Buy unfinished furniture to paint or finish. Rearrange the furniture. Move pictures or accessories to a different room. Rent or share equipment used infrequently. For cleaning windows and mirrors, fill spray bottle with windshield washer solution, vinegar and water, or ammonia solution, spray on surface and wipe.
Chlorine bleach is a good disinfectant and toilet bowl cleaner.
Baking soda removes baked-on grease spots on range. Wash walls this year instead of repainting. Reduce the use of disposable products in your household. Adapted from material produced by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Cooperative Extension Service in the states of Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, and Nebraska, March 1991. Kenneth R. Bolen, Director of Cooperative Extension, University of Nebraska, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources.