In addition to a jug of vinegar, I also keep a box of Borax on hand whenever some scrubbing power is needed. You can ditch all your cleaning chemicals and free up some space!

I use vinegar to take out hardwater stains in glasses that got left out too long, or simply dunk items with hardwater buildup (e.g. showerhead) in a container with vinegar. Alternatively, I've heard of pouring vinegar through coffee machines to clean them of hardwater buildup.

This is a great tip. We discovered the use of white vinegar when trying to get lake water stains out of boat carpeting. When skiers and swimmers get in, the inevitably bring in lake water with them. That water has dirt mixed in with it. It isn't until after the water evaporates that you realize just how much dirt…