Dear Heloise: Several times a year, I have seen write-ups about folks who did not read their owner’s manual for their automatic garage door opener and they placed an LED lightbulb in the opener. If you read the instructions in your manual, it usually tells you not to use LED lightbulbs because they interfere with the electronics of the door openers. Please, no LED lightbulbs in garage openers. You must use an incandescent or CFL bulb. — Jack C., Westerville, Ohio
Dear Heloise: Last night, I took out my dentures to clean them, and I was out of my normal cleaning tablets. I had heard that regular toothpaste can scratch dentures. Then I thought about your favorite “workhorse” — vinegar. I covered my dentures with water and added about a tablespoon of vinegar. Then, for good measure, I added about 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda. I let them sit for about 15-20 minutes, rinsed them and they were fresh and clean! — Alice M., New Braunfels, Texas
Alice, not only does vinegar and baking soda clean dentures, both have wonderful uses that are far less expensive than commercial cleaners. If you’d like to read about the many uses for baking soda, you can easily send for my pamphlet “Heloise’s Baking Soda Hints and Recipes.” Just go to www.Heloise.com or send $5, along with a stamped, self-addressed, long envelope to: Heloise/Baking Soda, P.O. Box 795001, San Antonio, TX 78279-5001. (Did you know that baking soda has a long history? It was first isolated by Nicolas LeBlanc in the 1790s!) — Heloise
Dear Heloise: Recently I saw a woman on the internet talking about things she does to keep her expenses down. I was impressed by how sensible her ideas were. Here are a few of them:
1. Save junk mail to use as kindling to start a fire in your fireplace.
2. Unplug electricity-using things when not in use. It’ll lower your electric bill.
3. We buy too many useless things. How many T-shirts do you really need?
4. Buy quality (on sale) and never buy on impulse. Look around. Can you get it cheaper someplace else? Take care of what you buy. Keep it clean, and it’ll last a long time.
5. Use coupons. It adds up at the checkout stand. — Chuck Y., Independence, Missouri
Chuck, these are all very good ideas. Now with inflation so rampant, we all can use hints on how to save money and live better with less buying power. Do any of my other readers have hints they’d like to share on how to save money? — Heloise
Hints from Heloise run occasionally in Lifestyles. Readers may send a hint to Heloise, P.O. Box 795000, San Antonio, Texas 78279-5000, fax it to 210-HELOISE, or email: Heloise@Heloise.com. Letters won’t be answered personally.
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