Household Hacks: 150+ Do It Yourself Home Improvement & DIY Household Tips That Save Time & Money
By Ace McCloud
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About this ebook
Are you tired of doing things the hard way? Would you like to save time and money?
Whether you want to (1) discover incredible household hacks, (2) save time and money, or (3) optimize and organize your home environment the right way, then this is the book for you!
The best hacks and tips for cleaning and organizing your home!
Hacks are wonderful shortcuts and clever tricks that make it much easier to live your life. These household hacks are innovative solutions to many of the problems you may face on a regular basis. This book covers all kinds of hacks that can make your home a better place to live in and enjoy with friends. The tips in this book are easy to implement and give powerful results. The cleaning solutions and household management tips are designed to help you clean and manage your home efficiently, all the while saving money, avoiding allergic triggers, and minimizing your damage to the environment.
Rediscover joy in your environment.
You may be shocked to learn about all the negative side effects associated with a disorganized and disorderly life. Being chronically disorganized can affect your relationships and your mental well-being, as well as your physical health! In this book you will discover what you can do to put everything in its proper place so that you can have peace of mind and function on a happier and healthier level of existence. Once your home is optimize and organized, be prepared to enjoy a life in which you are in charge and in control of your surroundings and environment!
Rid your house of toxic chemicals and clean just as effectively with natural methods.
In this book we will go over key areas of your home which you can easily clean, optimize, and organize. In the opening chapter on the kitchen, you will gain key tips for fighting grease, cleaning dishes, and killing germs, for starters. I also go over easy bathroom cleaning strategies that destroy germs, and give you great hacks for non-fogging mirrors, toilet cleaners that rock, and how a commonly used item from the laundry room can make your glass shower doors sparkle!
The best household hacks in modern history.
Take the incredible knowledge of all those who have come before you and use it to make your life better! Don’t settle for toxic store-bought cleaning products, unorganized methods of storage, and spending all kinds of money on things you don't really need. Throughout this book are incredible hacks for simplifying your life, maximizing your money, building a safe environment for children, and creating an inviting ambiance for both yourself and your guests.
What Household Hacks Will You Learn?
- Effective cleaning solutions you can easily make on your own.
- Simple ways to save time and money.
- How to keep your bathrooms sparkling clean.
- How to easily clean nasty stains and get rid of bad odors.
- How to reduce allergens and make your home a safe and inviting place for all.
You Will Also Discover:
- Incredible laundry hacks.
- How to have your home smelling great all the time.
- How to make your bedroom a peaceful oasis of serenity.
- Tips for optimizing and organizing your entire home.
See just how incredible your home can be.
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Ace McCloud
Ace McCloud is a full time professional Author dedicated to studying and executing in peak performance strategies, with a specialty in business, health and the world's best success strategies. Ace has become a master at focusing his energy to deliver world class content that is helpful, easy to understand and enjoyable to read. He was born in 1973 and graduated from Salisbury University with degrees in Business and English. Ace has been studying and implementing in self development strategies for the last twenty years, spending thousands of dollars and tremendous amounts of time and energy in this endeavor. His two favorite role models are Tony Robbins and Arnold Schwarzenegger. "It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped." - Tony Robbins “Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.” - Arnold Schwarzenegger "The path to success is to take massive, determined action." - Tony Robbins Ace is a fitness enthusiast, long time body builder, an avid reader and passionate writer. He enjoys writing on subjects that will truly be helpful to thousands of people. Ace has been very successful throughout his life in competitive situations, such as in sales, track and field, games, strength training, running businesses and anything else that he is currently focusing his attention on. Ace has led many teams to victory over the years and during that time has acquired a powerful set of motivational and leadership skills. Ace Attributes his success to his ability to focus his time, energy and strategic thinking skills to a particular goal in a relentless manner until it has been accomplished. Ace makes a strong effort every day to expand his knowledge so that he can bring you world class content each and every time. You can contact Ace at his website to provide your valuable feedback or to check out his incredible books and products at: www.AcesEbooks.com Thanks for reading!
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- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5These are not housecleaning hacks. This is mostly recipes for homemade cleaning products. I did not find this at all useful.
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Household Hacks - Ace McCloud
Introduction
I want to thank you and congratulate you for buying the book, Household Hacks: 150+ Best Do-It-Yourself Household Tips and Hacks; DIY Home Improvement Hacks That Save Time and Money.
This book contains proven steps and strategies to help you make your home a pleasant, safe place to live and entertain guests, all while minimizing your costs.
Take a look under your kitchen sink and notice how many commercial cleaners you have down there. I'm guessing you’ll find dish soap or dishwasher detergent, along with an array of window cleaners, counter cleaners, drain cleaners, furniture polishes, carpet fresheners, carpet cleaners, and floor waxes. Stroll over to the laundry room and you’ll find even more commercial products. Why do you think we lock these products away from our children and put Mr. Yuk stickers on them? Yes, because they are toxic. My question to you is: why do we keep toxic chemicals around our house?
If you think these chemicals are the only way to have a truly clean house, think again. I know, some of the commercially released organic
and environmentally friendly
cleaners just don’t cut the mustard (or the grease), but you don’t have to resign yourself to living in either a toxic environment or a clean one. There is another way.
It is possible to maintain your home without using toxic chemicals. It’ll save you money, too. You don’t need an array of poisonous chemicals to keep your house brand-spanking clean. What you do need is a few simple items. Vinegar, baking soda, salt, lemon juice, some hydrogen peroxide, borax and a few other much less lethal items than you’re used to can work every bit as effectively as their toxic counterparts. Making your own cleaning solutions and finding simple ways of keeping your house orderly will offer a safe environment to anyone who visits your house.
I have a friend whose daughter could not even enter a place where certain chemicals – found in antibacterial cleaning sprays, no less – were used. She was highly allergic. If her skin touched a surface that had been wiped down with it, she would break out in hives. If she breathed the chemicals in, her throat would start to close up. She was pretty much limited to staying in her own environmentally safe home.
Most kids do not have allergies this severe, but her example should tell you something, namely, that many commonly used products are not safe for any child or adult. Unfortunately, we live in an age where you pretty much have to make your own cleaners if you want to know exactly what you’re using. Nonetheless, that can be a good thing.
The process of making your own products will take a little of your time, but the payoff is significant. In addition to minimizing your family’s exposure to dangerous toxins, you help save the health of the environment, you minimize the amount of waste that goes into our landfills, and you save money, to boot.
Several of these tips and tricks have been around for a long time, long before our ancestors could buy them pre-packaged in a store. Sometimes convenience isn't the best thing for us. Taking the time to make cleaners may take a little extra effort, but it is worth it in the long run. You can rest assured that you are exposing your family to only the best and healthiest products.
This book is not just about making safe cleaning solutions. I’ve also included suggestions for keeping your house orderly. You will find tips on storage strategies, organizing closets and pantries, keeping your environment smelling nice, and saving money on some of those little things you use for the upkeep of your home.
Once you try some of these tricks and tips you won't want to buy commercial cleaning items again, nor should you have to. You should be able to easily get the most out of fewer trips to the store, reduce your lifestyle expenses, and maintain a safe and clean home for your family and friends to enjoy.
Chapter 1: Make Your Own Cleaning Solutions – It’s Easy
This chapter details some homemade cleaning solutions you can use every day. They are assembled easily in your own kitchen using common ingredients. You will find additional recipes throughout this book, but we’ll start with the basics essential to every household.
Ingredients
Most of the ingredients I will mention can be readily obtained from a grocery store or a local pharmacy.
Here are the basic items you will need. With few exceptions, you can make everything you need out of one or more of the following:
Vinegar
Baking soda
Salt
Lemon juice
Cheap vodka (the cheaper the better)
Hydrogen peroxide
Borax
Rubbing Alcohol
Dawn dish detergent
Castile soap
Washing soda
The only ingredients you are likely to be unfamiliar with are Castile soap and washing soda. Both of these items are usually located in the laundry detergent section of a grocery store. Washing soda can also be found occasionally in a hardware store.
Castile soap originally had an olive oil base. It was first made and sold in the olive-rich Castile area of Spain, hence the name. Today, Castile soap is made using any vegetable-based oil. The solid form – which I recommend using – is semi-hard and white in color. It grates easily and is useful in the making of cleaning solutions. Dr. Bronner's and Kirk's are the major manufacturers of Castile soap, which is readily available in most grocery stores.
Washing soda is similar to baking soda, with only a slight difference in its chemical makeup. It is an alkaline substance that removes stains from fabric and permeable surfaces. It is not a soap. It can remove scale from coffee machines; it can strip floors and remove stains from clothing. It is a skin irritant, so care must be taken when handling this substance.
Washing soda can be hard to scare up sometimes, but you can make your own with minimal effort. If you can't find the stuff anywhere, you can easily convert baking soda into washing soda, just by baking it.
Hack #1 – To make washing soda, preheat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and sprinkle baking powder over a shallow baking pan with edges; a jelly roll pan or cookie sheet will work fine. Bake the stuff for half an hour, stirring every 10 minutes or so to ensure that it cooks evenly. When it looks less fluffy and more like salt, you will have achieved the transformation. The resulting substance should appear fine-grained,