Showing posts with label Hey Cinderella. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hey Cinderella. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Tips From Tara: Reusable Bottle Quick Clean

No, your hand is not too fat!!! Trying to clean a reusable bottle is often like trying to fit a square peg in a round hole! It's just darn near impossible.

So, my friend Tara T. suggests taking a paper towel or two. Stick the towel in the bottle with a little water and dish soap, replace the cap and shake! The paper towel will wipe the inside of the bottle.... more effective than just shaking soap and water.

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Hey Cinderella: Stopping The Money Flush - Toilet Paper Trick



Feel like you're always changing the toilet paper roll?
Is there a weekly call for Dad The Plumber to unclog the commode?

If it seems your constantly putting toilet paper on your grocery list, try this easy trick.

Step on the new roll, creasing the cardboard roll. When you put it on the roller, the paper should flip (not roll) just a few times before it tears off. No more free-rolling limiting usage

This will also deter the toddlers from taking off down the hall with a long strip unraveling behind them savings a mess and a ton of money!

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Hey Cinderella: Non-Toxic Cleaning Solution For Pennies!!


Need a simple non-toxic cleaning solution that you can mix with products you already have?

Try this!


½ cup ammonia
⅓ cup vinegar
¼ cup baking soda
1 gallon water

Mix and pour into spray bottles. 




Make sure you DO NOT mix with BLEACH! This is a TOXIC combination!

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Hey Cinderella: Dryer Sheets For A Penny A Load (or less)!



Our family is constantly doing laundry. With 6 of us and dog we easily hit 7-10 loads weekly.

Here's an easy-peasy tip on maximizing your savings on dryer sheets!

Wait until your dryer sheets are at their rock bottom price!
(I NEVER spend more than $2 on an 80-ct box)

As you pull a new sheet cut it in half costing you just 1¼¢

I, however, cut mine in fourths costing our family less than ⅔¢!!

The scent is still perfect and there's no static cling!

Try ¼s first and if you don't like the results, stick with ½s.

Either way, you are at least doubling your savings!

How much did we actually save?

Snuggle original price: $4.59/80 sheets
Snuggle on sale: $2.99/80 sheets 
Double $.50 coupon: $1.99/80 sheets
Total Shopping savings = $2.60
Total Savings when Sheets are cut in half = $5.20
Total Savings when cut in fourths = $10.40 per box!!!!!!

At the low-ball 7 loads of laundry a week, we need about 364 sheets a year. With cutting our sheets in quarters we need less than 1¼ box a year! Savings us almost $19 a year! At the high-end (10 loads a week) we need 520 sheets a year. Using only about 1⅔ box saves us nearly $27 a year! That's the equivalent of a water bill in our house!


Stock up when you can get your sheets at the rock bottom price and save even more!