Making sure that you have a clean environment will make you a healthier and happier person. However, not a lot of people would consider cleaning up as an enjoyable task.

In fact, that’s the reason a lot of people let the mess grow in the first place.

Even though cleaning may not seem easy, it still has to be done. A good rule of thumb is to clean messes as soon as they’re made to avoid mess from piling up or spilling.

With that said, it will be much more approachable to clean your home if it doesn’t cost too much and is still effective.

In this list, you’ll find six budget-friendly cleaning hacks that actually will work for you. In your next spring cleaning session try these out for yourself.

1. Use vinegar and water solution to clean surfaces

You can keep your bathroom clean and sanitary by using a vinegar and water solution that is proven to make surfaces clean.

Mix a solution of half vinegar and half water and put in a spray bottle. Use that for a convenient and easy way to apply on surfaces. Of course, when using vinegar, it tends to be quite strong as a cleaning solution so you must be careful where you apply it.

Bathrooms surfaces aren’t the only thing a vinegar and water solution can help you clean. It’s useful for all sorts of places like your kitchen or your worktops.

However, make sure that you don’t put it on granite or marble countertops as it may ruin them instead of clean them.

2. Use lemon to eliminate stains

According to Maid Sailors cleaning service, lemon is one of the most useful ingredients for cleaning solutions that you can easily find at home.

You can embed some salt on a half-slice of lemon and use it to scrub your bathtubs. Another thing that you could do is to use it to clean your wooden cutting boards. Plus, it won’t damage the wood.

Again, much like the vinegar, lemons are quite acidic. Thus, making it effective against stains of all kinds.

Other than cleaning surfaces, you can also use lemon to improve the smell of your garbage disposal. Just throw in a few lemon peels in it and you’re good to go.

3. Use newspaper to eliminate garbage odor

Speaking of removing odor out of something, one cleaning hack that you can try that will lessen the nauseating odor of garbage is using newspaper.

By using newspaper to eliminate garbage odor, you are also avoiding leaks from spilling out under that garbage bin.

On that note, all you have to do is line the bottom of your garbage bins with crumpled up newspapers and it’ll work like a charm. You can also do this with your larger garbage bins outside the house if you please.

Newspapers are quite cheap so it won’t cost you too much to do this.

4. Use a dirty pillowcase to clean ceiling fan

 

Although it may be unconventional, you can use pillowcases to remove dust from your ceiling fans. All you need to do is cover the fan blades with a pillowcase and then the dust should fall inside the pillowcase. Now all you need to do is wash the pillowcase and you’re done.

The great thing about this is that you don’t need to have dust fall all over you when you clean your ceiling fan.

Of course, you still need to be able to get up quite high to reach the ceiling fan. Be careful when trying to reach your ceiling fan, and make sure you’ve got a solid foundation to stand on.

5. Use toothpaste to remove crayon off the walls

If you have little kids running around, then that means you are no stranger to big messes that you have no idea how to remove.

From having to deal with spilled food and cluttered toys, having a kid means having the patience to clean up after messes that you didn’t make.

On that note, one common kid-created mess is their wall artworks, also known as crayons on your clean white walls. Don’t panic and don’t take it out onto your kid. All you need to do is get a toothpaste that’s not a gel and a toothbrush (that you shouldn’t be using after for obvious reasons).

Scrub away at the finite work of art of your kids. In fact, maybe make them help you with it so that they learn how to clean up their mess.

6. Use a slightly damp cloth when dusting

Avoid dusting surfaces with a dry cloth. Instead, create a half-water and half-liquid soap solution that will make it easier for you to remove dust. This way, you aren’t just pushing dust around instead of actually removing them.

All of these simple cleaning tips will not only be cost-effective but they also work well to address the messes and stains in your home. All it takes are some normal household items and you will be able to achieve a clean home without drowning in cleaning solutions.