I was a frugal entertainer with my kids before I knew it was cool. We have spent many days at the local small lake in our town. Feeding ducks, catfish, and a picnic lunch was some of my happiest times with my children. Now, they do the same thing with their children. It was nice to have off days during the week, since I worked every other weekend as a nurse. I miss those sweet times with them. 🤗💗😢
My tips - - fill my car with petrol only once every 8 weeks. I walk everywhere. Healthy and keeps me fit - no cable, once I retire and stop working from home I will cancel my internet - prepay mobile phone $19 per month - no contract - cook everything from scratch. No processed foods. All my appliances, phone, tv - all over 10-15 years old. Look after your stuff. - wear jumpers and use the sun to heat your home - I don’t have air con - be a minimalist - non drinker and I don’t like malls and shopping - save, save,save I became a single mother at 28 yr olds, took on 2 jobs and foreign students as boarder to help pay the mortgage. Became mortgage free at 46. Saved and at 56 could help my daughter into her own home. Now saving again for a tiny home and retirement. Will rent my main home out as additional income. Live below your means. Stop wanting more, want less.
I read somewhere that if you cannot afford health insurance including dental and vision you should not buy a home because buying home it's more expensive than people think the up keep and maintenance is expensive. This stopped me from buying a house and I'm glad I didn't after my husband lost his business during 9/11.
Our grandparents never had all these fancy detergents and cleaning products which, quite frankly, actually smell nasty and make me cough. They simply used soap and water and a marvelous thing called ”elbow grease“. And their homes, clothes and bodies were always spotlessly clean. So well done all of you reverting to the old fashioned standards.
I love A Home of Our Own!! I'm a single mom trying to thrive...I use vinegar and baking soda for cleaners , I go to the Dollar Tree for detergent and dish soap and yep, I water them down. I shop deals using grocery store apps and store clearance for shampoo etc so I get all the brands for $1 or less. My wood stove is dual purpose like yours..heating and cooking . I have ducks and chickens for eggs to both eat and sell. I live by the motto "reduce, reuse and repurpose"
Im a mom of 2 living in the suburbs of Chicago. Everything here has triple taxation. Like you I use vinegar and baking soda. I buy thrift store and charity shopping. I have a pantry filled with foods bought on sale and clearance. Extreme budget living is not PUNISHMENT its smarts and economy!
@@lilijohnson3054 yes I use 50/50 vinegar and water solution for cleaning windows glass and bathroom. You can add vinegar sanitise your floor after mopping use clean water to rinse the floor add vinegar to make it clean and shiny. I get a 2 gallon at Costco amd works great. I kill my weeds in the summer with vinegar soap and salt mixture.
vinegar take off lime deposit in bowls like the dog or cat bowl has that scale line. I use vinegar and let it sit overnight rinse and its like new. Teakettle you can use pure vinegar and let it sit and rinse.
We dropped cable over 10 years. We have an antenna, but rarely turn on our TV. Between exercising at night, taking art classes, cooking, reading, and working fulltime, I don't miss TV at all.
My mother would buy my brother and I one ice cream cone a month from the Dairy Mart and every Saturday we'd get an RC Cola with a small bag of salted peanuts, which we would pour into the cola. We lived on a farm and would pull veggies from the ground in our garden and wash them at the pump house for a snack. I miss those days, back in the 50s.
I’m not sure which of your videos recommended weighing the 5 pound bags of potatoes at the grocery store but I wanted to tell you thank you. Great tip. Today I weighed two bags. One was 4 1/2 pounds and the other was almost 5 1/2 pounds! Guess which one I bought? 😆
I clean with vinegar and baking soda. It’s environmentally friendly and super cheap. It also does a great job. I mix half and half of vinegar and water in an old Windex bottle. It works better than any store bought cleaner. We have really hard water in Florida and I haven’t had a problem with buildup since I’ve been using the vinegar. The baking soda is like comet since it’s got a mild abrasive component. I use it to clean my toilet, bathtub and kitchen sink. I haven’t bought “regular” household cleaning supplies in a few years, and it has saved me so much money!
Growing up on a farm I had books and black and white tv with two channels. That was it and life was great. These days we're saturated with entertainment options.
A tip for carpet stains from a carpet installer: Use a terrycloth towel and dab up as much of the stain as possible. Spray the stain liberally with Windex and then dab up the rest of the stain. Using this method removed successfully, black India ink from my Mother's white carpet. It's my "go to" method for all carpet stains.
For animal stains....use 3% hydrogen peroxide. Costs 88 cents for a bottle at Walmart. It does NOT take color out of carpet or fabric,but eliminates stains and shadow stains from animal accidents. Also odors. I have two cats....vomit happens. The dye in the food cause shadows even after you clean it. I pick up the solids, use hot dish soap and water to clean the mess, then soak with hydrogen peroxide. Stain GONE. If you're hesitant, try it on a hidden spot on your carpet first. Also works on clothing stain....all those OxiClean type products use peroxide...and charge a fortune. Buy a few 88 cent bottles of 3% peroxide and have it on hand!!!
Lots of good advice from you and your commenters. I have an extensive wardrobe (30 tops, 15 pants, 12 pairs shoes, 10 lightweight jackets, etc) all for $309 I added it up. Church thrift stores are the way to go - all clothes $1 -$3, shoes usually $4 same for purses. I've even bought Victoria Secret and Christian Dior bras with the tags still on for $2. My local church thrift sets aside jigsaw puzzles and size 5 or 6 shoes for me. Multi-use items genius, Roku can't live without it, library my best friend, adding water to liquids to extend brilliant. Free entertainment - local parks, walking the neighborhood, check the newspaper for free events but be aware of parking fees. Look at your area as if you were a tourist - what would you recommend, where would you go? Have neighbors in their 30s-40s? Ask them for recommendations for TH-cam shows, Roku channels - I'm in my 70s and am amazed at what they have gotten me hooked on - Taskmaster for one. Also for houseplants, landscape plants, veggies and flowers ask neighbors for cuttings as long as you are willing to wait for growth and Dollar Tree has veggie and flower seeds at 4/$1 - small packets but good seeds.
Don't scrimp on healthy food. Use the money saved from other areas to buy high quality meats and veggies. Grow as much as you can. Poor health comes from bad diet and will cost you time and money for doctor visits and medications.
My foster mother always said: don't scrimp on your food. Scrimp on entertainment if you have to scrimp, scrimp on clothing; but don't scrimp on good nutrition. You'll be giving your money to the doctors if you do.
We went from only using Fekai Shampoo to Pantene and now VO5. It works just the same. I also went from strictly using Mac or Clinique makeup to using elf brand that I buy at Walmart and it looks just fine. I don't buy any brand name clothing I get all my Jeans for $7.78 at WalMart.
I don’t watch much tv. My husband is addicted to it! Thinking of you and Rocky today while you are moving. Wishing you many Blessings in your new home.
I have been binge watching you for 2 days! Normally I don't have time for that because I travel a lot (Not expensive travel I have a van that is a micro apartment) and I spend maybe 25 dollars on tv entertainment. That is basic Hulu, Netflix, and Amazon prime (I get a discount on Amazon because I am on disability). I only watch one or two of those a month. I just love going outside and enjoying life! I watched a video of you today foraging. I do the same thing but I do it with edibles and medicinal plants! It allowed me to get off many prescription drugs. I went from 12 to 2 medications as needed. I also love thrift store shopping! I have learned that if you just ask for a discount at a thrift store they usually give it to you.
Everyone always ask me where my outfit/clothes/heels are from. I say Goodwill 🤗. Plus I have a minimal wardrobe and wear the same things every weeks. 😁 you're right- wear a smile and take care of your things because they will take care of you!
How about no TV at all. TV is a big time waster as well as brain washer. Haven't had TV in years and I can tell you I have more time now then ever before and enjoy life so much more.
@@freshbeanne I was raised on television so I remember and TV was a huge time waster. I would suggest you try going without it for two months and see how you like it. I am willing to bet you won't go back to it. For news, you go directly to the live stream on the internet of the local TV channel in your area. Here is one I go to for news all the time: www.kusi.com/only-on-kusi/livestream/ so you don't miss what is going on locally or even in world news. You can also listen to AM radio which I do at night mainly Coast to Coast AM.
@@sissycarolina4863 You said more time "now more than ever before". Makes no sense. Save the lecture I am talking about what you said making no sense if you quit watching years ago.
Sissy Carolina Hahaha...me too I shut off the cable .And now just use the Internet for more than 10 years now I don't miss it at all .And I have free internet .from my land lord..haha. Have a nice day..!
I dont watch TV anymore. Its youtube, Netflix and reading books that provide me with plenty of entertainment.... Left over meat makes a next day stir fry.
Enjoyed your video and tips. I use cloth flour sack towels instead of paper towels for so many things, including wiping off appliances, counters , mirrors and windows. They are 100 percent cotton and just get better with time. Wishing you much happiness in your new home.
Baking soda with a bit of dish soap does AMAZING to clean tubs, sinks, toilets. Water, a few drops of tea tree oil and a tbsp. castile soap mixed in a spray bottle works wonders to disinfect counters, tables, etc. Finally, Vinegar and water (half and half) in a spray bottle does amazing at cleaning mirrors and windows! Costs next to nothing and all natural. Also, I use microfiber cloths so I can wash them and reuse them :)
I gave up TV and cable years ago. I get $55 straight talk monthly plan from Wal-Mart. I get cell phone service from my $29 cell phone and have internet and TH-cam on it. Many good old TV shows and movies on TH-cam from 1950's on. Last time I had cable I consistently watched the same 5 to 7 channels out of hundreds. Most had garbage. $29 cell phone and monthly $55 plan. Works for me.
I stopped using commercial cleaners. Water and vinegar can be used for windows and mirrors and use a dedicated cleaning cloth. Bunch of Farmers laundry soap works well on stains. I used baking soda to clean my tub and tiles, oven and kitchen sink. I use castile soap to clean the rest of my bathroom, kitchen and floors. These are all natural products and cheaper than commercially sold cleaners. Getting back to the basics.
I ditched paper towels for Kitchen+Home bamboo towels 8.99 for 20 on Amazon. They are thin but can be bleached in the wash. Mine have lasted over a year. Still use paper towel for puppy vomit though. Also found great silicone sponges (I think the round ones are bigger and easier to grip) on Amazon. No more smelly Ocellos that fill the landfills.
Love these ideas! I was gifted a Roku years ago, but I don't watch TV since cutting cable. Took up other hobbies and started walking my dogs instead. And a quick side note...ducks and geese should follow a more natural diet and not eat bread. Not judging here...I had a friend who was a vet tech and she said it messes with their digestion. Who knew? I fed them bread all the time as a kid. Guess I owe an apology to many feathered creatures!
Lol I am in my 60s and work at a major tech chain and love how you explained the roku. So many people come in wanting one but don't understand streaming tv. Your explanation was simple. BTW love the movie explorers. Last time I visited my son he was watching it. Such a blast from his childhood.
We love our roku...our friend gave it to us for an anniversary gift years ago. Great gift! We have the movie A Home of Our Own on VHS LOL. Kathy Bates as something else in that movie, great actress.
I got rid of cable AND my tv. I realized that sometimes, the tv would be on in the background and I wasn't even watching it, so out it went. I donated it. If it's not on my computer, I don't watch it. There's SO much to watch online, it's ridiculous. I do have Netflix and Amazon Prime, so I'm never at a loss for entertainment. When I shop, I always have a shopping list and have trained myself not to even LOOK at anything that is not on my list. Cleaning supplies - the Dollar tree. Same for wrapping paper, gift bags and greeting cards - the Dollar Tree has it all. My home has electric heat so I only have the heat on in one room, the living room, where I spend most of my time. I never turn the heat on in any other room, I hate sleeping in a warm room, anyway.
Excellent!!! Watching TeeVee is like staring into a garbage can...who would pay to do that? You are spot on with the internet, and when the weather gets nice, go outside. Too much crap on ALL media!!!!
Peroxide is very versatile best of all its nontoxic. I use peroxide for a lot of things, including disinfectant, carpet stain cleaning, cloth stain removal,topical antiseptic to name a few.
Regular bleach is toxic but peroxide is not. Super versatile for cleaning, laundry and for health needs like sore throats, earaches, nail fungus, mouthwash diluted with water...no need to buy teeth whiteners.
I always kept a bottle of Windex and a can of Comet and it could clean everything in the house, no need for anything else. Lately though I heard about putting bleach mixed with water in a spray bottle for washing walls. I got a spray bottle and added about a cup of water and 2 cups of bleach ( you could use more water and less bleach) and I had some mold in my bathtub-shower and I sprayed it and the mold just started running off and then I took a stiff brush and sprayed and scrubbed the rest of the mold and mildew and the whole thing. When I got through my bathtub was so clean and sparkly. A lot of times if I run out of detergent, I’ll take some dishwashing liquid or some shampoo and wash with that. I love your tips. ❤️
be aware that bleach changes mold to white, but the mold spores still there and will grow back... Hydrogen Peroxide actually kills bleach and also kills the spores so it won't grow back. I've done lots of mold clean up with hydrogen peroxide.
Don’t use regular paper towels for cleaning. They fall apart and are crap. Instead, buy the Scott brand blue shop towels on the roll. They last and last and last, I’ve even accidentally run them through the washer and dryer, they came out fine and reusable. You can buy single rolls at Walmart, or 2 or 3 or more pack. I buy them by the case at Costco or SAMS. Trust me, just try one roll.
gene ward Yes gene!!! These are the best ones. I ran out awhile back & need some. They work well for just about anything. I really like them for cleaning my car windows & I also use one for a napkin when eating in the car.
The last few times I moved I got cable internet only. Then with the use of some extra coaxial cable and a coaxial line splitter I ran a cable line to my TV to see if it would pick up any cable channels. For the past 7 years it has indeed given me free standard cable!
Wonderful video. Explanation for how to stream. Thank you. I’m going to get my husband watch this. He is against cutting cable. We are broke all the time. He smokes and drinks beer. That’s $25 a day. We only have $2200 a month. It’s so depressing. Thank you again 🤗
I was just thinking about canceling the cable but didn't know what to replace it with. Thanks! You are, as always informative, entertaining and adorable! Wish we could clone a few more of you.
I do most of this. Have roku. Make my own soap. I used to > buy clothing at thrift stores. But I have decided after 20 years of this I wanted to present myself better. So I have been making clothing with nice materials. All material uncut is new. It may have sit on the shelf since 1960 BUT is usually uncut haha. I may start watering things down. But my husband is 75 yo and I am 48 yo. We cant take it with us and most of our adult kids are better off than us. Except one. With that said, like I said we now feel after years of thrifty living , we cant take it with us. This is just us I am speaking for. Here is a prime example, my husbands parents were born in 1900 & 1905 respectively. Lived thru the great depression and midwest dust bowl. Went out in the late 90s at ripe old ages and died with nearly a million cash and several farms. The poor old woman NEVER knew a cold ac in her home, microwave, telephone, etc. And she lived through all these great inventions! Didnt have an indoor toilet until the 1970s. She wasnt able to see a payday in 90 years! Never shopped for anything but what she had to buy. We decided to quit living that way. I am still a bit thrifty but not to the extent I was after my husband told me , in tears, his mother lived on the ok/texas border without ever having a cold ac. They laid on the floor with the door open on hot days. With their dogs. Literally. I do NOT exaggerate. I wont make my son cry when he remembers me. I just wont.
Yeah....I remember one apartment that was so hot....(no cross ventilation or AC) in the 1990's and up to 2005.....that was so hot.....I opened the door around 3 AM to let in cold air. In addition, in order to sleep, I would wet a towel with cold water....and put that across my body in order to sleep. Probably saved my life!
I lived in a roach infested apt for 6 years With no a.c. garden apt in bad neibor hood because of no help from parents and I had no money . I took 3 showers a day to stay cool. Windows never opened at nite. I survived
@@sundancer7381 I grew up middle-class but got married too young. I remember wetting a sheet and putting it on ready to get cool then it would get hot and sticky so we had to take it off. One year it was so hot we drove around all night with the air conditioning on in our car. A box fan in front of an open window with a screen helped at times..... or suffering so bad you keep the windows open even though you don't have screen. So what do you want bugs landing on you in the middle of the night or be in the sweatbox? Being poor rots. I remember putting a bathing suit on in the summer getting in the shower and then walking around the house in a wet bathing suit. But we survived.
I use vinegar/water (with baking soda for the stubborn stains). Very cheap and for those who have sensitivity to smells or detergents (like my kid) a good alternative. Good vid. Thanks.
Awww Rocky...you're a sweetie. Back in the 80's when I was married, we brought in good money, and went out socially regularly, I used some of the higher priced cosmetics/face care products. For the last 5 years I've been moving toward minimalism including DIY facial care and cleaning products. My favorites: 1. Castile soap. Dr. Bronner's is a common brand that is even sold now at our regional supermarket. I couldn't find it at Walmart so purchased Dr. Jacobs brand that is the same. I chose almond and it smells lovely. It is advertised for a body wash, facial wash, and shaving lather. It is listed as an alternative to shampoo & conditioner. Household uses - general cleaner, laundry detergent & dish soap. I'm using it as my facial cleanser and it has done wonders for my acne-prone skin. Like PP said, it only needs a TINY bit mixed with water. Also used it as my hand cleanser mixed with water. I haven't yet used it for laundry detergent or dish soap, but have added it to my heavier duty cleaning products - just a drop or two. 2. Favorite cleaners for kitchen & bathroom cleaning are white vinegar (I buy it in jugs) & baking soda (inexpensive). I use those two a LOT!! 3. Hydrogen peroxide - a lot of info on uses for this online - my current use is cleaning old stains on the carpet - mainly where my elderly cat threw up. This stuff does wonders!! I've heard a tiny bit of it can be used as a mouth wash, but be sure to spit it out and only use 3% solution. I still have a container of Clorax that I used for the first time in a long time yesterday for a very stubborn stain. Still using liquid detergent when I find it on sale but will now be using a LOT less per load. I buy bleach from the Dollar Tree & use it for my whites in laundry and to clean the inside of my washing machine. Always looking for new ideas. ;)
Hi prepper princess! You'd actually be surprised how good a antenna works here in Arizona. It's a lot flatter than California therefore antennas work really well here. 👍😁
@Samantha Jane Gardener I meant in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Meaning Glendale, surprise, sun City, Peoria Phoenix, Buckeye,Avondale, Tolleson, Gilbert, Chandler, Mesa,Tempe, Scottsdale. I realize not everybody lives in those area's but that's where the majority of the people live. They do sell high power antennas as well and that you can purchase with like a big pole and a big antenna so if you live out in those areas you can look into high power antennas to get reception.
My cable/internet bill went from $230 a month down to $89/month for just Internet, and a new smart TV gives you a lot of apps. This includes Netflix ( I know, you have to pay for). Pluto TV (Which has a lot) and of course TH-cam so I can watch Prepper Princess. $140 saved per month is a lot in my world, that's enough to cover insurance on vehicles for 2 drivers! The smart TV was really a revelation.
If my wife could pass up some of the cable TV entertainment channels, I'd eliminate cable TV and stay with the COX internet connection. To make non-smart TV's smarter, you can used a DVD box with WIFI … Sony offers many of them. Our new 65" Sony 4K HD TV has the built-in WIFI which works nicely … better than the external Sony DVD/WIFI box that sometimes hangs up.
@lucy lu LOL. I recently battled with "smart" electronics with a DELL power adapter for a laptop. The adapter uses a unique signal to identify the fact you are using a DELL power adapter. If you don't use a DELL adapter, the laptop won't charge the battery and the computer runs very slow. Knockoff adapters don't work. Problem is this additional signal wire DELL incorporated tends to break somewhere, either in the adapter or inside the laptop making DELL owners crazy. Sometimes being "smart" can result in something being a really "dumb" idea . DELL created a lot of unhappy laptop owners.
@@PrepperPrincess Our "smart" tv is old enough, none of the aps update anymore and the codes it issues for TH-cam, don't work with it anymore.. so I just use YT through my Roku, at least the TV will plays whatever my Roku or my BlueRay player send to it, otherwise its an very expensive wall hanging (heavy too) its only about 7 yrs old...the ones today the same size are now Half the price of what we paid for it brand new!
My husband is a fanatic about clean windows. He used to swear by a product called Jasco but when we couldn't find it anymore, I found this formula for a window cleaner that he loves and has been using for years. It's cheap and you can get everything you need at Walmart for a couple dollars and it makes a gallon. The recipe is: 1/2 cup ammonia, 2 cups rubbing alcohol, 1 tsp. any dishwashing soap (I get it all at the dollar store). Put the ammonia, rubbing alcohol and dishwashing soap in a clean gallon jug. I use a milk jug that I've washed out. Fill the jug with water. Shake to mix. We keep some of this mixture in a spray bottle and refill from the gallon jug as needed. It takes minutes to mix up and costs less than $2.00 for a gallon of it because you get several batches out of a bottle of ammonia and rubbing alcohol. Try it. You'll be surprised how well it works! My husband likes it better than Windex.
Aussie here. Recently house sat for a mate. Came away with these money saving observations. Turn the temperature of you water heater down. Having water so hot from the tap it burns is just throwing money down the drain. Get low flow shower heads. I have a 9 litre a minute head and I live in a low pressure neighbourhood and the shower pressure is fine. Saved a third on my water bill. If its yellow, let it mellow. Now my water bill is half the average of other users, according to the water company that sends the bills. In fact my water usage is so low I often don’t get a bill. Just a notice to say how much I’ve not used. Do a little bit of cleaning often. Having a shower? Clean the toilet bowl first and then have a shower. Or clean a little bit of the shower prior to turning on the water. Just a small patch every day and you never have to worry about visitors looking at a dirty shower. Buy once, cry once. Buy the stuff of the best quality that you can afford. As a bachelor for the entire century, I find washing soda is brilliant in the clothes wash. It more than halves the amount of washing powder I use. I find a cleaning product called Shower Power just works. Mold Power also just works. For the kitchen, I splurge a little. I use a 50/50 mix of Detol and Handy Andy. Makes the place safe and clean and smell brilliant. Also good on stains on wooden floors. All my cleaning products go into a hand spray container. Officeworks sells a half-litre one for $3 and they are great. I then dilute 50% and spray as a gentle mist. The best device I have found for quick, easy cleaning is a steam mop. I use it in the kitchen, toilet and bathroom floors and nothing has beaten the steam mop yet. Also, the hand held one is brilliant on windows, with no need for cleaning products. Got a good quality brand [Hoover] ten years ago and I’ve had to purchase replacement heads but the mop is still going strong. I’m of the opinion that anything that the steam mop kills and cleans has to change whatever it is into being something completely different for the mop to not work. So yeah, brilliant. Love the channel. Cheers, -Mac
I never wash my shower really.... I make homemade 'shower spray' and I spray my shower down after every time I'm in there. Its a 1/2 cup of vinegar, in a large spray bottle, one drop of dawn dish soap (or probably the Simple Green) and fill the bottle to the top with water. Leave it on the floor of the shower, and I spray it down before I get out and dry off... saves me LOTS of time and LOTS of money!
I run the full dishwasher before taking a shower, that way I have almost instant hot water. I collect the cool water in a bucket and flush the toilet with it.
My favorite cleaning product is just some homemade all purpose vinegar spray. All you do is dry out some orange peals, soak them in a jar of white vinegar for about a week, pour it into a spray bottle and a tablespoon or so of liquid soap and water, shake and use. It works almost as well as simple green on both soap scum in the shower and cutting grease on the stove. For toilets or hard goop in the kitchen, I add some baking soda to the area before I add the mix, let sit for a bit. It’s truly magic and the cheapest thing I’ve come across
That's me comet, windex,dollar paper towels. ..lots of dollar store items work great.....I only pay for wifi and I can watch up to date news on youtube ..lots of good movies on youtube as well ..thanks again ,great video Princess.
If you need a disinfectant, Odoban is great. You have to dilute it yourself, but it comes in a 1 gallon bottle. It can disinfect anything depending on the concentration you make. It's also a fabric refresher and I use it to clean everything except windows/mirrors. I even put it in my wash when my dogs bedding gets to be stinky and it comes out with no residual odor left.
I have 2 Roku devices, on 2 tvs . ( Recently found the 2nd 40 inch flat screen t.v. at the thrift store for only $60) I LOVE LOVE LOVE Roku!! I also have 2 $10 antennas. I get about 30 ( English) channels. It does depend on the area, like you mentioned. I'm in the Cali desert. Great video as always P.P. 👍
I’m from the South and grew up poor with food stamps, all that stuff. My mother was a wonderful cook and would always save any bacon grease or pork product (renderings) that gave off grease. She kept it in a small tin and used to fry, season other during the week. While it’s not the healthiest option. You can catch super groovy deals on bacon. I always buy at lease 1 pack of bacon a month as my mother did. Yes I run out and have some cooking oil on hand but we use our air frier, which takes small amounts oil and power , but don’t ditch that pork renderings (great flavor in other dishes) Just one small saver I use for me and my husband. Shout out to Rocky!
I use the 18 pack of $4.00 wash cloths for everything cleaning the house, washing dishes, windows and mirrors. I haven't bought paper towels in over 10 years. Even maids at the 4 star hotels use wash clothes not paper towels. They come in colors so you can assign a color to a chore then throw them in the laundry or a bleach bucket. They last for years and years for $4.00. I even put ribbon on them and use them for holiday dinner napkins.
I'm going to respond to this to say maids at *4 DIAMOND* hotels use specially marked washcloths (as in, not the guest face cloths), and not paper towels. I know this for absolute truth because I was a maid at a resort 4 diamond hotel for 4 years during high school and college. Years later, I don't use paper towels at all. Most of the products we use now, are simply sold to use because of clever marketing. Ads on TV gradually won us over.
@@clagle9899 That is your choice. But are you aware hospital sheets are exposed to every type of body fluid from every type of disease and they are all washed and reused over and over again. So unless there is some secret chemical other than bleach or ammonia we all use the same thing even laundry companies.
What I do is get a 4 liter jug of Vinegar with a spray bottle and I fill it half full with vinegar and the other half with water and use that as my Windex. I get my vinegar from the dollar store.
Sadly Dollarama clued in to the power of vinegar. Used to get 4 litres of Lion Vinegar for $2. Now they stopped selling 4 litres and I can only find find 1 litre for $1.25. Same brand. What a rip!
I purchased a very good food dehydrator the year I retired. (Excalibur because it dries each layer evenly instead of needing to rotate trays). I a!so purchased a very good how to book from a you tube lady, Dehydrate2store. I mostly store in various size mason jars including oxyven absorbers and when necessary moisture absorbers. I love how it dehydrates soup veggies especially greens like chard, spinach, napa, cabbage, kale. The nutrient content stays high if stored properly. I take advantage of the local farmer market and put up enough to last until the next growing year. I also become a major pickle making machine of both sweet and garlic dills (similar to Clauson) which cost less than 25% of the commercial pickles. They last for a year if you use fresh farmer market ingredients and store right away. I have a 22nd small fridge that becomes the pickle fridge. I love storing this food purchased at peak freshness which is a problem with store bought produce in WI in the winter. My family gets much better nutrition at the best prices.
Did you know a good clarifying shampoo to use occasionally? Here's the recipe. 2 cups hot water mix in 2 tablespoons of baking soda until it's desolved. I put in a clean shampoo bottle and just squirt on hair while in shower and scrub my head, it even suds up.
I so agree with entertaining kids that way! Have you seen those crocheted water balloons? They aren't really balloons but look like balloons and you can reuse them over and over again.
I was a single mom. We spent weekends at the park or the library. Books movies and games from the library plus it taught my son how to behave in the library. It also had a small museum attached that was free. Picnic and hiking in the woods at the park. My son id 30 now ad his favorite thing is being outdoors
I know before our public library went communism , I was able to get free passes to different museums . Now our libraries are closed (calif) so a lot of fun free activities are not available . Even the free water sprinkler parks are closed because of the the tyrant Governor . The price of gasoline is so high here , you have to plan out all your driving ahead . Also all fast food play areas are off limits . Thankful “ they” allowed the parks to open up .
Sam's club Jean's are a good deal and a good style. If you own a home and pay your own water, my city water is so exspensive, Everyone should have a shower head shutoff valve. you shut the water off for a good minute to lather hair and maybe two minutes to lather body, on a monthly basis it cuts your water usage a lot.
Went to a Plato's Closet and they were having a 90 percent off sale. Got tops for work for 50 cents to 1.00 each. Also bought my son a few baseball style t shirts for 80 cents each. I also like Comet or Ajax, hydrogen peroxide, vinegar for the rinse cycle for laundry. I buy the LA Awesome dishwashing soap at the DT. Always shopping bargain bins at the grocery store....lots of great deals if you look.
I use powder detergent. There is not much of it left nowadays but it lasts me a really long time and you don’t need much for a full load. Also the reason I started using it was because the box is made out of cardboard vs. plastic.
I use the roku stick. Works great. My internet is only $19.99. A month. I am under assisted service. Since I am on a fixed low income. I used to use comet. Your right it works great. I am looking and researching for an inexpensive way to do a garden with little expense. To grow food for myself and my animal sanctuary. Where I don’t have to stoop too much. Since I a back. That complains 😅
@@melodycarson1200 Most companies don't advertise it, but they often offer a cheap minimal channel option. Might not be in all communities, but our city requires it if they wish to do business here. :D
I don't watch TV anymore, but I do play video games (PC only). If you are a gamer, you can use Steam to play a lot of free games. When the sale happens in Summer or Winter, you can buy games that last 50+ hours for dirt cheap.
Thanks for the great hints. I buy Dr Bronners magic soap and dilute it four to one. It works great and you can use it for dozens of things. It does strip your hair if you use it as is for shampoo. But if you add a little coconut oil, it works fine. I also use coconut oil for moisturizer and lip balm and lots of other things as well.
You can use the wood ashes from your wood stove to compost and make a good soil amendment, or you can just use it as a direct fertilizer. It provides many nutrients that plants love and helps garden crops thrive....another free resource!!!
I have a TracFone smartphone that I pay $20 every 3 months. It gets everything any other expensive iphone gets. Make sure you don't get a plan,but the one that says minutes only. The plans cost more. Data is extra,but I use a secure wifi connection at home.
In December i bought the Tracphone 365 card for 125 dollars i think. The amount of minutes, and texts are ok with me for a year, but the data is only 1.5 GB
I use Persil or Purex powdered soap - it lasts me like six months or more, since there are just two of us in the house. Dollar Tree carries the Awesome brand cleaner and most of the time, I just use vinegar and/or baking soda - they work great and so cheap! Definitely ways to live cheap.
I use rags instead of paper towels, make my own laundry soap & use the same laundry soap 1 tsp.4 the floors box of borax, homemade washing soda, zoat or fels-naptha, $1 store oxi clean abt $10-$12 last almost a yr 4 us....u only need 1/8cp 4 laundey. I make my own mopheads from old towels (cuban mop)..if we want a steak dinner we go to Golden Coral b4 4pm $7.50 person. Can't buy that cheap. I don't buy clothes thr usully gifts or 2nd hand...no cable, furniture is desent roadside specials...did buy a 2nd hand couch & loveseat 4 a $100 delivered...i am frugal bcz my husband isnt but now we hv 2 b...i❤frugality....beat the system..
Antenna TV is free here in most areas. The antenna isn't free though. I have 2 Roku's on 2 different TV's in my house and it is all I need. I love it! I was a single mother and learned all kinds of frugal tricks to stretch my dollar. It is a smart way to make more money and save lots for the future. My kids wore home made clothes and I was told many times I was lying and they were purchased so the kids weren't embarrassed to wear them. I love your ideas and for this video is the best!
Hello Just discovered your videos, fabulous, down to earth and honest. Loved your stretch your budget/chicken episode. My husband would have loved you! He had the same philosophy around food. Best wishes, Susan.
I have not purchased a Windex product in over 20 years!! I make my own. Recipe from a commercial window cleaner. Any spray bottle: few drops of any dish liquid, about 1 inch in bottle of vinegar, same for ammonia then fill rest of bottle with water. :) streak free too
Watch "The antenna man" on TH-cam. He will explain everything you ever need to know about antennas and over the air TV and how antennas works. One problem is don't be cheap with your antenna. Get a good outside antenna and maybe a rotor. If you can't go outdoors with your antenna try a good indoor antenna. If that doesn't work wait until ATSC 3.0 comes out in about 5 yrs. It will revolutionize over the air TV.
I live in upstate South Carolina. My landlord who passed away two days after Christmas. Was very proud of the almost 100 channels he got on his antenna. If I find a permanent place to stay, I have a similar antenna. Or I might just start sampling channels as I travel.
The laundry detergent you mentioned that you make, can be done as a powder as well, makes storage less of a hassle, less spillage issues. Our batch lasts us about 9 months, costs about 9-11 bucks... nice! We make our own window cleaner, candles, and soap. Not the foo-foo cutie types of soap, but real soap you can use that works great!! Going to work on making my own lye for soap, also. I must admit, I do like a dishwasher, and I recently got a recipe for dish detergent, that’s quite inexpensive!!! I’ll let you know how it works.
2 cups borax and a packet of lemonade unsweetened Kool-aid (for the citric acid and the lemon scent), mix dry then use a tablespoon or two in the dishwasher, for the rinse cycle put vinegar in the rinse dispenser.
@@ralphjesseman6562 yes, keep in mind, rinsing dishes is essential, the commercial dishwasher compounds include enzymes so its important no food particles are left in the washer.
Lye is so cheap that I think it's not worth trying to get the right amount by making it although it definitely is a great skill to have for SHTF...I'm with you on the candles too!
I clean with steam and microfiber cloths. I like being able to do water-only cleaning and having a steamer, I can use it instead of washing clothing sometimes. Not having to buy cleaning products and not having to store them is a good thing. I bought cloths that are infused with silver because the silver helps kill the bacteria but steaming them also works or using UVC light works. I have a baby bottle sterilizer that sterilizes with UVC and that can be used to kill germs on your toothbrush or cell phone or fruit or a glass of water if you are worried about your water.
Love Comet, its my go to for so many things; has just enough grit, that doesn't scratch that removes so many things from grease or oil stains on walls, to toilet and shower cleaning.
I was a frugal entertainer with my kids before I knew it was cool. We have spent many days at the local small lake in our town. Feeding ducks, catfish, and a picnic lunch was some of my happiest times with my children. Now, they do the same thing with their children. It was nice to have off days during the week, since I worked every other weekend as a nurse. I miss those sweet times with them. 🤗💗😢
My tips -
- fill my car with petrol only once every 8 weeks. I walk everywhere. Healthy and keeps me fit
- no cable, once I retire and stop working from home I will cancel my internet
- prepay mobile phone $19 per month - no contract
- cook everything from scratch. No processed foods.
All my appliances, phone, tv - all over 10-15 years old. Look after your stuff.
- wear jumpers and use the sun to heat your home - I don’t have air con
- be a minimalist
- non drinker and I don’t like malls and shopping
- save, save,save
I became a single mother at 28 yr olds, took on 2 jobs and foreign students as boarder to help pay the mortgage. Became mortgage free at 46.
Saved and at 56 could help my daughter into her own home.
Now saving again for a tiny home and retirement. Will rent my main home out as additional income.
Live below your means. Stop wanting more, want less.
Well said! :D
Congrats to you and amazing what you can do if you set goals and focus
I read somewhere that if you cannot afford health insurance including dental and vision you should not buy a home because buying home it's more expensive than people think the up keep and maintenance is expensive. This stopped me from buying a house and I'm glad I didn't after my husband lost his business during 9/11.
So inspiring!!!
Sorry what is a jumper? A one pc?
Our grandparents never had all these fancy detergents and cleaning products which, quite frankly, actually smell nasty and make me cough. They simply used soap and water and a marvelous thing called ”elbow grease“. And their homes, clothes and bodies were always spotlessly clean. So well done all of you reverting to the old fashioned standards.
I love A Home of Our Own!! I'm a single mom trying to thrive...I use vinegar and baking soda for cleaners , I go to the Dollar Tree for detergent and dish soap and yep, I water them down. I shop deals using grocery store apps and store clearance for shampoo etc so I get all the brands for $1 or less. My wood stove is dual purpose like yours..heating and cooking . I have ducks and chickens for eggs to both eat and sell. I live by the motto "reduce, reuse and repurpose"
Im a mom of 2 living in the suburbs of Chicago. Everything here has triple taxation. Like you I use vinegar and baking soda. I buy thrift store and charity shopping. I have a pantry filled with foods bought on sale and clearance. Extreme budget living is not PUNISHMENT its smarts and economy!
@@wonderwoman745 do you use white vinegar?
@@lilijohnson3054 yes I use 50/50 vinegar and water solution for cleaning windows glass and bathroom. You can add vinegar sanitise your floor after mopping use clean water to rinse the floor add vinegar to make it clean and shiny. I get a 2 gallon at Costco amd works great. I kill my weeds in the summer with vinegar soap and salt mixture.
vinegar take off lime deposit in bowls like the dog or cat bowl has that scale line. I use vinegar and let it sit overnight rinse and its like new. Teakettle you can use pure vinegar and let it sit and rinse.
Mind set of solving ALL problems in life WITHOUT USING MONEY! Love it. Lived by it. Now a millionaire.
We dropped cable over 10 years. We have an antenna, but rarely turn on our TV. Between exercising at night, taking art classes, cooking, reading, and working fulltime, I don't miss TV at all.
Best times of my childhood. Raised by single mom 3 of us. The park and once a month a small ice cream cone
My nemory from the 50s was a 5 cent baby root beer after dad's softball game.
My mother would buy my brother and I one ice cream cone a month from the Dairy Mart and every Saturday we'd get an RC Cola with a small bag of salted peanuts, which we would pour into the cola. We lived on a farm and would pull veggies from the ground in our garden and wash them at the pump house for a snack. I miss those days, back in the 50s.
I’m not sure which of your videos recommended weighing the 5 pound bags of potatoes at the grocery store but I wanted to tell you thank you. Great tip. Today I weighed two bags. One was 4 1/2 pounds and the other was almost 5 1/2 pounds! Guess which one I bought? 😆
Awesome!
I clean with vinegar and baking soda. It’s environmentally friendly and super cheap. It also does a great job. I mix half and half of vinegar and water in an old Windex bottle. It works better than any store bought cleaner. We have really hard water in Florida and I haven’t had a problem with buildup since I’ve been using the vinegar. The baking soda is like comet since it’s got a mild abrasive component. I use it to clean my toilet, bathtub and kitchen sink. I haven’t bought “regular” household cleaning supplies in a few years, and it has saved me so much money!
I add a couple drops of dawn to the water/vinegar to help cut grease.
Mix the 2 together and it will surprise you how powerful it is. Lol 🤣
Gr8 4 glass top stoves & inside..
I do the same thing baking soda for sinks and water and vinegar for cleaning surfaces
2o Mule Borax, you can soak in it, clean clothing, wash with it and it contains borax great for detoxing toxic environmental stuff...including WiFi.
"the most beautiful thing you can have on your face is a smile" omg so true! she sees things as they really are.
That is a really nice saying to remember 💕
I have to say that there are many things people think are a need, that really are not. I love how your goal is to live a good quality life for less.
Growing up on a farm I had books and black and white tv with two channels. That was it and life was great. These days we're saturated with entertainment options.
A tip for carpet stains from a carpet installer: Use a terrycloth towel and dab up as much of the stain as possible. Spray the stain liberally with Windex and then dab up the rest of the stain.
Using this method removed successfully, black India ink from my Mother's white carpet. It's my "go to" method for all carpet stains.
Paul Abell Between having a 12 yr old and 3 dogs in a mainly carpeted home I needed this tip! Thank you!!
For animal stains....use 3% hydrogen peroxide. Costs 88 cents for a bottle at Walmart. It does NOT take color out of carpet or fabric,but eliminates stains and shadow stains from animal accidents. Also odors. I have two cats....vomit happens. The dye in the food cause shadows even after you clean it. I pick up the solids, use hot dish soap and water to clean the mess, then soak with hydrogen peroxide. Stain GONE. If you're hesitant, try it on a hidden spot on your carpet first.
Also works on clothing stain....all those OxiClean type products use peroxide...and charge a fortune. Buy a few 88 cent bottles of 3% peroxide and have it on hand!!!
Lots of good advice from you and your commenters. I have an extensive wardrobe (30 tops, 15 pants, 12 pairs shoes, 10 lightweight jackets, etc) all for $309 I added it up. Church thrift stores are the way to go - all clothes $1 -$3, shoes usually $4 same for purses. I've even bought Victoria Secret and Christian Dior bras with the tags still on for $2. My local church thrift sets aside jigsaw puzzles and size 5 or 6 shoes for me. Multi-use items genius, Roku can't live without it, library my best friend, adding water to liquids to extend brilliant. Free entertainment - local parks, walking the neighborhood, check the newspaper for free events but be aware of parking fees. Look at your area as if you were a tourist - what would you recommend, where would you go? Have neighbors in their 30s-40s? Ask them for recommendations for TH-cam shows, Roku channels - I'm in my 70s and am amazed at what they have gotten me hooked on - Taskmaster for one. Also for houseplants, landscape plants, veggies and flowers ask neighbors for cuttings as long as you are willing to wait for growth and Dollar Tree has veggie and flower seeds at 4/$1 - small packets but good seeds.
Wish I could find a bra for that price. Not going to happen when I wear 34H
Don't scrimp on healthy food. Use the money saved from other areas to buy high quality meats and veggies. Grow as much as you can. Poor health comes from bad diet and will cost you time and money for doctor visits and medications.
My foster mother always said: don't scrimp on your food. Scrimp on entertainment if you have to scrimp, scrimp on clothing; but don't scrimp on good nutrition. You'll be giving your money to the doctors if you do.
I agree. 100%.
Cla Gle totally agree!!
Switching to a plant based, whole foods diet is healthy for both the body AND the bank account!
@@hedynugget i agree. whole meals made from legumes and whole grains are fairly cheap. meats are good but depending on quality, coats can skyrocket.
We went from only using Fekai Shampoo to Pantene and now VO5. It works just the same. I also went from strictly using Mac or Clinique makeup to using elf brand that I buy at Walmart and it looks just fine. I don't buy any brand name clothing I get all my Jeans for $7.78 at WalMart.
I don’t watch much tv. My husband is addicted to it! Thinking of you and Rocky today while you are moving. Wishing you many Blessings in your new home.
We need more women like you living with this philosophy! :-)
She's not the only one by far--we are out here.
I have been binge watching you for 2 days! Normally I don't have time for that because I travel a lot (Not expensive travel I have a van that is a micro apartment) and I spend maybe 25 dollars on tv entertainment. That is basic Hulu, Netflix, and Amazon prime (I get a discount on Amazon because I am on disability). I only watch one or two of those a month. I just love going outside and enjoying life! I watched a video of you today foraging. I do the same thing but I do it with edibles and medicinal plants! It allowed me to get off many prescription drugs. I went from 12 to 2 medications as needed. I also love thrift store shopping! I have learned that if you just ask for a discount at a thrift store they usually give it to you.
Everyone always ask me where my outfit/clothes/heels are from. I say Goodwill 🤗. Plus I have a minimal wardrobe and wear the same things every weeks. 😁 you're right- wear a smile and take care of your things because they will take care of you!
How about no TV at all. TV is a big time waster as well as brain washer. Haven't had TV in years and I can tell you I have more time now then ever before and enjoy life so much more.
If you haven't had TV in years what makes you have more time "now"....you should barely remember TV in your life by now so compared to what
@@freshbeanne I was raised on television so I remember and TV was a huge time waster. I would suggest you try going without it for two months and see how you like it. I am willing to bet you won't go back to it. For news, you go directly to the live stream on the internet of the local TV channel in your area. Here is one I go to for news all the time: www.kusi.com/only-on-kusi/livestream/ so you don't miss what is going on locally or even in world news. You can also listen to AM radio which I do at night mainly Coast to Coast AM.
@@sissycarolina4863 You said more time "now more than ever before". Makes no sense. Save the lecture I am talking about what you said making no sense if you quit watching years ago.
Sissy Carolina
Hahaha...me too I shut off the cable .And now just use the Internet for more than 10 years now I don't miss it at all .And I have free internet .from my land lord..haha. Have a nice day..!
@@sissycarolina4863 The person asked what YOU do. Not for advice.
I dont watch TV anymore. Its youtube, Netflix and reading books that provide me with plenty of entertainment.... Left over meat makes a next day stir fry.
me too but my mom has spectrum and the bill is crazyyyy :(
Enjoyed your video and tips. I use cloth flour sack towels instead of paper towels for so many things, including wiping off appliances, counters , mirrors and windows. They are 100 percent cotton and just get better with time. Wishing you much happiness in your new home.
Baking soda with a bit of dish soap does AMAZING to clean tubs, sinks, toilets. Water, a few drops of tea tree oil and a tbsp. castile soap mixed in a spray bottle works wonders to disinfect counters, tables, etc. Finally, Vinegar and water (half and half) in a spray bottle does amazing at cleaning mirrors and windows! Costs next to nothing and all natural. Also, I use microfiber cloths so I can wash them and reuse them :)
I gave up TV and cable years ago. I get $55 straight talk monthly plan from Wal-Mart. I get cell phone service from my $29 cell phone and have internet and TH-cam on it. Many good old TV shows and movies on TH-cam from 1950's on. Last time I had cable I consistently watched the same 5 to 7 channels out of hundreds. Most had garbage.
$29 cell phone and monthly $55 plan. Works for me.
That sounds great ! 👌
Me too!!
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Today I used dish soap and a potato scrubber to clean the shower
It worked !
I never had time to enjoy my own company before I retired from the trucking industry now I see I like nature's tv outdoors. ❤💃
I stopped using commercial cleaners. Water and vinegar can be used for windows and mirrors and use a dedicated cleaning cloth. Bunch of Farmers laundry soap works well on stains. I used baking soda to clean my tub and tiles, oven and kitchen sink. I use castile soap to clean the rest of my bathroom, kitchen and floors. These are all natural products and cheaper than commercially sold cleaners. Getting back to the basics.
I ditched paper towels for Kitchen+Home bamboo towels 8.99 for 20 on Amazon. They are thin but can be bleached in the wash. Mine have lasted over a year. Still use paper towel for puppy vomit though. Also found great silicone sponges (I think the round ones are bigger and easier to grip) on Amazon. No more smelly Ocellos that fill the landfills.
I love your videos. Who needs cable when I can binge watch you. Thanks for sharing
Love these ideas! I was gifted a Roku years ago, but I don't watch TV since cutting cable. Took up other hobbies and started walking my dogs instead.
And a quick side note...ducks and geese should follow a more natural diet and not eat bread. Not judging here...I had a friend who was a vet tech and she said it messes with their digestion. Who knew? I fed them bread all the time as a kid. Guess I owe an apology to many feathered creatures!
The best window cleaner is definitely micro fiber towel! Water is all you need with and it lasts 5 years!
Lol I am in my 60s and work at a major tech chain and love how you explained the roku. So many people come in wanting one but don't understand streaming tv. Your explanation was simple. BTW love the movie explorers. Last time I visited my son he was watching it. Such a blast from his childhood.
OMG YES!!!! I literally grew up with Simple Green, my mom still swears by it!!!!! Thanks for the video, love it!!!
We love our roku...our friend gave it to us for an anniversary gift years ago. Great gift!
We have the movie A Home of Our Own on VHS LOL. Kathy Bates as something else in that movie, great actress.
I got rid of cable AND my tv. I realized that sometimes, the tv would be on in the background and I wasn't even watching it, so out it went. I donated it. If it's not on my computer, I don't watch it. There's SO much to watch online, it's ridiculous. I do have Netflix and Amazon Prime, so I'm never at a loss for entertainment. When I shop, I always have a shopping list and have trained myself not to even LOOK at anything that is not on my list. Cleaning supplies - the Dollar tree. Same for wrapping paper, gift bags and greeting cards - the Dollar Tree has it all. My home has electric heat so I only have the heat on in one room, the living room, where I spend most of my time. I never turn the heat on in any other room, I hate sleeping in a warm room, anyway.
Excellent!!! Watching TeeVee is like staring into a garbage can...who would pay to do that? You are spot on with the internet, and when the weather gets nice, go outside. Too much crap on ALL media!!!!
So funny. My grandmother's sewing machine from 1950 had this instruction: move machine into a heated room 1 hour before use.
Thank you for the lessons . A single mom always trying to find ways to save.
I use peroxide for general cleaning and windows. I mix it with water. So it works great and pretty cheap.
Peroxide is very versatile best of all its nontoxic. I use peroxide for a lot of things, including disinfectant, carpet stain cleaning, cloth stain removal,topical antiseptic to name a few.
Regular bleach is toxic but peroxide is not. Super versatile for cleaning, laundry and for health needs like sore throats, earaches, nail fungus, mouthwash diluted with water...no need to buy teeth whiteners.
Yes love peroxide for so many things!!!
I always kept a bottle of Windex and a can of Comet and it could clean everything in the house, no need for anything else. Lately though I heard about putting bleach mixed with water in a spray bottle for washing walls. I got a spray bottle and added about a cup of water and 2 cups of bleach ( you could use more water and less bleach) and I had some mold in my bathtub-shower and I sprayed it and the mold just started running off and then I took a stiff brush and sprayed and scrubbed the rest of the mold and mildew and the whole thing. When I got through my bathtub was so clean and sparkly. A lot of times if I run out of detergent, I’ll take some dishwashing liquid or some shampoo and wash with that. I love your tips. ❤️
be aware that bleach changes mold to white, but the mold spores still there and will grow back... Hydrogen Peroxide actually kills bleach and also kills the spores so it won't grow back. I've done lots of mold clean up with hydrogen peroxide.
Don’t use regular paper towels for cleaning. They fall apart and are crap. Instead, buy the Scott brand blue shop towels on the roll. They last and last and last, I’ve even accidentally run them through the washer and dryer, they came out fine and reusable. You can buy single rolls at Walmart, or 2 or 3 or more pack. I buy them by the case at Costco or SAMS. Trust me, just try one roll.
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gene ward Yes gene!!! These are the best ones. I ran out awhile back & need some. They work well for just about anything. I really like them for cleaning my car windows & I also use one for a napkin when eating in the car.
We have microfibre clothes. Just wash them and they last forever
Alcohol and water make an effective Windex. I used in when I had a house cleaning business
I've had roku for 5 years now. Amazing. Never paying for cable again.
The last few times I moved I got cable internet only. Then with the use of some extra coaxial cable and a coaxial line splitter I ran a cable line to my TV to see if it would pick up any cable channels. For the past 7 years it has indeed given me free standard cable!
Wonderful video. Explanation for how to stream. Thank you. I’m going to get my husband watch this. He is against cutting cable. We are broke all the time. He smokes and drinks beer. That’s $25 a day. We only have $2200 a month. It’s so depressing. Thank you again 🤗
I was just thinking about canceling the cable but didn't know what to replace it with. Thanks! You are, as always informative, entertaining and adorable! Wish we could clone a few more of you.
I do most of this. Have roku. Make my own soap. I used to > buy clothing at thrift stores. But I have decided after 20 years of this I wanted to present myself better. So I have been making clothing with nice materials. All material uncut is new. It may have sit on the shelf since 1960 BUT is usually uncut haha. I may start watering things down. But my husband is 75 yo and I am 48 yo. We cant take it with us and most of our adult kids are better off than us. Except one. With that said, like I said we now feel after years of thrifty living , we cant take it with us. This is just us I am speaking for. Here is a prime example, my husbands parents were born in 1900 & 1905 respectively. Lived thru the great depression and midwest dust bowl. Went out in the late 90s at ripe old ages and died with nearly a million cash and several farms. The poor old woman NEVER knew a cold ac in her home, microwave, telephone, etc. And she lived through all these great inventions! Didnt have an indoor toilet until the 1970s. She wasnt able to see a payday in 90 years! Never shopped for anything but what she had to buy. We decided to quit living that way. I am still a bit thrifty but not to the extent I was after my husband told me , in tears, his mother lived on the ok/texas border without ever having a cold ac. They laid on the floor with the door open on hot days. With their dogs. Literally. I do NOT exaggerate. I wont make my son cry when he remembers me. I just wont.
Yeah....I remember one apartment that was so hot....(no cross ventilation or AC) in the 1990's and up to 2005.....that was so hot.....I opened the door around 3 AM to let in cold air. In addition, in order to sleep, I would wet a towel with cold water....and put that across my body in order to sleep. Probably saved my life!
I lived in a roach infested apt for 6 years With no a.c. garden apt in bad neibor hood because of no help from parents and I had no money . I took 3 showers a day to stay cool. Windows never opened at nite. I survived
@@sundancer7381 I grew up middle-class but got married too young. I remember wetting a sheet and putting it on ready to get cool then it would get hot and sticky so we had to take it off. One year it was so hot we drove around all night with the air conditioning on in our car. A box fan in front of an open window with a screen helped at times..... or suffering so bad you keep the windows open even though you don't have screen. So what do you want bugs landing on you in the middle of the night or be in the sweatbox? Being poor rots. I remember putting a bathing suit on in the summer getting in the shower and then walking around the house in a wet bathing suit. But we survived.
I use vinegar/water (with baking soda for the stubborn stains). Very cheap and for those who have sensitivity to smells or detergents (like my kid) a good alternative. Good vid. Thanks.
Awww Rocky...you're a sweetie. Back in the 80's when I was married, we brought in good money, and went out socially regularly, I used some of the higher priced cosmetics/face care products. For the last 5 years I've been moving toward minimalism including DIY facial care and cleaning products. My favorites: 1. Castile soap. Dr. Bronner's is a common brand that is even sold now at our regional supermarket. I couldn't find it at Walmart so purchased Dr. Jacobs brand that is the same. I chose almond and it smells lovely. It is advertised for a body wash, facial wash, and shaving lather. It is listed as an alternative to shampoo & conditioner. Household uses - general cleaner, laundry detergent & dish soap. I'm using it as my facial cleanser and it has done wonders for my acne-prone skin. Like PP said, it only needs a TINY bit mixed with water. Also used it as my hand cleanser mixed with water.
I haven't yet used it for laundry detergent or dish soap, but have added it to my heavier duty cleaning products - just a drop or two. 2. Favorite cleaners for kitchen & bathroom cleaning are white vinegar (I buy it in jugs) & baking soda (inexpensive). I use those two a LOT!! 3. Hydrogen peroxide - a lot of info on uses for this online - my current use is cleaning old stains on the carpet - mainly where my elderly cat threw up. This stuff does wonders!! I've heard a tiny bit of it can be used as a mouth wash, but be sure to spit it out and only use 3% solution.
I still have a container of Clorax that I used for the first time in a long time yesterday for a very stubborn stain. Still using liquid detergent when I find it on sale but will now be using a LOT less per load. I buy bleach from the Dollar Tree & use it for my whites in laundry and to clean the inside of my washing machine. Always looking for new ideas. ;)
Great info, If I was 20 years younger your my kind of gal. Smart lady.
Hi prepper princess! You'd actually be surprised how good a antenna works here in Arizona. It's a lot flatter than California therefore antennas work really well here. 👍😁
Not everywhere in Arizona! We can't get anything on an antenna jn Arizona.
I use an antenna and get 20 channels with lots of good stuff.
@Samantha Jane Gardener I meant in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Meaning Glendale, surprise, sun City, Peoria Phoenix, Buckeye,Avondale, Tolleson, Gilbert, Chandler, Mesa,Tempe, Scottsdale. I realize not everybody lives in those area's but that's where the majority of the people live. They do sell high power antennas as well and that you can purchase with like a big pole and a big antenna so if you live out in those areas you can look into high power antennas to get reception.
My cable/internet bill went from $230 a month down to $89/month for just Internet, and a new smart TV gives you a lot of apps. This includes Netflix ( I know, you have to pay for). Pluto TV (Which has a lot) and of course TH-cam so I can watch Prepper Princess. $140 saved per month is a lot in my world, that's enough to cover insurance on vehicles for 2 drivers!
The smart TV was really a revelation.
I bought a refurbished Smart TV with a no return policy. The "smart" option doesn't work :-(
@doug robertson it connects to WiFi and you get more free options
If my wife could pass up some of the cable TV entertainment channels, I'd eliminate cable TV and stay with the COX internet connection. To make non-smart TV's smarter, you can used a DVD box with WIFI … Sony offers many of them. Our new 65" Sony 4K HD TV has the built-in WIFI which works nicely … better than the external Sony DVD/WIFI box that sometimes hangs up.
@lucy lu LOL. I recently battled with "smart" electronics with a DELL power adapter for a laptop. The adapter uses a unique signal to identify the fact you are using a DELL power adapter. If you don't use a DELL adapter, the laptop won't charge the battery and the computer runs very slow. Knockoff adapters don't work. Problem is this additional signal wire DELL incorporated tends to break somewhere, either in the adapter or inside the laptop making DELL owners crazy. Sometimes being "smart" can result in something being a really "dumb" idea . DELL created a lot of unhappy laptop owners.
@@PrepperPrincess Our "smart" tv is old enough, none of the aps update anymore and the codes it issues for TH-cam, don't work with it anymore.. so I just use YT through my Roku, at least the TV will plays whatever my Roku or my BlueRay player send to it, otherwise its an very expensive wall hanging (heavy too) its only about 7 yrs old...the ones today the same size are now Half the price of what we paid for it brand new!
My husband is a fanatic about clean windows. He used to swear by a product called Jasco but when we couldn't find it anymore, I found this formula for a window cleaner that he loves and has been using for years. It's cheap and you can get everything you need at Walmart for a couple dollars and it makes a gallon. The recipe is: 1/2 cup ammonia, 2 cups rubbing alcohol, 1 tsp. any dishwashing soap (I get it all at the dollar store). Put the ammonia, rubbing alcohol and dishwashing soap in a clean gallon jug. I use a milk jug that I've washed out. Fill the jug with water. Shake to mix. We keep some of this mixture in a spray bottle and refill from the gallon jug as needed. It takes minutes to mix up and costs less than $2.00 for a gallon of it because you get several batches out of a bottle of ammonia and rubbing alcohol. Try it. You'll be surprised how well it works! My husband likes it better than Windex.
Aussie here. Recently house sat for a mate. Came away with these money saving observations.
Turn the temperature of you water heater down. Having water so hot from the tap it burns is just throwing money down the drain.
Get low flow shower heads. I have a 9 litre a minute head and I live in a low pressure neighbourhood and the shower pressure is fine. Saved a third on my water bill.
If its yellow, let it mellow. Now my water bill is half the average of other users, according to the water company that sends the bills. In fact my water usage is so low I often don’t get a bill. Just a notice to say how much I’ve not used.
Do a little bit of cleaning often. Having a shower? Clean the toilet bowl first and then have a shower. Or clean a little bit of the shower prior to turning on the water. Just a small patch every day and you never have to worry about visitors looking at a dirty shower.
Buy once, cry once. Buy the stuff of the best quality that you can afford. As a bachelor for the entire century, I find washing soda is brilliant in the clothes wash. It more than halves the amount of washing powder I use. I find a cleaning product called Shower Power just works. Mold Power also just works.
For the kitchen, I splurge a little. I use a 50/50 mix of Detol and Handy Andy. Makes the place safe and clean and smell brilliant. Also good on stains on wooden floors.
All my cleaning products go into a hand spray container. Officeworks sells a half-litre one for $3 and they are great. I then dilute 50% and spray as a gentle mist.
The best device I have found for quick, easy cleaning is a steam mop. I use it in the kitchen, toilet and bathroom floors and nothing has beaten the steam mop yet. Also, the hand held one is brilliant on windows, with no need for cleaning products. Got a good quality brand [Hoover] ten years ago and I’ve had to purchase replacement heads but the mop is still going strong. I’m of the opinion that anything that the steam mop kills and cleans has to change whatever it is into being something completely different for the mop to not work. So yeah, brilliant.
Love the channel.
Cheers,
-Mac
I never wash my shower really.... I make homemade 'shower spray' and I spray my shower down after every time I'm in there. Its a 1/2 cup of vinegar, in a large spray bottle, one drop of dawn dish soap (or probably the Simple Green) and fill the bottle to the top with water. Leave it on the floor of the shower, and I spray it down before I get out and dry off... saves me LOTS of time and LOTS of money!
I run the full dishwasher before taking a shower, that way I have almost instant hot water. I collect the cool water in a bucket and flush the toilet with it.
@@fazdoll Bachelor so I never even considered that. Thanks.
@@LiberLady Oooh! TY for the tip! :D
My favorite cleaning product is just some homemade all purpose vinegar spray. All you do is dry out some orange peals, soak them in a jar of white vinegar for about a week, pour it into a spray bottle and a tablespoon or so of liquid soap and water, shake and use.
It works almost as well as simple green on both soap scum in the shower and cutting grease on the stove. For toilets or hard goop in the kitchen, I add some baking soda to the area before I add the mix, let sit for a bit. It’s truly magic and the cheapest thing I’ve come across
That's me comet, windex,dollar paper towels. ..lots of dollar store items work great.....I only pay for wifi and I can watch up to date news on youtube ..lots of good movies on youtube as well ..thanks again ,great video Princess.
If you need a disinfectant, Odoban is great. You have to dilute it yourself, but it comes in a 1 gallon bottle. It can disinfect anything depending on the concentration you make. It's also a fabric refresher and I use it to clean everything except windows/mirrors. I even put it in my wash when my dogs bedding gets to be stinky and it comes out with no residual odor left.
I have 2 Roku devices, on 2 tvs . ( Recently found the 2nd 40 inch flat screen t.v. at the thrift store for only $60) I LOVE LOVE LOVE Roku!! I also have 2 $10 antennas. I get about 30 ( English) channels. It does depend on the area, like you mentioned. I'm in the Cali desert. Great video as always P.P. 👍
I’m from the South and grew up poor with food stamps, all that stuff. My mother was a wonderful cook and would always save any bacon grease or pork product (renderings) that gave off grease. She kept it in a small tin and used to fry, season other during the week. While it’s not the healthiest option. You can catch super groovy deals on bacon. I always buy at lease 1 pack of bacon a month as my mother did. Yes I run out and have some cooking oil on hand but we use our air frier, which takes small amounts oil and power , but don’t ditch that pork renderings (great flavor in other dishes) Just one small saver I use for me and my husband.
Shout out to Rocky!
Yes indeed we love your boy and fierce protector!!
What a smart good looking hardworking woman
My uncle and I will get Arby's and then go along the river, we used to do this with my grandma when she was still living. It's almost niceer outside.
I had a wood burner, kept a pot on top with water for humidity but works well for cooking beans, etc.
I use the 18 pack of $4.00 wash cloths for everything cleaning the house, washing dishes, windows and mirrors. I haven't bought paper towels in over 10 years. Even maids at the 4 star hotels use wash clothes not paper towels. They come in colors so you can assign a color to a chore then throw them in the laundry or a bleach bucket. They last for years and years for $4.00. I even put ribbon on them and use them for holiday dinner napkins.
I would do the same but I have pets that sometimes pee or throw up on the floor. Not reusing anything to clean that up.
And for those with an old Swiffer sweeper, they are perfectly sized to clip on the "head" if the sweeper and are reusable/washable! :D
I use those wash cloths the same way, also for my simple swiffer mop when wet mopping, going to start using them in place of T.P. after peeing only.
I'm going to respond to this to say maids at *4 DIAMOND* hotels use specially marked washcloths (as in, not the guest face cloths), and not paper towels. I know this for absolute truth because I was a maid at a resort 4 diamond hotel for 4 years during high school and college. Years later, I don't use paper towels at all. Most of the products we use now, are simply sold to use because of clever marketing. Ads on TV gradually won us over.
@@clagle9899 That is your choice. But are you aware hospital sheets are exposed to every type of body fluid from every type of disease and they are all washed and reused over and over again. So unless there is some secret chemical other than bleach or ammonia we all use the same thing even laundry companies.
Listerine mouth wash is strong and not cheap. Addding water to the bottle is a great idea!
I split a whole bottle of listerine with 50% water👍👍
What I do is get a 4 liter jug of Vinegar with a spray bottle and I fill it half full with vinegar and the other half with water and use that as my Windex. I get my vinegar from the dollar store.
Sadly Dollarama clued in to the power of vinegar. Used to get 4 litres of Lion Vinegar for $2. Now they stopped selling 4 litres and I can only find find 1 litre for $1.25. Same brand. What a rip!
Saving money hint: any Kind of Bar Soap remove it from the paper and let it dry out for 3 or 4 weeks. It will last longer!!!!
Nice !
Really?
Will it work with toilet paper?
@@olzhasolzhas1869 I wish! The rolls keep getting smaller.
Acctest lasttest I put my bar soap among in the linen closet, that makes everything smell nice.
I purchased a very good food dehydrator the year I retired. (Excalibur because it dries each layer evenly instead of needing to rotate trays). I a!so purchased a very good how to book from a you tube lady, Dehydrate2store. I mostly store in various size mason jars including oxyven absorbers and when necessary moisture absorbers. I love how it dehydrates soup veggies especially greens like chard, spinach, napa, cabbage, kale. The nutrient content stays high if stored properly. I take advantage of the local farmer market and put up enough to last until the next growing year. I also become a major pickle making machine of both sweet and garlic dills (similar to Clauson) which cost less than 25% of the commercial pickles. They last for a year if you use fresh farmer market ingredients and store right away. I have a 22nd small fridge that becomes the pickle fridge. I love storing this food purchased at peak freshness which is a problem with store bought produce in WI in the winter. My family gets much better nutrition at the best prices.
3:30 When I replaced my TV close to 5 years ago I got one with Roku included (no stick needed).
I use white vinegar (sometimes with and sometimes without baking soda) for a lot of cleaning jobs, super cheap and effective.
Love that dog that love is almost priceless but worth every penny.❤
Did you know a good clarifying shampoo to use occasionally? Here's the recipe. 2 cups hot water mix in 2 tablespoons of baking soda until it's desolved. I put in a clean shampoo bottle and just squirt on hair while in shower and scrub my head, it even suds up.
For longer length in trousers ,try unpicking the hem as often there is a lot of fabric with enough to resew with a much smaller hem.
Water mix with alcohol (isopropyl ) cleans windows,mirrors very well, also use to clean door knobs,fridge ,stove handles.
I so agree with entertaining kids that way! Have you seen those crocheted water balloons? They aren't really balloons but look like balloons and you can reuse them over and over again.
I was a single mom. We spent weekends at the park or the library. Books movies and games from the library plus it taught my son how to behave in the library. It also had a small museum attached that was free. Picnic and hiking in the woods at the park. My son id 30 now ad his favorite thing is being outdoors
I know before our public library went communism , I was able to get free passes to different museums . Now our libraries are closed (calif) so a lot of fun free activities are not available . Even the free water sprinkler parks are closed because of the the tyrant Governor . The price of gasoline is so high here , you have to plan out all your driving ahead . Also all fast food play areas are off limits . Thankful “ they” allowed the parks to open up .
Sam's club Jean's are a good deal and a good style. If you own a home and pay your own water, my city water is so exspensive, Everyone should have a shower head shutoff valve. you shut the water off for a good minute to lather hair and maybe two minutes to lather body, on a monthly basis it cuts your water usage a lot.
Vinegar is a great cleaner for almost everything but the best for windows and mirrors. I use rags and absolutely no streaks and easy!
Went to a Plato's Closet and they were having a 90 percent off sale. Got tops for work for 50 cents to 1.00 each. Also bought my son a few baseball style t shirts for 80 cents each. I also like Comet or Ajax, hydrogen peroxide, vinegar for the rinse cycle for laundry. I buy the LA Awesome dishwashing soap at the DT. Always shopping bargain bins at the grocery store....lots of great deals if you look.
I use powder detergent. There is not much of it left nowadays but it lasts me a really long time and you don’t need much for a full load. Also the reason I started using it was because the box is made out of cardboard vs. plastic.
I use the roku stick. Works great. My internet is only $19.99. A month. I am under assisted service. Since I am on a fixed low income. I used to use comet. Your right it works great. I am looking and researching for an inexpensive way to do a garden with little expense. To grow food for myself and my animal sanctuary. Where I don’t have to stoop too much. Since I a back. That complains 😅
I'm looking to save on my internet..May I ask what company is for low income?? I'm in Los Angeles and can't seem to find a company like that.
@@melodycarson1200 Most companies don't advertise it, but they often offer a cheap minimal channel option. Might not be in all communities, but our city requires it if they wish to do business here. :D
I don't watch TV anymore, but I do play video games (PC only). If you are a gamer, you can use Steam to play a lot of free games. When the sale happens in Summer or Winter, you can buy games that last 50+ hours for dirt cheap.
Also, if you don't game, or can't, you can watch people on Twitch play. A lot of them have interesting personalities. All of that is free.
We switched from sling to philo. Cheaper, good service. Works on roku.
Thanks for the great hints. I buy Dr Bronners magic soap and dilute it four to one. It works great and you can use it for dozens of things. It does strip your hair if you use it as is for shampoo. But if you add a little coconut oil, it works fine. I also use coconut oil for moisturizer and lip balm and lots of other things as well.
Love the tip on makeup,,, i need all the help I can get.. LOL
You can use the wood ashes from your wood stove to compost and make a good soil amendment, or you can just use it as a direct fertilizer. It provides many nutrients that plants love and helps garden crops thrive....another free resource!!!
I have a TracFone smartphone that I pay $20 every 3 months. It gets everything any other expensive iphone gets. Make sure you don't get a plan,but the one that says minutes only. The plans cost more. Data is extra,but I use a secure wifi connection at home.
In December i bought the Tracphone 365 card for 125 dollars i think. The amount of minutes, and texts are ok with me for a year, but the data is only 1.5 GB
I use Persil or Purex powdered soap - it lasts me like six months or more, since there are just two of us in the house. Dollar Tree carries the Awesome brand cleaner and most of the time, I just use vinegar and/or baking soda - they work great and so cheap! Definitely ways to live cheap.
I use rags instead of paper towels, make my own laundry soap & use the same laundry soap 1 tsp.4 the floors box of borax, homemade washing soda, zoat or fels-naptha, $1 store oxi clean abt $10-$12 last almost a yr 4 us....u only need 1/8cp 4 laundey. I make my own mopheads from old towels (cuban mop)..if we want a steak dinner we go to Golden Coral b4 4pm $7.50 person. Can't buy that cheap. I don't buy clothes thr usully gifts or 2nd hand...no cable, furniture is desent roadside specials...did buy a 2nd hand couch & loveseat 4 a $100 delivered...i am frugal bcz my husband isnt but now we hv 2 b...i❤frugality....beat the system..
Yay!!! Love it! Great job!🙏❤🙏🎉👵
Antenna TV is free here in most areas. The antenna isn't free though. I have 2 Roku's on 2 different TV's in my house and it is all I need. I love it! I was a single mother and learned all kinds of frugal tricks to stretch my dollar. It is a smart way to make more money and save lots for the future. My kids wore home made clothes and I was told many times I was lying and they were purchased so the kids weren't embarrassed to wear them. I love your ideas and for this video is the best!
Hello Just discovered your videos, fabulous, down to earth and honest. Loved your stretch your budget/chicken episode. My husband would have loved you! He had the same philosophy around food. Best wishes, Susan.
I have not purchased a Windex product in over 20 years!! I make my own. Recipe from a commercial window cleaner. Any spray bottle: few drops of any dish liquid, about 1 inch in bottle of vinegar, same for ammonia then fill rest of bottle with water. :) streak free too
Watch "The antenna man" on TH-cam. He will explain everything you ever need to know about antennas and over the air TV and how antennas works. One problem is don't be cheap with your antenna. Get a good outside antenna and maybe a rotor. If you can't go outdoors with your antenna try a good indoor antenna. If that doesn't work wait until ATSC 3.0 comes out in about 5 yrs. It will revolutionize over the air TV.
Snuggle for detergent soap, they are usually 2 times cheaper than Tide and smell good too.
dear lord i love you! i too am a major lover of cheesy movies, you have taught me alot thank u so very much. knowledge is power.
I live in upstate South Carolina. My landlord who passed away two days after Christmas. Was very proud of the almost 100 channels he got on his antenna. If I find a permanent place to stay, I have a similar antenna. Or I might just start sampling channels as I travel.
The laundry detergent you mentioned that you make, can be done as a powder as well, makes storage less of a hassle, less spillage issues. Our batch lasts us about 9 months, costs about 9-11 bucks... nice! We make our own window cleaner, candles, and soap. Not the foo-foo cutie types of soap, but real soap you can use that works great!! Going to work on making my own lye for soap, also. I must admit, I do like a dishwasher, and I recently got a recipe for dish detergent, that’s quite inexpensive!!! I’ll let you know how it works.
2 cups borax and a packet of lemonade unsweetened Kool-aid (for the citric acid and the lemon scent), mix dry then use a tablespoon or two in the dishwasher, for the rinse cycle put vinegar in the rinse dispenser.
Liber Lady this looks quite doable, works well?
@@ralphjesseman6562 yes, keep in mind, rinsing dishes is essential, the commercial dishwasher compounds include enzymes so its important no food particles are left in the washer.
Lye is so cheap that I think it's not worth trying to get the right amount by making it although it definitely is a great skill to have for SHTF...I'm with you on the candles too!
@@LiberLady I've never thought of the lemonade mix. Do you ever have any issues with stains or anything from it? A pretty interesting idea.
I like you videos. I'm pretty thrifty also. I shop at the thrift stores and I go to food pantries and get more food for the day of reckoning.
Also hoopla via the library. You can rent and watch online, dont have to go to the library
I clean with steam and microfiber cloths. I like being able to do water-only cleaning and having a steamer, I can use it instead of washing clothing sometimes. Not having to buy cleaning products and not having to store them is a good thing. I bought cloths that are infused with silver because the silver helps kill the bacteria but steaming them also works or using UVC light works. I have a baby bottle sterilizer that sterilizes with UVC and that can be used to kill germs on your toothbrush or cell phone or fruit or a glass of water if you are worried about your water.
I recently discovered Tubi and love it! I’m too cheap to pay for cable tv (internet only) so this is a nice addition to my Nextflix subscription.
Girl me too and tubi is like my fav!!
Crackle is also free. Pluto is free too. Both can be found on your Roku.
Love Comet, its my go to for so many things; has just enough grit, that doesn't scratch that removes so many things from grease or oil stains on walls, to toilet and shower cleaning.