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Living Positive on Less Income
By Sharon Hopper
Senior Scribe

I went into the store to purchase a few things to keep the bugs and ants at bay and discovered I could not afford to get rid of the bugs, clean the house, and eat in the same week. After giving the situation some thought I left the store with salt, soda, Bounce, and Comet in hand prepared to do battle at a fraction of the cost of purchasing the advertised products. 
  
My grandmother taught me years ago that salt and soda made a wonderful cleaner for many places,  like bathrooms tubs, sinks etc. Soda alone is a wonderful cleanser for smooth counter tops and clothes along with a cost effective detergent. Bounce is a wonderful mosquito repellant and mouse proofer. Just put the bounce sheets in around  places that mice might hide or live in or around your  home. Put a sheet in your pocket or pin to your shirt when outside in the evening. Surprise no bugs.    

Now those pesky ants. I learned from a pest control person in Fla. that Comet is a great  way to get rid of ants,   “Ugh” roaches, and other crawley  things. You can sprinkle it directly on ant hills, under crawl spaces, and in the back of a cupboard and  the ants disappear, as do other types of crawley insects. I used to put it is dresser drawers to keep out pesky bugs like the palmetto bugs. Comet contains boric acid and bugs and  mice cannot handle boric acid.

We all know that a can of Comet goes a long way toward cleaning and disinfecting sinks,  toilets,  tubs, dishes,  stove tops,  and  refrigerators. Try soda water with a bit of detergent to clean floors. And I learned from a window washer that Dawn is the best window cleaner on the market. The secret is to use only a cap full in a bucket of water and a good rubber squeegee. Removes all the oils from the windows which is especially good if you live near fields that are sprayed by the crop growers. That stuff is yucky to remove. I just saved me a bunch of money. What am I going to do with all that savings? How about some entertainment. I can go to the movies, bowling, to a concert, or whatever presents itself with my savings. One way to gage your extra money is to have a jar in kitchen or somewhere that is easy to see. Add up the money that you would have spent----subtract the money that you did spend and put the savings into that jar. You will be amazed at the results. And the best part is that you are nearly bug free. WOW And don’t forget the vinegar. It will shine your dishes, ceramic surfaces, and feed your plants. Saving money can be fun, but more important saving money allows you to have fun.


 
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