Our Top Ten Most Read Posts of 2022

Here we are at the beginning of a brand New Year! For us at EC Central, 2022 was a year filled with growth, joy, more than a few challenges, but also bright new horizons.

EverydayCheapskate.com broke all records with nearly 8 million pageviews by 7 million visitors to EverydayCheapskate.com. Believing it’s always a good thing to look back to see where we’ve been and to count the blessings—we have put together a roundup of the ten most popular Everyday Cheapskate posts in 2022.

8 Things You Should Never Plug Into a Power Strip

While one of these devices can offer a reasonable solution for too few wall outlets, relying too much on typical household power strips—or misusing one—is an extremely dangerous mistake. Never plug these items into a power strip for safety.

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Hands Down the Best Way to Kill Weeds and It’s Not Roundup

There is one provable and very compelling reason to not buy Roundup: It’s too expensive! Even if it were proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that Roundup is safe as water, I still wouldn’t shell out the high price for the stuff. I kill weeds like crazy with kitchen pantry items that are really cheap and non-toxic: white vinegar, ordinary table salt, and dishwashing liquid.

First I will give you the ingredients, followed by two Weed Killer recipes using them …

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How to Make Ugly Soap Scum Disappear

… and that’s when he gave me his super magical potion—the only product he uses to return showers, tubs, tile, enclosures, faucets, and doors to their sparkling clean, and sanitized selves.

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A Good Hot Cup of Coffee: Best Inexpensive Coffee Maker

“Hot” is a nebulous term when it comes to coffee. For Mcdonald’s, hot meant a big lawsuit when its hot coffee burned a customer who spilled it in her lap. For my grandson Sam, hot means anything even slightly warmer than tepid.

Coffee aficionados insist that the water temperature for a drip coffee brewer needs to be hot at exactly 179 F. the moment it hits the coffee grounds. Personally, I find that to be on the cool side, which confirms “hot” is a matter of personal taste.

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Surprising Solution for Hardwater Marks on Glass

Got stubborn hard water marks and stains on your tub or shower doors that simply will not budge no matter what you try? You’re not alone.

I’ve heard from countless readers who say they’ve tried everything from my magic soap scum cleaner to cleaning vinegar, hydrogen peroxide, oven cleaner, muriatic acid, steel wool, Bar Keepers Friend, Bon Ami and other expensive chemicals to get rid of the horrid, ugly, hard water stains and white haze.

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How to Get Rid of Dreaded Toilet Bowl Ring Forever

Toilet bowls develop discolorations for many reasons that have nothing to do with the quality of the housekeeping. In most cases, the toilet ring results from hard water conditions and water standing in a toilet that doesn’t see a lot of use.

While many commercial products promise to remove hard water stains in the toilet, ordinary household pantry items you already have can be just as effective—and much cheaper!—to rid your toilet of the dreaded toilet ring without harsh chemicals.

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Let Them Eat (Carrot) Cake!

You’re going to doubt me as we get started here, but you shouldn’t. Trust me on this. Magnificent Cinnamon Rolls in no more than 40 minutes from start to glorious finish.

Ok, here we go:

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26 Ways to Use Aluminum Foil to Save Time Money Make Life Easier

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There is one provable and very compelling reason not to buy Roundup: It’s too expensive! Even if it were proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that Roundup is safe as water, I still wouldn’t shell out the high price for the stuff. I kill weeds like crazy with kitchen pantry items that are really cheap and non-toxic: white vinegar, ordinary table salt, and dishwashing liquid.

First I will give you the ingredients, followed by two Weed Killer recipes using them …

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How to Clean a Shark Vacuum

I’m pretty sure you know by now just how much I love my Shark vacuum cleaner. And given my readers’ letters and comments, I know many of you have Shark Vacuums,too. It’s super important that you know how to clean any vacuum, especially a Shark, to ensure it performs at top efficiency now and for many years to come!

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How to Remove Years of Kitchen Cabinet Grit and Grime

When did you last look at your kitchen cabinets? Not a passing glance, but an up-close visual study—paying particular attention to the areas around the knobs and handles that get touched thousands of times throughout the weeks and months? Yeah, that’s what I’m talking about and what I’m certain my dear reader Sandy is talking about, too.