For yellow stains on clothing that has been packed away or underarm yellow, baby formula stains, any kind of grease stain etc., spray oven cleaner on the stain, let is soak for a few minutes then wash as normal. In most cases the stain will come out. A lady on by bowling team got something, she didn't know what but it was a long black stain that she tried to get out other ways, on her bowling shirt and thought it was ruined. I told her about the oven cleaner trick and she was wearing it the next week good as new! She was an older lady and when I first told her about the oven cleaner, she was shocked. So sometimes you can teach an old dog new tricks!

By Christine from MI

To clean a mess of a microwave, put a glass dish half full of water in and give it a good 4-6 minutes on high. This will steam all of the baked on grime and all you'll need to do is wipe it with a paper towel. EASY clean-up!!

By Allison from MI

To save $ on cleaners for kitchen/bathroom counters use a spray bottle. Fill half of it with your prefered cleaning solution and the other half with water. You can leave your spray bottle out on the counter for easy access. (You can buy a cheap spray bottle to match your theme/colors.)

By Ashley from TN

All of us have bottles of conditioner we didnt like but we keep it "just in case" I use it as a shaving gel!! It works fantastic!! The razor glides across your legs and the conditioner stays on your legs until you go over it with the razor!!

By Tina from OH

For a cheap & easy foot scrub, mix vaseline & granulated sugar together. Soak feet in warm soapy water for about 20 minutes. Pat dry. Rub the sugar mixture over feet to slough off dry & dead skin. Rinse feet in soapy water & dry. Follow up with your favorite lotion. Your feet will feel the softest & smoothest ever!

By Sean from TX

To prevent extra lean ground beef from sticking together in clumps when I brown it, I add about 1/4 cup of water. It is always nice and crumbly for tacos, etc.

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The bank opens at 9:00 a.m., closes at 5:00 p.m. and is closed Saturday and Sunday, so should you. Take some stress off and make yourself quit thinking finances after and before these times. Put a bullitin board up where you will see it everyday and put your bills and other important things to remember on it. Hang a calendar beside it so you can write important dates and see what day of the month it is. All of this will help unclutter your mind and will relieve some stress. Constantly trying to remember these types of things can become overwhelming and frustrating to say the least, and if you skip a beat-devistating. Relying only on your memory for these things can create a lot of stress when your brain has a full desk. Treat business like business. After you have done what you can do put up the "CLOSED" sign. Have some fun with your brain do a puzzle if you want to strengthen your memory skills.

By Shirley from AL

When you take your shower, smile into the spray. The spray acts as a water pick for your teeth and helps cut flossing time down. Plus, it makes you smile even more. It's fun!

By Terry from KS

A great spot remover for your carpet is to simply use rubbing alcohol and a cotton ball. It works like magic!

By Dianne from GA

Turn the music up real loud and Dance,Dance, Dance. It is a great stress release and makes you feels great.

By Julie from MI

Clean your oven every October and January. Cleaning BEFORE the holiday season helps your food cook more evenly, so all your holiday recipes turn out great. Cleaning after is just good sense!

By Jane from CA

Instead of Wednesday Pasta night our family has a left-over night. The kids 4 1/2 & 3 love the buffet of left-overs I set out on the kitchen counter...they get to choose what they want and can have something different than everyone else. It's become a fun family dinner game.

By Stephanie from ME

Take tags off of new items only after trying them on for use, leave the receipt in the bag with the new items until they have been tried. When returning items tape the receipt to the UPC of the item so that it is not lost in the bottom of the bag or thrown away by an eager customer service employee. Have a specific location to store returns that you can see as you leave your home. Return all items you will not use, it serves no purpose to keep these to collect dust.

By Debora from SC

Use a high quality dish soap to pretreat stains on clothes or for really greasy stains.

By Lisa from OH

I use baking soda in just about every room of my house. It makes a great carpet freshner, laundry aid, added with vinegar it helps clear the kitchen drain, sprinkled on an eraser-style sponge it scrubs crayon off of the walls, etc.. Probably the best use I have for baking soda is to sprinkle it in my toddler's bath water to help with her diaper rash. It clears the rash up within a day or so and it's non-toxic so it doesn't really matter if she accidentally "drinks" any of the bathwater. I have been doing this since she was an infant.

By Corry from KS

When I travel and have luggage, with a family, I use mailing labels for my luggage tags. Instead of standing there trying to fill out tags for a family of four, I simply peel and stick. these labels are a great time and frustration saver.

By Phyllis from GA

I got tired of buying thoes cleaners for my ceramic stovetop.So I figured that baking soda is good for so many things and I already use it to clean everything else,so why not my stove.I sprinkle some baking soda on the stovetop and wet a kitchen sponge add a little elbow grease for the burned on stuff and it comes off so easily.You have to reapply for the really burnt stuff.I wipe the excess off with the smooth side of the sponge or a wet paper towel and finish drying with a dry paper towel and buff to a shine:) Cheap and cheerful no more expensive cleaners for me!

By ramia from

Have a once a month family mini reunion. Take turns hosting easy simple dinner for all family members, bring along calender to set next dinner date with everyone. No excuses, its fair and easy for everyone in the family to keep in touch thru out the busy year between holidays, try it it really works.

By Natalie from WI

After using lens wipes to clean your eyeglasses take an extra couple of seconds and wipe down the monitor of your computer.

By Jaylene from VA

Line baking dishes with parchment paper before adding food, especially when baking gooey foods like macaroni and cheese or lasagne. The parchment paper won't burn, doesn't add any flavor to your food, and makes cleanup a breeze!

By Joy from NC

Use the P& G link to your Kroger card! My husband wont take the coupons this way he doesnt even know hes doing it and we still save on the small trips too. http://www.pgesaver.com/Sites/PG_eSAVER/Page/HomePage

By Jada from OH

Tired of scrubbing or soaking your stir fry pan after dinner? Just ad water to the pan and bring to a boil while the cooktop is still warm and there will be no nead to scrub or soak after dinner.

By Sabine from MI

Hey Single ladies,and of course all Mothers too. Have you ever been working in the house all day,just doing everything? Well...sure we all do!Thats why we are all mostly Housewives.But,if you are ever busy in the home doing cleaning,washing etc...Then you forget about your clothes drying in the dryer.To find that they have all wrinkled on you.Never fear cause there is a solution Ladies.Just go get a dishtowel and run it under the tap water in one of your sinks.Then ring it out and throw it back in the dryer with those wrinkled clothes.Come back in about 20 to 30 minutes.All them clothes are just like you want them ready for the hangers and you can fold the others up to be put in the drawals.Hope this gives you a better way to look at those forgotten clothes in the dryer.When you are washing the laundry...

By Deena from MO