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Make housekeeping easier with tips on cleaning and organizing virtually anything in your home. Candle wax on the carpet? Soap scum in your tub? eHow’s experts are here to help, with cleaning advice alongside tips on everything from ridding your home of cockroaches to getting the kids to help with chores. Learn to care for furniture, clean appliances and remove any sort of stain. eHow can even help you organize a junk closet, clean the stove or, if all else fails, hire a housekeeper or cleaning service.

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How to Get Your Kids to do Chores with a Point System

By JMKnudson

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Getting your kids to do chores can be well, a chore sometimes. Even doing chores for an allowance may not be enough as they see it work. You can get them do to chores in a fun way with a point system designed to get children motivated... more »

How to get your kids to keep their room clean.

By BlakeXRain

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Ok now you've finally gotten your kids to clean their room if you haven't yet visit this http://www.ehow.com/how_2353117_kids-clean-their-room.html.. more »

How to Get Your Microwave to [practically] Clean Itself

By KelleyMari

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Are you tired of scrubbing the inside of your microwave? Have you ever thought to yourself, "There's got to be a better way?" THERE IS!.. more »

How to Go Food Shopping With Fifty Dollars

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Grocery prices are going up. It seems like every time you go shopping you find higher prices. In addition, the more people you buy for, the more difficult it is. You can make your grocery budget process easier by sticking to a routine and doing a ... more »

How to Go Green - Easily

By Mike

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Going green is the in thing these days and now you can do your part. Here are some ideas you can use to make a difference... more »

How to Go Green 10 Easy Ways

By Kilogramm

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Small changes can create BIG changes in the environment, especially by going green. Follow these tips to make sure you're up to date when it comes to the "Go Green" movement!.. more »

How To Go Green And Save Money At Home

By Nemlee

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Simple Tips and Information on how a few easy changes at home can help the environment and save you money along the way... more »

How to go green at home

By Sholeh

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With food shortages, economic downturns and the world's resources stretched tighter as population increases, small changes can add up to a big difference. Going green is easy.. more »

How to go green by not using plastic bags.

By rhoula

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When I go to walmart and ask the cashier not to put my groceries in a plastic bag, tey usualy look at me like if I trying to show of. But inside me I feel a lot of joy knowing that I saved a bag or tow... more »

How to Green Clean Drains in Kitchens and Bathrooms

By jay1blue

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Green cleaning a drain is simple. There is no need to use harsh chemical cleaners if you use this simple mixture to clean the drain. Try it and see how well it works. Find out just how simple it is... more »

How to Green Clean Your Dishes

By lisajo1127

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With the wave of "going green", people are finally realizing the dangers of all the chemicals and toxins that we use to clean our dishes. You don't have to though. There are plenty of ways to make our own dish soap that is safe for ... more »

How to Green Clean Your Home

By cyclegirl98

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Here are some suggestions for cleaning green around your house. I actually use these every time I clean... more »

How to Green Your Grocery Shopping

By greenliving

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With a little planning you can conveniently green your grocery shopping and lighten your personal ecological footprint while saving some money at the same time... more »

How to green your kitchen

By LaurenSwan

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Making your kitchen green and eco friendly can be easy. Follow my tips for a non toxic kitchen... more »

How to Grocery Shop Effectively

By Julie Pitts

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Grocery shopping can be overwhelming at best. It may just be food and a few toiletry purchases, but this tedious, yet necessary task can completely paralyze even the most intelligent of minds. Frozen in the frozen foods without a clue as to how ... more »

How to grocery shop on a budget

By staci

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When you have to budget your bills every month and then have to budget your food, it seems a little overwhelming sometimes. Here are a few tricks to help get more groceries for your buck... more »

How to Grow a Pineapple from a Pineapple

By Sondrac

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Pineapples are a healthy fruit, tart when not quite ripe, and juicy when well ripened. When you get ready to cut a whole pineapple, slice off an inch across the top, and use the crown to plant and create another pineapple plant... more »

How to Hand Wash Delicate Clothes

By globewatcher

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I usually avoid buying any clothing that is labeled with delicate hand wash only, however, I have a few that were just too nice to pass up. It is important to avoid the temptation of just tossing them in with the rest of the laundry. If you ... more »

How to Handle Your Daily Routine

By Sush56

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With so many things that is needed to be done daily, we sometimes wish that there were more hours in a day. At times it might seem overwhelming but we can lessen the work load by adjusting the way we go about our daily routine... more »

How to Hang Stuff from Wire Shelving

By AuntPhyl

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Wire shelving is great for organizing your garage. At the same time, the shelving stands in front of walls where nails used to hold mops, cords and brushes. With the right hooks, the shelves can hold those awkward items. Many cleaning supplies ... more »

How to have a clean kitchen after cooking!

By AmeliaGranny

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Dread having a dinner party because you hate the mess in the kitchen? Learn how to "work clean" -- when the food is finished, the kitchen is also clean... more »

How to have a hugely successful yard sale

By candctroll

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To pull off a successful yard sale is harder than it looks. You should start planning weeks in advanced and ask friends and family members to help out. Read below for a few ideas on how to make your yard sell a success!.. more »

How to have a successful garage sale

By klnygaard

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Having a garage sale can provide extra money and an opportunity to de-clutter... more »

How to Have a Successful Garage Sale

By DaniaDenise

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Garage sales definitely aren't rocket science but there are some simple tricks of the trade that are helpful to know in order to make the most profit and have your customers leave satisfied... more »

How to Have a Successful Yard Sale

By Hapworth

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During the spring and summer, you can drive most anywhere and see yard sales. What attracts more people to one sale than to another? It's all in the planning... more »