Renter’s Advice and Resources

Keeping your apartment clean is important to feeling comfortable in your space. The chore is often easier to control when you live alone as opposed to living with roommates. When you’re living with roommates, however, the best way to ensure a clean apartment is to create a cleaning schedule. Unfortunately, simply creating a schedule doesn’t guarantee your […]

Frugal living is a smart way to stretch even the tightest of budgets. One way to save money without cutting back on comfort is to make your own cleaning supplies. There are a number of simple recipes to make inexpensive cleaning supplies that are not only effective, but are also less corrosive than traditional cleansers. […]

One of the best ways to save money is to clean with vinegar by making homemade cleaning supplies. You can use vinegar to deodorize, disinfect, cut grease, remove rust and eliminate mineral buildup. Due to its acidity, vinegar can kill most molds, bacteria and germs. Vinegar Versus Commercial Cleaning Products Buying separate cleaning products for […]

Some people have a knack for keeping their apartment clean. While each person manages their home a little differently, you can improve your room’s regular tidiness by organizing a cleaning routine. The best way to do this is to create a cleaning schedule. Cleaning Goals Generally speaking, your goal is to keep your apartment clean, […]

Cooking will fill your kitchen with delicious smells, but those pleasant aromas can quickly turn to odors if you don’t take proper steps to clean after you’re finished. Eliminate odors after cooking by following these tips: 1. Store Leftovers Properly As soon as you’re finished cooking and eating, gather all leftovers, place them in tightly sealed […]

It’s one of the worst things you can come home to: meat left in your refrigerator has gone bad. Maybe it’s the result of a power outage while you were on vacation. Maybe something went wrong with your building’s electrical while you were out of town. Either way, you’ve got one of the worst possible […]

Although apartment cleaning can be a challenge, keeping an apartment dust-free can be easier than you think.  Dust comes from a variety of places like skin cells, human and animal hair, and environmental pollutants. With dust invading your home everyday, it’s important to develop regular cleaning habits. Frequent dusting will keep the air clean and […]

Doing research for this week’s article, I notice that I am probably living with more roommates than I knew was imaginable. Even worse, I am sleeping with most of them. So, as I highlight the nasty story and prevention methods, I am comforted by the sound of the washing machine and the thought of the book I will be reading tonight while I am unable to sleep in my own bed.

Have you ever taken a good look at the labels on your household cleaning products? They probably feature a long list of chemicals you don’t recognize as well as warnings to contact the Poison Control Center if the product is accidentally ingested or inhaled. Unless the packaging explicitly states otherwise, you can bet the products aren’t biodegradable, natural or renewable. Unfortunately, many chemicals used in standard soaps, detergents and other cleaners aren’t removed by standard water filtration systems. They end up back in our waterways and it’s unclear how they might affect our environment and ourselves. Environmentally friendly cleaning products appeal not only to environmentally conscious consumers, but also to people worried about exposure to toxins or about the accidental poisoning of pets and children.