otherwise. Why should I work an extra hour for this and that? The extra hour at work adds up. My children would rather see me than have name brand cleaners. I would rather teach my children the ease of using eco & wallet friendly ingredients and I would rather use cleaners that my children and pets can touch without risk of getting sick. They are exposed to enough chemicals at school. And cleaning with homemade cleaners is usually easier than using store bought chemicals, also saving me time. You say others are in a cocoon but Brother, you fight so much about what’s posted… Sounds like the pot calling the kettle black. I’m not criticizing you for thinking abjectively but not everyone has the option, time or willlingness to work overtime for the extras.

By: Region of Durham street sweeping

Region of Durham street sweeping — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 11:16:54 +0000

• Baking soda: a natural scourer and odour remover
• Lemon/lemon juice: a natural degreaser and lightener for stains
• Vinegar: another good degreaser

By: danielle

danielle — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 04:58:40 +0000

Sorry but buying baking soda and vinegar is saving you WAY MORE than $5. And you’re wasting time doing what? Pouring some baking soda and water into a spray bottle? Or vinegar and baking soda down the drain.
You’re seriously delusional. None of those recipes would take anymore than 5 minutes to create. NONE.

By: aioc

aioc — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:01:59 +0000

After reading through these emails, I’m surprised at the many negative comments. I was raised if you have nothing good to say, say nothing at all. Not only are these recipes good for saving money, they are good for you, your children and the environment. I have a child with allergies and we use only homemade cleansers in our home and it has made the world of difference. I also own a cleaning business and switching from harsh chemicals to all natural ones has left us breathing easier in addition to the fact that my hands would always dry out and crack due to the cleaning products we used. At the end of the day, switching has saved us money, our health and helped the environment.

By: Jodi

Jodi — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:28:55 +0000

just started following these posts, wonderful ideas I should have thought of long ago. Thank you all… @ Wealthman, you’re an idiot.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 02:34:24 +0000

Thanks for the tips Jennifer!

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 02:31:34 +0000

I can hardly wait to rid my cabinets of smelly cleaners that pollute my lungs and my environment. Time to get back to the basics – vinegar, baking soda, borax and water! These products go a long way and replace most of all other cleaners, leaving the cabinets cleaner, fresher, & cleared of multiple containers. If the wealthman thinks its a waste of time to save money, or that it takes more than a few sec. to mix vinegar & water, then he’s prob.NOT making big bucks as a rocket scientist…AND even if we were only saving a “nickle”(as he implied), it would be worth more than an hour of HIS time. Live Wise, Live Healthy!

By: Lindsey in AL

Lindsey in AL — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:22:43 +0000

A penny saved is worth far more than a penny earned because saved pennies aren’t taxed (income tax). And money not spent is money not taxed again (sales tax). Even if I could buy fancy cleaners for 25 cents per bottle (a generous estimate on the cost of vinegar and water) I would have to pay 2.5 cents sales tax (in the county where I do my shopping). And if my husband worked an extra few minutes to make that quarter, we’d have to send a fraction of that to our state government (about 7% so another 1.75 cents).

For no more than 5 minutes of my time (that includes the time to remove the vinegar from the shelf in the store while doing my normal shopping as well as the time spent mixing the vinegar with water in my kitchen) I have saved my family 4.25 cents- nearly a nickel. And I have avoided sending MORE of my husband’s hard-earned income to the government. And we’re spending a little more time each day without our husband/father. That time is valuable to us!

While a nickel doesn’t seem like much, every time I do some small thing like this I save us a little more, and eventually that does add up. Add that to the fact that I do these things while staying home with my children, making our family healthy (and frugal) meals while giving my children an education superior to that supplied by the government, I really don’t think getting a minimum wage job and working an extra hour is worth my time or effort AT ALL.

By: stuart

stuart — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 06:28:01 +0000

wealthman has forgoten or never heard “a penny SAVED IS A PENNY EARNED” and figuring cost of each cleaner from here, dozens more from similar sites you can make better safer and healthier homemade cleaners that add upto over a hundred bucks i im not a lawyer or doctor so thats 3 times what i make, and dont forget time and fuel saved running to a store when your out of something . a quick trip to the kitchen and mix some up.here are a couple tips i learned for cleaning vinyl siding cds and dvds dish soap and water both tips came from friends one does buisness and residental pressure washing a dj showed me how to the pros cds i was shocked but just used soap and water rinsed in running water patted dry and put the disc on a towel to dry small scratches are fixed with a little old fashion car wax follow directions on the can apply let dry to haze then buff(lightly) cd cleening and scratchrepair kits are about 20 bucks hope that helps.theres another penny saved

By: Greengal

Greengal — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:41:09 +0000

I make all my own soap, shampoo, lotions & creams, household cleaners & detergents – anything I can really. There’s lots of great recipes out there but it’s also simple to make up your own. Not only do I save vast amounts of money – I also like to be different – everyone that’s tried them says the products I make are lots better than the expensive ones! It’s creative, easy, and I’ve learned heaps about the highly marketed chemically laden products, that cost a few pence to actually make, but many $’s to buy. More fool those that allow themselves to be conned by the advertisers!