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Creatively Frugal
Floor Cleaning
What are your "cheap tricks" for keeping the carpets, rugs, tile and
linoleum in your home clean?
"I
don’t know about carpets, but for other floors, I
couldn’t live without my Swiffer WetJet. I bought it a
few years ago with a coupon and use it all the time. I
have mostly hardwood in my house and it has a special
cleaning solution for that. The bottle of cleaner lasts
a REALLY long time. No more messing with buckets,
cleaner, and mops if I just need to spot-clean
something. It makes a nasty job easy, painless, and
fast." ~ Jeanette
"One of our cats
throws up frequently, so we keep a large supply of
cheap washcloths and several cans of Spot Shot in
our carpet-cleaning arsenal. We use Spot Shot
on every stain or dirty spot we run across.
Our carpet still looks great after 8 years of steady
use and vomiting kitties. Spot cleaning and regular
vacuuming keep things looking good." ~ Anne
Marie
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"We don't have any carpet in
our home. We have hardwood, tile and linoleum. I like to
use borax diluted in water to clean the floors and they come out
beautifully." Christine in Edmonton, Canada
"My husband was raised in the Middle East, where it's
considered rude to wear shoes inside the home. We remove our
shoes at the door, and have inside-only house shoes for the
winter months. Now, if we could just get our 3-year-old to keep
his chocolate milk in the kitchen...." ~ Emily in Ohio
Editor's Note: Thanks to this reader for taking time to share
her ideas!
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