Dishwasher Soap

Homemade Dishwasher Soap

I make my own soap by using 1/2 cup Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda and 1/2 cup Borax 20 Mule Team. I use about 2 tablespoons in the dishwasher compartment. I've also added Citric Acid (from either canning products or tang) if needed. To tell if Citric Acid is needed, look at your silverware. If it seems to be a little gray then check your dishwasher book and it will tell you what to add and how much. My silverware has actually been sparklier with this than the expensive dishwasher tabs.
I also put white vinegar in the compartment for Jet-Dri.  My dishes are sparkly clean .....  This is just one more small way to beat the high cost of everything in the grocery stores. 

Have a Fabulous & Frugal Day!!!!!

Fabulous & Frugal: Laundry Soap

Fabulous & Frugal: Laundry Soap: Okay... Here it is!!! Everyone has been asking me to post my laundry soap recipe so... here you all have it 2 cups Borax 2 cups Super...

Homemade Dishwasher Soap

Happy New Year!!!  My goals are to pay off debt and live as frugally as possible.  I am also going to add to my Emergency fund this year.  What are your goals or resolutions for this year? 
Here is a recipe I found for Dishwasher soap...  I will be making up a batch of this and giving it a try. 

Homemade Dishwasher Soap


I make my own soap by using 1/2 cup Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda and 1/2 cup Borax 20 Mule Team. I use about 2 tablespoons in the dishwasher compartment. I've also added Citric Acid (from either canning products or tang) if needed. To tell if Citric Acid is needed, look at your silverware. If it seem to be a little gray then check your dishwasher book and it will tell you what to add and how much. My silverware has actually been sparklier with this than the expensive dishwasher tabs.

Have a Fabulous & Frugal Day!!!!!

Laundry Soap

Okay...  Here it is!!!  Everyone has been asking me to post my laundry soap recipe so... here you all have it

2 cups Borax
2 cups Super Washing Soda
1/2 bar of Fels-Naptha (grated with the cheese grater)
Mix together with a spoon ~ 50 strokes
Cover in a plastic container~ and voila' laundry soap

Note: This soap does not foam or suds...  it is mellow and smells delicious and clean
and you only have to use 2 tablespoons of the soap for a load of laundry, you can use 3 tablespoons if you have a pretty soiled load of laundry.

Have a Fabulous & Frugal Day!!!!

Plumbing

I have got quite a leak in my main bathroom in the bathtub faucet area. I researched the problem on-line and promptly headed out to Lowes to buy the correct parts. I spent 64.00 for the faucet replacement kit. I cleaned out my linen closet in order to get to the back of the pipes that connect to the bathtub. Low and behold, this is going to be a project, that is going to require a plumber. The pipes in the back are copper and they have all been welded together, so there is no easy way of changing the faucet unit. My husband is working on it and in the mean time we have contacted a plumber as well to check it all out. What I thought would be a relatively easy do-it-yourself project....might just be a nightmare. I will keep you posted!! Have a Fabulous & Frugal day!!!