How to Save on Laundry Costs by Making Your Own Laundry Soap and be Green at the Same Time

How to MAKE YOUR OWN LAUNDRY DETERGENT
This is really much easier than you think, it works great, will be gentler on the environment (and your septic system), and will save you money.

With this recipe, you’ll only be spending about $0.01 – $0.02 per load of wash. Wow, huh?
First, gather your ingredients for the 1:1:1 ratio of; borax, powdered soap and washing soda (not baking soda). You can get the inexpensive unscented or hypoallergenic soap (comes in a pack of three) and grate it into a fine powder (this is the most time consuming part of the whole recipe but quite worth it).

Then mix everything together and scent the soap powder with a few drops of the essential oil of your choice. I like switching it up to change the scent. One month I’ll use Lavender and vanilla, and the next maybe tangerine and grapefruit, or jasmine and lemon. Whatever combination you like. Just make sure you don’t add too much of the essential oils or you’ll change the recipe. Less is always more when it comes to essential oils, so stay on the using less side and experiment until you get the scent you love.

You only need to use about one tablespoon of this laundry soap mixture per load, and it cleans clothes really well. It’s an all around winner. It’s best to add detergent to the water before you add the clothes so the powder is dissolved better. Otherwise you may end up with soap spots.

Happy greening you fantastic frugalista you!

You just saved yourself LOADS of $$$$$!!!!!

PROBLEM CONNECTING TO INTERNET WITH INTERNET EXPLORER WITH MESSAGE; The device or resource (www.microsoft.com) is not set up to accept connections on port “The World Wide Web service (HTTP)”

August 13
PROBLEM CONNECTING TO INTERNET WITH INTERNET EXPLORER WITH MESSAGE; The device or resource (www.microsoft.com) is not set up to accept connections on port “The World Wide Web service (HTTP)”.
Had a major issue with IE (Internet Explorer) today.
FINALLY found the answer to my problem.
I have Windows 7 Ultimate on my new laptop and usually use Firefox (I think much better anyway)
but had to use IE for something and found that it wouldn’t connect to the internet and kept
diagnosing the problem and receiving this message of problem detected:

“The device or resource (www.microsoft.com) is not set up to accept connections on port “The World Wide Web service (HTTP)”.

I can’t remember where I found it now, but found a forum with some helpful people who had gone through same thing
and I wish I could thank them here, they are LIFESAVERS!!!!!

Anyway, its easy to fix the problem…

Just open IE, go to TOOLS,
then INTERNET OPTIONS,
ADVANCED TAB,
& CLICK RESET INTERNET EXPLORER SETTINGS

restart the program and WALLA!
Got my IE working!

THANK GOD!!!

Fabulous Facebook Finds ( Coupons from Facebook )

Here is a great list of coupons available on Facebook. All you have to do is “Like” whoever is offering the coupons! Thanks, Krazy Coupon Lady!

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Make Your Own Laundry Soap to Save $ and Green Your Home Too!

How to MAKE YOUR OWN “Green” LAUNDRY DETERGENT
This is really much easier than you think, it works great, will be gentler on the environment (and your septic system), and will save you money.

With this recipe, you’ll only be spending about $0.01 – $0.02 per load of wash. Wow, huh?
First, gather your ingredients for the 1:1:1 ratio of; borax, powdered soap and washing soda (not baking soda). You can get the inexpensive unscented or hypoallergenic soap (comes in a pack of three) and grate it into a fine powder (this is the most time consuming part of the whole recipe but quite worth it). Then mix everything together and scent the soap powder with a few drops of the essential oil of your choice. You can use any kind you like the scent of. I like to change it up and use different scents everytime I make it; Like- lavender and vanilla, or tangerine and grapefruit, or jasmine and lemon…whatever you like. Just make sure to not over-do the scenting with essential oils. Use less than you think you’ll need, adding only a drop or two at a time and mixing well. One trick is to let it set over night and give it a sniff  the next morning so it has time to permeate the whole batch. Never use essential oils directly on the skin and test patch for allergies first. You’ll find that you use a lot less than you think you’ll need. Just remember less is more!

You only need to use about one tablespoon of this homemade laundry soap mixture per load. It cleans clothes really well and it’s an all around winner. It’s best to add detergent to the water before you add the clothes so the powder is dissolved better. You don’t want to end up with soap spots on your clothes!

Congratulations! You just ‘greened’ your laundry and saved a bunch of $$$!!!

You are a  fabulous frugalista!!!

See my ehow article on how to green your laundry even more!

Read Your Labels! ( Benzalkonium Chloride )

Being frugal or smart with money also includes just being “smart”, using your head and actually reading about what you are buying (i.e. LABELS!)

I always read the labels (my honey HATES it, cuz I take too long in the grocery store), but , ‘hey’, I’m concerned about what the ingredients are in the things I’m using (or eating, or cleaning with). It’s important to me to be as eco-friendly as possible as well as frugal.

I even make my own hand sanitizer (non drying of course)…..

Here’s my article on how to make your own for much cheaper in the long run:

http://www.ehow.com/how_4772610_own-nondrying-antibacterial-hand-sanitizer.html

Also, I’ve read a lot about this so called “natural” product called: Benzalkonium Chloride (BAC), hardy har har!

It’s anything but natural. Read more about this harmful chemical here:

http://abetterwaytoclean.com/?p=61

Anyway, please be aware of all the ingredients you use for yourself and your family.

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Critical Update for Adobe Reader and Adobe Flash Player!

http://chroniclestruthnmusings-byyellowstar.blogspot.com/2010/01/critical-updates-and-important-info-for.html

Now why wouldn’t Adobe send all their users out an email of this importance? Are we just supposed to be on our own out here? This CRITICAL update should have been mass-emailed out to all of their users. Major vunerabilities have been found in their products and lots of problems along with it……

Shame on you Adobe!

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Critical Updates and Important Info for your computer!

Ok, here’s the scoop, and it’s an important one.

I’ve even tweeted about it.

PLEASE update all versions of Adobe Reader and Flash Player

make sure you have the latest versions and updates as many people are having MAJOR problems with getting viruses and malware issues.

(I just got over an ordeal with getting a really bad virus.,. and I never get them as I’m extra careful and always follow all the rules when it comes to safety).

Anyway, the point being that there are some big problems with viruses getting through and taking over your computer….

believe me, it’s no fun dealing with that.

Read below for more info and where to go @adobe to get your critical updates:

STEP ONE;

FIRST, check to see what player you have here:

Version test for Adobe Flash Player

STEP 2;

Read Adobe Security Bulletin:

http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-15.html

and then, make sure you update all your Adobe products,

Adobe Reader (9.0)

Adobe Flash Player (10.0)

etc…..

SOLUTIONS for Adobe Reader

Adobe Reader users on Windows can find the appropriate update here:http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=10&platform=Windows.

Adobe Reader users on Macintosh can find the appropriate update here:http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=10&platform=Macintosh.

Adobe Reader users on UNIX can find the appropriate update here: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=10&platform=Unix.

So NOW you know!

Protect your computer and be safe when surfing the net……never download anything you’re not 100% sure about and always keep everything up to date!

Happy surfing!

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Aveda Samples FREE! + B-day Freebies

Thanks Bargain Briana!  You’ve found a really great way to try Aveda’s products for free! And you know I love free! Especially when it comes to pure and natural beauty care products. Aveda has led the movement for many years, and now, if you haven’t had the pleasure before, you can now with these FREE samples, who wouldn’t try their wonderful products?! Bargain Briana, you’re awesome!

It pays to flip through your magazines! In the most recent of Real Simple , I found a ad for a FREE sample pack from Aveda. Just take this printable coupon to your participating location and you will receive the following:

 

• Shampoo, 10 ml
• Conditioner, 10 ml
• Strengthening Treatment, 10 ml

You will also want to join the Birthday Program for a FREE Caribbean Therapy Body Creme sample. Just go to aveda.com and sign up, it’s free and you get presents for free on your birthday!

Or, if you want to search for more Aveda coupons; just type in a search on google, leapfish, or whatever search engine you like and use “Aveda Free Sample Magazine Offer”…you’ll get loads of results and lots to choose from.

 Happy surfing for free Aveda stuff!

Source: FREE Aveda Sample Pack + Birthday Program Freebie — BargainBriana™

Thanks again and be sure to visit BargainBriana’s website!

Don’t we KNOW yet that we are what we eat?

This absolutely KILLS me! According to DataMonitor; Consumers around the world were asked how much they agree with the statement

 ‘I am conscious of the link between diet and appearance’.

Although the majority of consumers in all countries agreed with this statement, the US came in the bottom five out of 15 countries surveyed.

Only 66 percent of US consumers agreed that diet affects appearance, compared to 88 percent in Russia, 85 percent in India and 79 percent in Brazil.

C’mon peeps! we know that when we’re stuffing pizza, doughnuts, coffee and alcohol into our systems that its not going to give us bodies, skin, hair, teeth, etc. like the celebs. Really. I’d be willing to bet only very rarely do they indulge in double fudge brownie topped with whipped cream and a cherry, or the last half of that bag of potato chips.

Wouldn’t it be amazing if you COULD tho’?

anyway, I’m dreaming again and wishing money was free

ha! ha!

Read more about recession could put breaks on beauty foods: here