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My 5 Green tips for under $10 and $ 5 went down quite well, so I’m going to do a series on cleaning tips. Here are 5 to get you started.

Instead of using store bought furniture polish in an aerosol can, try this simple recipe: Mix one part beeswax with one part turpentine and add a few drops of your favorite essential oil. Voila! Instant furniture polish.

To clean sterling silver (not silver plated, because that can be quite delicate), mix 1 pint water with 1 tsp salt and 1 tsp baking soda. Add a strip of aluminum foil. Bring to a boil and drop the silver into it for a few minutes. Remove with tongs and gently buff to a shine with a soft cloth.

And speaking of buffing, keep old t-shirts and soft cotton shirts for use as cloths to buff silver and as dusting rags. Cut them up into squares and store them for instant use. Rewash and reuse them as much as possible.

When dusting (with the above-mentioned rags), don’t forget to clean your light-bulbs. How many of us actually do that! Yet, cleaner bulbs increase energy output, making them more efficient.

In the kitchen, make you own disinfectant to clean kitchen counters by infusing leaves of rosemary, eucalyptus, lavender and thyme in water.

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