It’s easy to use more than you need and this leads to unnecessary waste. We might not even realize that we are using too much until we make a conscious effort to monitor our usage. This is especially true with cleaning products but you can use the following method with various other things around your home as well.

My dear Mother was a very frugal person and she wrote the date on all kinds of things when she started using them. This way she could keep track and make it last longer. I’ve developed the habit as well and I make a game of seeing how long I can make it last.

For example I know I can make a gallon of Watkins degreaser, a can of cooking spray, a gallon of organic cleaner, and a bottle of vanilla all last more than a year. A box of Laundry detergent last more than 6 weeks, window cleaner and tub and tile last about 6 months. I’ve even dated long life halogena and fluorescent light bulbs to see if they live up to the manufacturer’s claims, and try to make them last longer. If you are playing “the make it last game” you’ll turn off lights when you leave the room and use a smaller squirt of dishwashing detergent each time you wash dishes.

I know it may not seem like much but over the years you’ll save hundreds of dollars and keep our earth a little greener to boot. So, how long can you make it last?

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