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| + | * Use baking soda mixed with water as an inexpensive, effective, all-purpose cleaner instead of using harsh commercial products. | ||
| + | * Use lemon juice or vinegar mixed with water to cut grease, clean glass, and clean vinyl and linoleum floors. | ||
| + | * Use toothpaste to remove scuffmarks from floors and watermarks from wood furniture. | ||
| + | * Use vinegar around faucets to remove hard water mineral deposits. Cover the deposits with vinegar-soaked strips of paper towels for about an hour, then wipe clean. | ||
| + | * Use club soda to clean carpet and upholstery stains. | ||
| + | * Use olive oil or linseed oil to revitalize old furniture. | ||
| + | * Use a plunger instead of chemicals to clear clogged toilets and drains. | ||
| + | * Use digital fever thermometers instead of ones that contain mercury. | ||
| + | * Use latex instead of oil-based paints. Use water-based paint removers. | ||
| + | * Use boric acid to control cockroaches and ants instead of toxic pesticides. | ||
| + | * Use traps instead of poisons to control mice. | ||