getting frugal with house products

This past month Brett and I have gone back to REALLY sticking to our budget. (we really want to put save money to buy a second vehicle). Some months we are good then other months, well we are bad and and splurge way too much. Yes I may still use coupons but money is being wasted by being lazy and doing what is "convenient". I am too lazy to get up and fix my hubby's breakfast and he has to do fast food or I don't plan our meals so its easier to go out to eat or I buy stuff that is more "convenient" and waste more money than if I made it myself. So back to planning meals and sticking to it, getting up and making brett's lunches and even found ways to "make" my own baby food, kids smoothies (instead of going for shakes), freezer pops, laundry detergent, household cleaning supplies, and even air freshners. I know I might be going overboard but again when you look at how much you spend on laundry soap and cleaning supplies its crazy especially when you use it as much as I do. Thought I would pass along some of the recipes I have found so if you are feeling frugal and want to try some :) Spray for house instead of frebreeze: 12 drops eucalyptus oil 10 drops lavendar oil 14 drops orange oil 1/2 cup distilled water Pour distilled water into spray bottle(dark glass one if possible) add essential oils shake gently but thoroughly before using vegatable and fruit spray: for hard skinned fruit and veggies: fill spray bottle with equal parts white vinegar and water then spray the solution onto yor fruits and veggies; rub it in and rinse for soft skinned: fill bowl with equal parts white vinegar and water then soak your fruits or veggies in solution for minute or two then rinse spray for cleaning toys or bathroom counters, toilets: 1/4 cup bleach 2 1/4 cup water make sure you mark the bottle :) Kitchen cleaner: Empty spray bottle white distilled vinegar antibacterial dish detergent fill bottle with vinegar and then spray on counter and let set for minute then clean off with towel or fill bottle with 3 drops of dish detergent and fill rest with water. shake bottle then spray surface and wipe clean Floors: Add 1 cup vinegar with 1 gallon of water and mop away :) and so you see there are a lot of "homemade" cleaners...I found some window recipes using Dawn dishwashing soap (my sister has used that and has said it works great). Next time you go to store pick up empty spray bottles, dawn soap, and white vinegar and you can make almost any kind of cleaner and it is a lot less expensive then buying the $3 or $4 bottles of the name brand cleaner which in most cases are toxic anyway! so in what ways do you try to save money?