Angela Coffman shares her homemade cleaning recipes guaranteed to save you money
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FIRST IS ALMOST $100,000 IN
DEBT, NOW DEBT FREE.
FIRST OF ALL, WHAT DID YOU DO?
WE STARTED OUT BY SLASHING
HOUSE HOLD EXPENSES THEN SOLD
EVERYTHING THAT WASN'T NAILED
DOWN.
KRISTI: SOME OF THE THINGS
SUCH AS?
WE CUT GROCERIES.
ANOTHER THING WAS HOUSE HOLD
CLEANING ITEMS.
WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE A LOT OF
THE SAME THINGS AT HOME FOR
PENNIES.
KRISTI: WE HAVE GREAT
EXAMPLES.
I HAVE MY CHEAT SHEETS.
CLOROX, IT WOULD RETAIL $4,
$3.99, YOU ARE SAYING ONLY
PENNIES.
THIS COST ABOUT $.60, TWO
CUPS OF WATER, WARM WATER,
EVERYTHING DISSOLVES BETTER.
TWO TEA SPOONS OF BOAROX, 1/4 OF
WHITE VINEGAR AND LIQUID CASCADE
SOAP.
AND A LITTLE BIT OF COLOR.
KRISTI: IF THINGS ARE BLUE,
IT MAKES IT LOOK LIKE IT IS
REAL.
LITTLE SHAKE AND GOOD TO GO.
WITH THAT YOU CAN CLEAN WHAT?
COUNTER TOPS, ANY HARD
SURFACE.
KRISTI: I SEE YOU ARE WITH
CHILD.
THAT WAS ONE OF YOUR MOTIVATIONS
FOR WHY YOU CAME UP WITH THESE
IDEAS.
IT WAS, THIS IS OUR SIXTH
BABY.
I NEED HELP AND MY CHILDREN ARE
EAGER WORKERS AND I WANTED
PRODUCTS THIS IS ALL ORGANIC AND
SAFE.
ALL OF OUR PRODUCTS ARE.
KRISTI: I LOVE THE FACT THAT
YOU ARE MAKING YOUR KIDS CLEAN,
GOD BLESS YOU, SISTER.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T DO
WINDOWS.
THE MOMS IN THIS AUDIENCE DO.
WHAT MAKES WINDOWS NOT COST $4?
THIS IS LESS THAN A PENNY.
FOUR CUPS OF WATER.
KRISTI: THIS IS LESS THAN A
PENNY.
YOU HAVE TO BUY THE WHOLE
BOTTLE OF JOY.
YOU CAN USE IT OVER AND OVER
AGAIN.
THIS WILL LAST A LIFETIME.
KRISTI: DOES IT HAVE TO BE
JOY?
IT WORKS THE BEST.
THELESS YOU HAVE IS BETTER.
TOO MUCH WILL CAUSE STREAKING.
I AM USED TO MY WINDOW CLEANER
BEING BLUE.
WE'LL ADD BLUE.
KRISTI: GOOD TO KNOW.
SHAKE IT AND THEN YOU HAVE IT.
THEN IT IS GOOD TO GO.
KRISTI: ANGELA, DISHWASHER
DETERGENT?
THAT CAN COST BIG MONEY?
IT CAN.
KRISTI: WHAT CAN WE DO?
ONE CUP OF PLAIN TABLE SALT,
TWO CUPS OF BOROX AND TWO CUPS
OF REGULAR HOUSE HOLD BAKES
SODA.
KRISTI: HOW MUCH DO YOU NEED?
TWO TABLESPOONS IN DISPENSER
AND PLAIN WHITE VINEGAR FOR SPOT
FREE.
KRISTI: I WAS GOING TO ASK
YOU ABOUT SPOTS.
VINEGAR HELPS.
DEPENDS ON YOUR WATER.
KRISTI: GOOD TO KNOW.
LET'S TALK ABOUT PLEDGE, FOR
EXAMPLE, YOU HAVE AN EXAMPLE HOW
WE COULD TAKE THE COST FROM $4,
$5 TO $.04.
YOU TELL ME AND I'LL DO THIS.
TWO CUPS OF WATER.
ONE CUP OF WHITE VINEGAR.
I LIKE TO ADD ESSENTIAL OIL FOR
SENT.
USUALLY YOU HAVE A LEMONY SCENT.
THIS IS GRAPEFRUIT AND A WOOD
CONDITIONER AT THE SAME TIME.
IF YOU HAVE DRY WOOD, YOU CAN
ADD A TEASPOON OF OLIVE OIL.
KRISTI: THAT SMELLS
DELICIOUS.
I NOTICE WE USED A LOT OF
VINEGAR.
THAT IS MY NO. 1 CHALLENGE, I
HATE THE SMELL OF VINEGAR.
USUALLY THE VINEGAR SMELL
GOES AWAY AND YOU CAN COVER IT
WITH ESSENTIAL OILS.
KRISTI: ALL RIGHT.
PLEDGE.
FABULOUS.
LOOK AT ME CLEANING.
IT IS DOCUMENTED.
I CLEANED.
ALL RIGHT.
[LAUGHTER].
KRISTI: WHAT IS NEXT?
WE HAVE SOFT SCRUB.
MY GOODNESS, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT
COMES TO CLEANING TUBS AND
SHOWERS.
WHAT ALTERNATIVE DO YOU HAVE
YOU CAN MIX IT UP AS YOU NEED
IT.
TWO PARTS OF BAKING SODA.
RIGHT NOW WE HAVE HALF A CUP TO
ONE PART OF REGULAR DISH SOAP.
THAT IS A FOURTH OF A CUP.
MIX IT UP UNTIL IT LOOKS LIKE
FROSTING.
KRISTI: REALLY?
YOU CAN USE IT ON DISHES OR
EVEN YOUR OVEN.
KRISTI: IT LOOKS LIKE
FROSTING.
YES, DON'T EAT IT.
KRISTI: I LOVE THAT.
THAT CLEANS, TOO.
I COULD PUT THAT RIGHT THERE.
I COULD SCRUB.
LOOK AT THAT H. YOU SEE THAT
SHINE?
IS THAT BAD.
[LAUGHTER].
LOOK AT THE NEXT THING.
I BRIEFLY MENTIONED SHOWERS.
BEST WAY TO CLEAN SHOWERS WOULD
BE WITH TUB AND SHOWER CLEANER,
NOT NECESSARILY SOFT SCRUB.
IF YOU PREFER A SPRAY, WE ARE
BACK TO VINEGAR.
LESS VINEGAR.
VINEGAR WILL DISSOLVE HARD WATER
DEPOSITS, TWO CUPS OF WATER TO
ONE-FOURTH OF A CUP OF VINEGAR.
KRISTI: DOES IT
MATTER
WHAT
KIND OF
VINEGAR?
APPLE CIDER?
I LIKE TO SOAK MY VINEGAR IN
ORANGE PEELS.
KRISTI: YOU ARE SO EARTHY.
I LOVE THAT.
THIS IS RED FOOD COLORING SO
YOU CAN REMEMBER IT IS NOT
WATER.
KRISTI: I LOVE THAT.
YOU CAN
ADD
ESSENTIAL
OIL,
TOO, PEPPERMINT IS NICE.
KRISTI:
I HAVE
A WHITE
TILED
SHOWER.
IT IS HARD TO CLEAN.
CAN ASPRAY A LITTLE THERE AND DO
THIS ON THE BOTTOM PART?
ABSOLUTELY.
KRISTI: ANGELA, GREAT, GREAT
IDEAS.
IF YOU WANT TO MAKE YOUR OWN
HOUSE HOLD CLEANERS, HEAD OVER
TO OUR WEBSITE, WE HAVE A FREE
FACT SHEET, GO TO CBN.COM.
ANGELA ALSO HAS AN E-BOOK CALLED
GROCERY SHRINK.
THAT IS AVAILABLE ON OUR
WEBSITE, YOU CAN CHECK THIS
INFORMATION AND GREAT RECIPES.