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Discover 3 powerful natural homemade hand sanitizer recipes that are safe, effective, and easy to make! Learn how to avoid harsh chemicals like alcohol and triclosan while keeping your hands germ-free using natural ingredients.

12 Foods that People Mistakenly Refrigerate 12 Foods that People Mistakenly Refrigerate Modern life cultivates in most of us an ingrained reflex to preserve food using refrigeration. We preserve food in other ways too, of course, such as the food industry’s reliance on chemical “preservatives.” And, much like the use …

30 Easy Crock Pot Recipes for Busy Weeknights 30 Easy Crock Pot Recipes for Busy Weeknights In our fast-paced lives, it’s often a challenge to prepare healthy, homemade meals on busy weeknights. That’s where slow cookers come to the rescue! Slow cooker recipes are not only time-savers but also ideal …

10 Solar Heating Projects You’ll Love 10 Solar Heating Projects/ shutterstock Heating your home can cost a fortune if you live in a region with very cold winters. Learning how to heat your own house for free in the winter can save you hundreds of dollars each month. If you …

How to Tell If Your Eggs are Fresh 5 Ways To Tell If Your Eggs are Fresh In the perfect chicken world, you’d eat those fresh eggs are soon as you gather them from the chicken coop, but life isn’t perfect. If you’re like me, you have an abundance of …

How to Unclog a Drain Naturally with Baking Soda and Vinegar How to Unclog a Drain Naturally Dealing with a clogged drain can be a frustrating experience. However, before you reach for those harsh chemical drain cleaners, consider a natural and eco-friendly alternative using two common household items: baking soda …

20 Insanely Creative Ways To Rejuvenate Old Jeans How much do you spend on a pair of blue jeans?  You can spend anything from 10 up to well sky is the limit. I spend around $30-$40.  Jeans do last a long time if you look after them but they will be …

9 Reasons you should be cooking with cast iron 9 Reasons you should be cooking with cast iron Cast iron used to be the most popular and trusted cookware before people started using Aluminum, Stainless steel and Teflon cookware. Peradventure because it could be used to cook with almost all …

Survival Myths That May Be Deadly Survival Myths That May Be Deadly Every outdoor adventurer has or at least should have a good, basic set of survival skills in case of an emergency situation. After all, snake bites, dehydration, exposure to the elements, and wildlife attacks are real risks if …

10 Frugal Lessons From the Amish Frugal Lessons From the Amish / shutterstock No one understands how to live a frugal lifestyle better than the Amish. However, they aren’t writing books or articles to help us out! The Amish lifestyle is known by everyone; they live a simpler lifestyle than …

Clean Like a Grandma: 17 Tips You Need to Know Trips to grandma’s house never seem to disappoint. There is nothing like the cozy feel that you experience. The house is always clean, and grandma seems to have everything under control. It leaves you wondering – what does grandma know …

13 Creative ways To Reuse Ammo Cans Ammo cans are normally used for the safe transfer of ammo by the military. Due to their sturdy nature, durable material, and resealable covers, ammo cans can also be used for a variety of household purposes. It’s for this reason that used ammo cans are …