50 Ways to Save Time and Money While Cleaning Your Home

Products Needed: Cola
What it Does: Cleans your toilet bowl
Cost: $1.99*

Hosting can be incredibly stressful, from food and drinks to atmosphere and cleanliness, the list of things to think of are endless. The thought of guests arriving at a messy house or not enough food is enough to send the host into a total panic!At least a dirty toilet is not something you will need to worry about. If you notice any unsightly marks in the lavatory, simply pour a small bottle of cola into the bowl and let it sit there for an hour or so. Flush and voila, a clean sparkly toilet! Makes you wonder what it does to our insides, doesn’t it?

Products Needed: Sponge and Microwave
What it Does: Properly cleans sponge
Cost: $200 (for new microwave)*

There’s nothing worse than being wasteful, but at the same time one wonders how many times using the same sponge is still hygienic? The balancing act can be hard to maintain, so this little trick will help to clean your sponges properly so that you can get better use out of them without questioning their cleanliness!Simply pop them in the microwave for a couple of minutes! The steam kills all the bacteria in the sponge, but remember to wet it before turning the microwave on or you’ll end up with a burned sponge.

Products Needed: ¼ cup of raw rice and a toothbrush or paintbrush
What it Does: Thoroughly cleans the grinder
Cost: $2*

Coffee grinders are intricate machines with many crevasses that build up with coffee grime over time. This can go rancid and should be cleaned periodically, but this is a fairly tricky contraption to clean properly! The easiest way to pull it off is with some rice and a toothbrush or paintbrush.Take the dry, uncooked rice (about ¼ cup) and put it in the grinder making sure that the blades are properly covered. Grind the rice until it’s a fine powder. Don’t worry if you notice the color-changing a little bit. Throw the rice powder away and brush it off using the brush. You will see that the rice absorbed all the coffee bits and pieces and your grinder will be shiny and clean!

Products Needed: Bicarbonate of soda, fairy liquid, water, vinegar
What it Does: Cleans your oven and microwave overnigh
Cost: $15*

TikTok has proven itself to be a wealth of random information, tips, songs, and dancing videos. As a result, we’ve been able to find some pretty interesting and helpful cleaning tips from the website, including one that will let you clean your oven and microwave in your sleep.Yes, that’s right. You don’t have to wake up and clean it; just let a certain mixture soak overnight. Mix together fairy liquid, bicarbonate of soda, and water, forming a paste. Line the inside of your oven and microwave with the paste, and then leave it to soak overnight. Rub the paste off with vinegar for a shiny, clean surface.

Products Needed: Shaving cream, dry cloth
What it Does: Cleans water stains from shower glass
Cost: $5*

When you’re staring at a streaky piece of glass, the last thing you’re probably thinking of doing to remedy the situation is spraying shaving cream onto it. However, that might be just what the glass needs to return to its shiny state.Apply shaving cream to the water stains, and then let the mixture sit for fifteen minutes. After the time’s up, wipe it off with a clean cloth or paper towel. The result will be a water-stain-free shower glass that is remarkably clean. If you’re short on Windex and guests are coming over, try this last-second hack.

Products Needed: Lemon(s)
What it Does: Sanitizes and removes odors from garbage disposals
Cost: $1-$2 per lemon*

Garbage disposals aren’t exactly the cleanest locations in the house. These disposals can accumulate bacteria and, as every cleanliness fan (a term that sounds nicer than “clean freak”) knows, bacteria leads to odor.When disposals get stinky, the smell overpowers the entire kitchen and, if you’re unlucky, other rooms in your house. To prevent this, chop up lemons and put them down the garbage disposal. Lemon juice has long been used to sanitize pretty much any surface, and the garbage disposal won’t just be cleaner; it will also smell better, too. It’s a cheap hack, as lemons cost only $1-$2 at most grocery stores.