The Damsel has long sung the sweet song of vinegar as a frugal cleaner. But what if you hate the smell? What if it makes you feel more like this: than like this: [...]
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make your own febreeze (sort of)
Posted in clothing, thrifty, Uncategorized on Aug 28th, 2010
First, let’s talk about this. What do you use Febreeze for? Be honest. You use Febreeze to make stinky fabric things smell better. Febreeze works by binding the stink molecules to itself, rendering them unsmellable. It also adds a scent of its own. It doesn’t remove the stink–it’s simply bound up and covered over. Still, [...]
how to sharpen a disposable razor
Posted in environment, thrifty on Aug 18th, 2010
The whole idea of using things for a little while and then throwing them away . . . like razors . . . doesn’t seem too environmentally sound, or a way of being self-reliant. After all, if you were required to live off your own resources and couldn’t run down to the store and buy [...]
make your own pectin
Posted in preserving, Uncategorized on Jul 27th, 2010
Get ready for a SERIOUSLY old-school skill. When you make jam or jelly, you need something to make it jell. Most folks use commercial pectin–a product extracted from fruit–usually powdered (although liquid pectin is available). But. BUT. What if it was doomsday and there was no pectin in the stores? WHAT WOULD WE DO????? The [...]
frugal shaving cream for women
Posted in thrifty on Jul 16th, 2010
The Damsel wonders if she is the last girl on earth to figure this out, after years of swiping the Knight’s shaving cream. Hair conditioner works really well as a leg shaving cream. And if you do it this way, it’s pretty much free if you normally use conditioner on your hair anyway. Wash you [...]
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