You can save money by making your own room fresheners. These are easy recipes using natural ingredients that take no time at all to whip up!

1. Use a glass jar with lid, such as a jelly jar, pickle jar or olive jar to make vanilla-scented air fresheners. First, carefully punch holes in the lid using a nail. Second, moisten several cotton balls with a few drops of vanilla extract. Drop the balls in to the jar, put the lid on and you are done! These scented jars are perfect for smaller areas like closets, nooks, and bathrooms.

2. Make a homemade spray air freshener using all natural ingredients. First, fill an empty spray bottle with 2 cups water and 1/8 cup baking soda. Next, add about 10 drops of a scented oil you like. Shake the bottle slightly, and your air freshener is ready to be spritzed into the air, leaving a light fresh scent!

Save money on your grocery bill by cutting out or down on the chemical cleaning supplies. Here are a few ideas for cleaning supplies you can make with chemical free items you may already have at home.

Furniture Polish : Mix one part lemon juice with two parts olive oil.

Toilet Bowl Cleaner: Pour about 3 cup white vinegar into toilet bowl and about once a week add some vinegar to the tank to help keep the toilet bowl clean.

Laundry: Use white vinegar, about 1/2 cup to 1 cup, in the rinse cycle instead of store bought fabric softener sheets. You can also add vinegar to those laundry balls that you just throw in with the clothes to have soft fluffy laundry.

Dishes: For hand washing your dishes, use a half lemon with baking soda sprinkled on it to wash your dishes and get them sparkly clean (some pots and pans may still need the tough scrubber sponge though.) In the dishwasher, use vinegar instead of detergent. Just pour about 1/2 cup into the bottom of the dishwasher.

Drain Cleaner: Put about a cup of baking soda down your bathroom drain, followed by a cup of vinegar to get rid of clogs. This may take a couple of repeats, but should get drains cleared out.