cheap ways to get by ...

[moonangel]

i tear off a large piece of tinfoil use magnets to hold it in place on my fridge.  It is the perfect cheap dry erase board.

[quietpal]

I never thought to do that before. This sounds like something I might start using. I have reused foil before when I'm cooking.

[tjshorty]

that is a cool idea.  thanks

[stretch1967]

I'll have to try  that to. Thanks. Here is one for you if you use dryer sheets. Put a sheet in your register vents just make sure it stays attatched. It helps freshening up the room.

[moonangel]

 i put dryer sheets in my sock drawer to keep them smelling nice.
i also make my own laundry soap to wash towels and blankets etc in, but use the store bought soap for the more "smelly" laundry lol

[katybug2016]

Wow thats really great! I will start doing that! Thats great.

[wildequusheart]

I know we're coming up on winter and out of ant season, but this is my favorite trick I learned this year. Use Vaseline (or even better, store brand petroleum jelly) to keep ants out. We have cats and couldn't keep ants out of their food. Just a quick swipe of Vaseline around the bowl, and no more ants in their food bowls. It worked so well, I put Vaseline in any of the holes or cracks I found them coming in, so no more ants in our pantry either.

[thankful4two]

   wow, it works with the dry erase markers? never tried that.

[de3ik]

i tear off a large piece of tinfoil use magnets to hold it in place on my fridge.  It is the perfect cheap dry erase board.

That's an excellent idea! I never knew about that and will have to try it someday.

To the other poster about the Vaseline keeping ants out I like that idea as well and will tell my mom about it.

As for me all I could think of to do was to reuse the packaging that my mail comes in. IE Bubble mailers, boxes etc. I peel off or cover the lables and have reused the packaging (with a note in my description telling the buyer that I do reuse packaging for enviromental and financial reasons) with my ebay sales. I once had a priority mail flat rate box and used it for ebay and just scheduled a pickup as you can with those boxes to avoid getting more supplies in bulk and to save money on shipping. I have several flat rate boxes available so I can avoid a trip to the post office.

[moonangel]

vaseline for ants thats a wonderful idea so safe for small children  i use terro but i worry when the grandkids are over but now i will definiterly try vaselline thanks

[debidoo]

  wow those are all some really neat ideas.  I can't think of any neat cheap ideas right now but my son's and I have started taking our tin cans to the local recycle yard and we get the money now instead of them going into the trash, its not like its a lot but every little bit helps 

[pgk1965]

thats a great idea...i might have to try it soon

[CHANEYLAKEGIRL]

Great ideas, thanks for sharing.

[pkrahmer]

Ilove the Vaseline idea for ants. I'll give it a try . Thanks for sharing!

[momoney555]

To completely eliminate bugs, use powdered boric acid ( the kind you use for eyewash) around cabinet top corners or anywhere you suspect they are entering. Within two weeks any room, apartment or home will be completely bug free.  Boric acid is cheap and can be purchased at drugstores. It is safe, harmless to humans.  Don't believe it is harmful to pets either but if you have pets you can just place it in higher up locations like countertop corners or shelves. This works excellently on crawling bugs like roaches etc.