How to keep your house clean & save money
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ม.ค. 2024
- The days are getting brighter so it's time to reinvigorate your cleaning routine with frugality in mind.
Frugal Queen in France
We are a British couple living in Brittany on a budget.
Frugal recipes, days out, home renovations and day to day making do in France.
We’ll give you hints, tips, advice and an insight into our life in France.
Website www.frugalqueeninfrance.com/
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While watching this video, I finally realized why I prefer your channel to all others -- the variety you offer! Thank you so much for all your good tips on budgeting, cooking, meal planning, quilting, gardening, cleaning, home improvement and just plain, overall living well. I especially like when you share scenes from your wanders around France.
Wow, thank you!
I agree with Alice. I always look forward to your videos. Thanks and have a good day.
@@paulinegagne-bertrand9871 thank you
Agree totally. She's a mature woman. She speaks like a mature woman. I've left channels where the folks were immature. Anything goes wrong. That is really life. Not freaking out. Loved, Especially when Jane talked about churning. Buying this and letting go of that. Hoardish or holding on to this and this. Buying this and that. To turn around and not use it or give it away or store it. Churning is no good. It is a waste of money, time, space. I'm a workaholic, all my life. I love good grades in school. I love working hard. I like keeping a clean home. I like to watch Channels that are similar to the younger me, the me now or the future me. Loving, organized and clean. Donating, loving people. Mostly not sitting idle. Not stewing in my life of years ago. Living, learning and loving every new moment that I am in. As well as planning for the future moments :-) Jane is a great motivation to common sense living. Makes for living well :-) agreed.
Another tip to save money on cleaning is to use less than the recommended amount of soap/laundry detergent etc. Less product still gives great results.
Great point!
Yes, this is the best time to 'spring' clean - to be done by spring, because then it's time to start working outside!
You got that right!
You got me thinking Jane. I bet our Grandmother's and great Grandmother's never had a 50 different cleaning potions under their sink, but what they did have was a good broom, dust pan and shovel, rags and some soap etc. And their houses were "usually" cleaner than many houses today ❤
So true!
They used vinegar and green soap 😊
Hi Jane and Mike, I have struggled to keep on top of cleaning but recently discovered a helpful method to get into a routine, it’s by setting a 30 minute timer and doing Monday Mop Day (Hoover/mop floors), Tuesday Toilets (bathrooms), Wednesday Wipe ( surfaces, kitchen cabinets, dust throughout), Thursday Throw Day (compost caddy and bins, declutter), Friday Fabric/Fire (Bedlinen, ironing, put clothes away and fill log baskets and coal) and then Saturday Speed (20 minute whizz roundish necessary). It’s changed my life 😅 and I feel so much better about it and myself tbh. Thanks for another helpful set of ideas, I’ve gradually been changing to generic cleaning products and finding they are often better for a fraction of the price 👍👍👍
You're doing great
@@FrugalQueeninFranceThank you Jane 🤗
My favourite household cleaning products are the DIY ones you can make yourself. All their ingredients are usually inexpensive and they're non-toxic, too. People don't have to pay a fortune to clean a house with chemical products from stores. 🙂
Thanks for sharing!!
I make my own cleaners. Sooo inexpensive, yet effective.
White vinegar and orange peel. Mixed together. Left for 2 weeks and then put in an empty spray bottle is a great all purpose cleaner. I heavily dilute bleach, 1 to 10 ratio with water and that works too. Saves the environment, your lungs and loads of money!
It smells lovely too
Thank you Jane, you always keep our feet on the ground, with your perfectly down to earth advice.... thank you xx
You are so welcome
My bargain cleaning product is inexpensive shampoo. I use it to clean the toilet bowl.
Thanks so much
Me too!😂
I love my cordless rechargeable vacuum as well Jane, so much easier on the back!
Agreed.
It is a cleaning day here in chilly Tennessee. I’m still getting all the holiday decor down because I’m really giving each room a good clean as I go. I have a large rambling farmhouse so I do an extra deep clean of a floor every other year. My favorite bath cleaner is dawn dish soap and vinegar in a spray bottle and then some baking soda on top after spraying--gentle and non-toxic
That is awesome!
What are the proportions of vinegar and dawn and water??
@@juliesatterfield7004 2/3 vinegar. 1/3 dawn. Water if it seems too strong.
@@evansbowen6897 thank you so much!
I just discovered the Dawn and vinegar in a kitchen scubber for doing the shower and tub...it's genius!
Part of my job is cleaning elderly peoples homes to help them stay out of nursing homes. My favourite cleaner to use is 1/4 vinegar, 1/4 mentholated spirits and 1/2 water in a spray bottle. The vinegar cuts through any grease or grime and the mentholated spirits gives a lovely streak free shine. Works on glass, tiles, surfaces, stainless steel- take your pick! Oh, and trusty old Jiff/Ajax cream cleaner.
I too love your videos! Not only do I love all the tips but I love how short they are. I've had to quit watching some I used to watch because I don't have an hour or two to sit and watch. I am retired and live alone but I still do not want to take an hour or two of my time to watch a video.
Glad you like them!
I just got a rechargable vacuum for Christmas. It works good for the quick clean ups. I usually start my deep cleaning in my bathroom because it's the smallest room😅.Great video.❤
Good to know!
I don’t do annual spring cleaning but aim instead to do one afternoon each month in a specific area of the house. January was the kitchen & included changing the cooker hood filters & cleaning away the grease up there. My personal game-changer is a Roomba & a Braava Jet robot mop. I never do any vacuuming now, except stairs & corners with a hand-held vacuum.
I love to deep clean , room by room
Hi new subscriber here. Heard about you on BUDGETING, SAVING, FRUGAL WAYS, GROCERY HAULS AND HOMEMAKING. After reading how you live your life I decided to find your TH-cam channel. Hoping your tips will help me live a more peaceful life.
Welcome
Hi, just in time trying to do a home reset. Thank you, Jane and Mike and Puppies.
Our pleasure!
My favorite cleaning product is hydrogren peroxide. Cleans like bleach but not as harsh. I use vinegar too. I agree that store brands are just as good and sometimes better than the costly name brands. Enjoy your day!!
Thanks for sharing!!
Thank you for the information again.
Our pleasure!
Nancy Birtwhistle has ‘recipes’ to make cleaning products. They work better than shop bought products, are a lot cheaper and kinder to the environment.
Thanks
Thanks again for your refreshing video about staying on top of the cleaning and the house work. I make up a vinegar/dishwashing liquid/water mix in a spray bottle to use on the glass, kitchen sinks, and in the bathroom to clean.
Great tip!
Brilliant common sense as ever Jane. Amazing that some people need telling, but hey, thank goodness for them!!
We love your channel and are now avids every week.
Thanks so much!
I look forward to your videos every week . I got a skip on the 3rd of January and it was full and gone by the 4th feels amazing, since then I’ve been painting the house , paint I’d already had form previous house brilliant every January for me should be like this form now in haha
That is awesome!
The weather has been very wintry so I'm home a lot now. I just started cleaning in the kitchen. I'm reorganizing my pantry and taking inventory. And bulk cooking to have quick meals frozen or in the fridge for busy days. I've also pulled out a lot of old, stained kitchen towels to add to my cleaning cloths. I think I'll probably be in here for the rest of the week to tidy up properly. It makes me feel productive and chipper to be cleaning in blizzardy January! 😊
I need to start on my kitchen too
I use dish washing liquid to clean everything in my home. When I was working, I attended an inservice conducted by the Infection Control nurse of a local hospital. She said use a scrubbing action, and soap and water which will lift and hold the dirt. Wipe the area with a clean wet cloth, then let it air dry.
Great tip
True I always purchase the supermarket brands, they work just as well as well as costing less✔️
Enjoyed the video 😊
Thanks
I like the idea of blitzing the house on a Friday then you have the weekend to yourself! I ran out of paper towels over the Christmas break and decided not to restock and just use cloth.
I am cleaning out my junk drawers and closet. Wiping down walls and floors.
Love that!
Hi Jane and Mike. I no longer buy loads of cleaning products. Like you, I have a multisurface cannister type spray, but a lot of the time, I use the supermarket's generic washing-up liquid which I dilute with water in a spray bottle and which is safe to use on various surfaces, including the shower screen. Handy to patch clean carpets too. Quick rinse wipe after and job done. I agree about the handheld vacuum. I was given a voucher when I last took out my SIM only phone contract which I used to get one of these. It isn't a full sized one but big enough, especially for the stairs and inside the car. Otherwise, in-between vacuuming I use my good old Ewbank cleaner, which is great for giving the place a quick once over, at no cost. Regarding clearing out, I did the rounds bit by bit last year so I'm at the stage now where I'm trying to keep on top of it. Thanks again to you both for this great video.
Thanks Shelia
I have a Shark vacuum cleaner for bigger cleaning, and a Shark electric sweeper. I absolutely love both, but especially the electric sweeper. The handle bends to easily get under furniture with just a push of a button, and does light vacuuming in just a minute. 😀❄☃💗
Thanks for sharing!
Cordless vacuum is a game changer! Got a Dyson V7 years ago, Still going strong. Do all the carpets and dusting with it. We're in a flat now, so have to be careful due to lack of space about keeping stuff. Once a month we go through bits and chuck/charity shop what we don't need. We have loads of old towels I'll be cutting up to use as shoe dusters and floor cloths.
Thanks so much
Just spent an hour taking my cordless hoover apart. It wasn’t picking up.I’m so happy I got it working again.Rollers were clogged with my long hair. Gave rollers a good scrub & voila like new.🧹🫧😊
Thanks, I clean mine weekly
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Happy new year to you and Mike. Answering your question about where I start: because I have to put away all the seasonal décorations and prepare for eventual power shortage due to winter storms, that's where I start: closets, emergency supplies, drugs and meds cabinets, storage bins. I declutter, dispose or replenish. Then I am free for February for what can be seen.
Keep your wonderful attitude you are a joy to watch!!
Thanks so much
White vinegar and bicarb for most things with a few drops of lavender essential oil or just water and dish soap, but an old fashioned solid beeswax polish for my wooden furniture. Good quality pure cotton dusters for polishing that I have had for about 30 years, microfibre cloths for anything wet and a large collection of old toothbrushes.
Thanks for sharing!!
My Dad recently told me White vinegar,little bit of washing up liquid and top with water omg my Windows shower door and mirrors are gleaming ,and I'm saving too 🐾🐾
Thanks for sharing!!
I use a spray cleaner for all surfaces (ecover currently, but will revert to soap/vinegar/water mix once this bottle is used up), and Cif when really necessary. Also bicarbonate of soda for some things. Citric acid for the loo (we are in a very hard water area). I have a very limited set of bottles under my sink! It is so inexpensive to clean this way, and I'm sure it is also better for the environment.
Thanks for sharing
We are in the process of downsizing. It’s amazing how much money we spent on stuff. We are cleaning out so much. We use a great multi surface cleaner, a glass cleaner and dish soap and water go a long way.
So true!
I was out of bleach for cleaning my bathroom basin so I just used laundry washing powder concentrated and an onion bag as a scourer to get the basin spotless Clean. Do the best with what you have!
Thanks
Oh and thank you for another great video
Thanks for sharing
One thing I have learned is soap is soap. I use a basic lye soap to bathe in, scrub sinks with, scrub toilets with, wash stains off wood work, wash out window sills, you name it. Soap is soap. I haven't bought cleaning products in 20 years. Jane is right, we don't need them. Just soap.
Thanks so much
I know this is terribly old fashioned but I use a white vinegar spray on all glass surfaces, soda crystals and bicarbonate of soda for most of my other cleaning
Thanks
Excellent video as always. You are a joy to watch. 😊
Thank you kindly!
I start cleaning the kitchen and use mostly vinegar or bleach. Sometimes peroxide. And the cheapest dish liquid
Great tip!
No, I haven’t begun to deep clean yet. Our household has been battling a bug.
I start at the front door. I clean the outside porch, then the entry. I then do the common area of the house followed by bathrooms and bedrooms.
Love that!
I started the New Year by going through all of our holiday décor and putting aside, to donate, everything that we haven't put out in years. No point in keeping it! Then I moved on to my books. I keep classics, of course, but there is no need for so many cookbooks and pieces of light fiction. That segued into the kitchen. 2 people do not need as many mugs and dishes as we have! Culling these will allow me to put more things away in the cupboards, rather than kept on the counters or stashed away somewhere. I've been trying to stay on top of keeping at least the sinks and counters clean daily. I make my own vinegars and use mainly these, with a dash of inexpensive dish soap, or homemade liquid soap concentrate, to clean pretty much everything.
Thanks
Also a good time to go to your local thrift store as everyone will be deep cleaning.
Great idea!!
Ive just remove a cobweb the size of the Titanic from my sitting room ceiling light ! 😱😱😱 . I dilute washing up liquid/ general cleaning liquid and bleach - add about two thirds water - works just as well . Happy cleaning everyone ! 🥰
Oh wow!
I use vinegar to clean my tea kettle and coffee maker weekly
Great tip!
I start after Thanksgiving each year. Donate, throw out, give away. I go from room to room, I clean, clean, clean. I use lemon juice and water in a sprayer to clean glass and mirror's. My cleaning supplies are pretty much Ajax for toilets and general purpose cleaner with a little dish washing liquid, water in a spray bottle. I don't like a lot of junk sitting around. I'm not necessarily a minimalist, I just don't like a lot of stuff to have to move around.
Sounds great!
I absolutely love your choice of music . You do so much for us already but if you ever have a couple of extra minutes can you share the titles and or the name of the artists?
They're always in the description box/show notes below the video. Thanks for your feedback.
I'm doing that right now. The next thing I do is use bees wax on my dark wood cabinets.
Thanks
I like Dawn Powerwash and there is a duplicate recipe on YT if you don't want to buy refills.
I’m sorry, most of my comment didn’t post. You have such a clear and well thought out approach to sharing content on your channel that I appreciate and love and it makes me think you must have been a wonderful teacher! You have a gift!! Just made me curious as to what you taught in school?
I taught English.
My problem is when I became a widow I down sized and I had too much stuff. I got rid of things like large furniture and extra beds etc. The problem was I was over stocked with cleaning things, toiletries, stationery , tights, underwear , cloths in general. These things are things I will use over time but the issue is we’re do you store them until they are used up.I have got rid of anything I will not use like dishwasher tablets now I don’t have a dish washer. I just cant bring myself to throw them out but it gets on my wires that I have nowhere to store the amount of stuff I have got. I know in the time since I moved I have used up quiet a lot but I also know there is still quiet a lot to still get through.
Thanks for sharing
Donate your dishwasher tablets to a local community centre or crèche, I’m sure they’d love them.
I can relate to not wanting to throw away consumable items that will get eventually get used up. When my grandfather passed away, I collected his half used cleaning products and brought them to my house, as it seemed wasteful to toss them out. Because I don’t like clutter, I simply placed them in a large plastic storage bin in my pantry. Whenever I ran out of something like dish liquid or laundry detergent, I “shopped” from the bin. It took me a year or two to use up the products, but it saved me money.
You can use dishwasher tablets on the clean cycle on your wash machine if you have one to clean the washing machine.
I always make it a point whether it be food or products to try the generics at least once. I don't always like them. If I do like them I feel I am ahead of the game.
Good idea
The main concern with the generic brands is that the supermarkets are undercutting the named brands so they can control the market. The branded companies make these but package them in generic packaging. True of milk and other foods too - we used to be milk producers, so we know this is true. I buy generic for a few things, but I try to support Aussie farmers and manufacturers that actually make things 100% (or nearly 100%) Australian. We rely too much on imports in our country. There has been such a decline in brand choice in supermarkets here and I once shopped in a different store and they mostly ONLY had generic brands - which were the same price as the name brands where I usually shop. As you say, Jane, look around and shop frugally, but also be mindful where our $ are actually going.... to which country....
Thank you for your wonderful, non-judgemental and inspiring videos. Keep up the great work. 🇦🇺💐
Thanks for sharing
I wipe my kitchen counters after dinner
Thanks
I hate those single use cleaning products- cleaning wipes, mops etc so extremely wasteful and damaging to our planet 🌍
I make my cleaning products mainly with white vinegar which is very cheap to buy. I add water and essential oils for scent. I also buy Castile soap which is the base for lots of lovely grime busting jobs. My house is very clean and that’s all the ingredients I need
Thanks for sharing