The Magic of Microfiber: a Be Thrifty story

I’m not one of those people who loves cleaning, although I wish I were! It’s no fun, and it can be confusing and costly to figure out which products to use. I’d already swapped my brand name cleansers for some bleach or ammonia (but never together) diluted with water in a spray bottle, but I kept seeing more and more delicious-smelling, but occasionally pricey, “green” cleaning products on the market, and amazing-sounding new technologies to clean faster and better than ever.

But this is where Be Thrifty swooped in and changed my cleaning style forever with…microfiber. That’s all! You can use it wet or dry, with no other cleaning products, it will disinfect and wipe up like a dream, and it can go straight into the washing machine and come out good as new.

As soon as I read this, I immediately went on a hunt for a microfiber mop, and while I wasn’t able to track one down at my local hardware store, I found a bunch of options online for less than $20. I scored a style with a terrycloth-like texture lime green mop head that I got to put into action this weekend and it was so easy to use, it actually was exciting. Yes, exciting!

I also bought a couple of extra mop heads, but it was extremely easy to rinse the mop head in the sink with a bit of castile soap (another Be Thrifty-inspired purchase) when it was dirty and I didn’t want to wait for the washer.  I also found dirt-cheap packages of microfiber cleaning cloths for other dirty jobs around the house. These were sometimes marketed for washing cars, but it worked wonders on the gross splatters all over my kitchen, picked up dust with ease, and was way more sanitary than the sponges I usually use in the bathroom, with no stinky bleach smell! The novelty of microfiber had me giddily scrubbing away at everything in sight and for the first time in my life I think I’ve run out of things to clean!

For more thrifty cleaning tips, and tons of other cost-saving tips, read our other Be Thrifty blog posts or pick up the book.