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If your stove is tucked into its own alcove (as so many are) improvise a pot rack with one of those chin up bars we all seem to have lying around from the 80\'s. Mount the bar over the stove and then use S hooks (available at any hardware/home goods store) to hold your pots and pans.
"); quotes.push("If you need to freshen up any room in your home, let an open jar or bowl of vinegar stand in the room. It will absorb bad or stale orders and you can use it to clean later.
"); quotes.push("You know those plastic bags that our cereal comes in? Well, here's a clever reuse for them: tuck your plate of left-overs in one of these bags before you microwave them to keep the moisture in. Save money on all that plastic wrap you won't be using.
"); quotes.push("Need a roasting rack for that chicken or roast? Don't bother buying one. Use a layer of celery or thick onion slices at the bottom of a roasting (deep) pan. Once your meat is done, you get to eat the rack along with it (meat and rack--I feel dirty).
"); quotes.push("Don't buy one of those expensive lotion gloves. I said don't! Stop it. I'm only being firm with you because I love you and want you to be happy. And I know saving money makes you happy. So here's a better suggestion: buy those (cheaper) latex or rubber gloves people use to clean things and slather a thick layer of lotion on before you use them to wash dishes or scrub the bathroom or whatever. And if you feel the need to moisturize over night, well knock yourself out.
"); quotes.push("Want underwear as fresh as a daisy? Tear out the free perfume strips that come in magazine and tuck them into your delicates. Or, if you don't want your lady parts to smell like Glow, try scented soaps. I leave my soap in the drawer until its time to use it, and then I leave in the empty box until the scent wears out.
"); quotes.push("Reuse those scoops you get with coffees, teas and the like. Rinse them and put them in with other common scoopables, like the sugar jar, salt, etc.
"); quotes.push("Oh, to live in a world where your make-up helps you craft. It's a good day. I was just handed this clever idea. Save your make-up brushes, especially your old mascara ones. Clean 'em up real good, and then us them to clean the bobbin and shuttle carries in your sewing machine. They are small enough to fit into all those tight crevices.
"); quotes.push("Need silver polish for your jewelry (or, heaven forbid, you have actual silverware to polish)? Try making a paste of baking soda and water. The baking soda is a mild abrasive and should take off the tarnish without hurting the metal.
"); quotes.push("We all do the old mind-meld between our old sliver of soap and our new bar. But, another way to stretch the slivers out into something useful is to combine them together with a little water in a blender. Blend on high to get liquid soap, good for hand soap and the like.
"); quotes.push("If you dial 1-800-free-411 you reach free 411. Go figure. Sometimes there is an ad, but no charge.
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