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DIY Toilet Spray: An Easy Bathroom Odor Eliminator

If you’re tired of the harsh chemicals and artificial fragrances in store-bought air fresheners, it’s time to try making your own DIY toilet spray. This simple, natural recipe helps trap unpleasant odors before they escape into your bathroom air, leaving your space smelling fresh and inviting. With just a few natural ingredients that you probably …

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How to Clean a Toilet Using Vinegar and Baking Soda

Cleaning a toilet might not be a favorite chore, but it’s an important one for keeping a clean and fresh-smelling bathroom. Luckily, you don’t need harsh chemicals to keep your toilet sparkling. Vinegar and baking soda are two powerful natural cleaners that can tackle tough toilet stains and buildup without risking your plumbing system or …

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Simple, Natural, & Effective Cleaning Tips

Let’s keep it simple in our homes this spring and beyond with a very easy cleaning routine that is frugal, doable, skips overwhelm, and keeps potentially harmful substances out of our homes.  The thing with walking down a simple and natural living path is that we often get bombarded with this idea that we have …

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Thrift Store Finds for Fall Hygge Décor

The Fall Season just begs for cozy- cozy socks, blankets, lighting, food, and drinks. Use your local thrift store finds for decorating your home for Fall with hygge décor (cozy!) in mind and you’ll be more than ready for the change of season. Good thrift store finds really does take a certain level of dedication. …

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17 Green Money Saving Bathroom Ideas

Working towards a green, money saving bathroom can be as easy or intense as you want it to be. Whether you simply swap a plastic shower curtain for cloth or decide to make your own “family cloth,” each step can help both the environment and your wallet. Whether you simply want to save some money …

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Live the Debt Free Simple Life

Living the “Simple Life” can mean a lot of different things for people. It may be growing your own food, making food from scratch, being a minimalist, or just living your life with intention. Regardless of what your definition of “simple living” is, it should include living debt free. For so many though, the idea …

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DIY Sentimental Gifts

Meaningful gift giving doesn’t have to cost a lot of money or time. We’ve rounded up some of the best DIY sentimental gift ideas to help you give thoughtful gifts this year without spending a lot of money or time on them. Sentimental gifts will mean different things to different people so be sure to …

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Eating Seasonally to Save Time and Money

Until the very recently in our history, eating seasonally was pretty much the only way to eat. Today, eating seasonally is seen as trendy and something that is talked about more than actually practiced. However, planning your meals around fruits and vegetables in season is a great way to save money, support your local community, …

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