Why pay a fortune for solutions to your problems?  Here is a ton of home remedy ideas that use things most people already have in their homes!  In my quest for natural, cheap, and most importantly effective ways to fix things I came across this awesome
site- http://www.home-remedies-for-you.com/

It has a list of different symptoms, explains how they affect your body and define the symptom, then gives home remedy suggestions.

Summer time is coming soon, and who wants to take the time to run to the store to buy medicine when you’re busy playing?  The best home remedies include things you can find in your kitchen or are usually already available in your house.  Some of the remedies my family has done in the past are:

Bee Stings- make a paste from baking soda & water and apply to the sting.  This is very soothing and helps draw out the poison.  Also applying honey I have heard works.

To get blood out of fabric- pour hydrogen peroxide on the effected area then wash in cold water

Got a nasty sunburn? pour vinegar on a towel and gently tap on to the sunburn.  (this really works! I’ve done it- not the best smelling cure, but when you’re burning up you don’t mind so much)

Pimples- apply toothpaste onto the pimple and leave over night

Allergies- eat local honey (there’s something about the same pollen used to make the honey that counteracts the allergies)  Lime is also supposed to be good for allergies- I haven’t tried this one personally but I think I will next time I’m sneezing silly!

Teeth Whitening- there’s some great ideas on the Dr. Oz website recommending foods to eat that help whiten teeth.  Also, rinsing with hydrogen peroxide helps to whiten teeth.

Stains in clothes- apply Dawn dish soap (I use the blue one) directly to the stain.  This works better than any stain release product I’ve tried!

Cleaning microfiber couches- pour a little rubbing alcohol onto a wash cloth and scrub the couch. If you’re nervous then try it in a small or unnoticeable area first.  I’ve done this on my couches and it’s awesome!

And I’ve already mentioned before how you can use Bounce fabric sheets to get rid of spiders, but they can also be used to get crayon drawings off of the walls!

Here’s the email I got on some of the awesome things that Honey & Cinnamon help with:

Cinnamon
and Honey 
Whoever
thought?
Honey is the only
food on the planet that will not spoil or rot. What it will do is what some
call ‘turning to sugar’. In reality, honey is always honey. However, when left
in a cool dark place for a long time it will “crystallize”.
 When this happens loosenthe
lid, boil some water and sit the honey container in the hot water,
but turn off the heat and let it liquefy naturally. It is then as good as
it ever was. Never boil honey or put it in a microwave. This will kill the
enzymes in the honey. 

Cinnamon and Honey
Bet the drug companies won’t like this one getting around. Facts on Honey and
Cinnamon:
It is found that a
mixture of honey and Cinnamon cures most diseases. Honey is produced in most of
the countries of the world. Scientists of today also accept honey as a ‘Ram
Ban’ (very effective) medicine for all kinds of diseases. Honey can be used
without side effects for any kind of diseases.
Today’s science says that even though honey is sweet, when it is taken in
the right dosage as a medicine, it does not harm even diabetic patients. Weekly
World News, a magazine in Canada, in its issue dated 17 January,1995 has given
the following list of diseases that can be cured by honey and cinnamon, as
researched by western scientists: 

HEART DISEASES: 
Make a paste of honey and cinnamon powder, apply it on bread instead of jelly
and jam and eat it regularly for breakfast. It reduces the cholesterol in the
arteries and saves the patient from heart attack. Also, those who have already
had an attack, when they do this process daily, they are kept miles away from
the next attack. Regular use of the above process relieves loss of breath and
strengthens the heart beat. In America and Canada, various nursing homes have
treated patients successfully and have found that as one ages the arteries
and veins lose their flexibility and get clogged; honey and cinnamon revitalize
the arteries and the veins. 
ARTHRITIS: 
Arthritis patients may take daily (morning and night) one cup of hot water with
two tablespoons of honey and one small teaspoon of cinnamon powder. When
taken regularly even chronic arthritis can be cured. In a recent research
conducted at the Copenhagen University, it was found that when the doctors
treated their patients with a mixture of one tablespoon Honey and half teaspoon
Cinnamon powder before breakfast, they found that within a week (out of the 200
people so treated) practically 73 patients were totally relieved of pain — and
within a month, most all the patients who could not walk or move around because
of arthritis now started walking without pain. 

BLADDER
INFECTIONS: 
Take two tablespoons of cinnamon powder and one teaspoon of honey in a glass of
lukewarm water and drink it. It destroys the germs in the bladder.. 

CHOLESTEROL: 
Two tablespoons of honey and three teaspoons of Cinnamon Powder mixed in 16
ounces of tea water given to a cholesterol patient was found to reduce the
level of cholesterol in the blood by 10 percent within two hours.  As
mentioned for arthritic patients, when taken three times a day, any chronic
cholesterol is cured. According to information received in the said Journal,
pure honey taken with food daily relieves complaints of cholesterol.

COLDS: 
Those suffering from common or severe colds should take one tablespoon lukewarm
honey with 1/4 spoon cinnamon powder daily for three days. This process will
cure most chronic cough, cold, and, clear the sinuses. 

UPSET STOMACH: 
Honey taken with cinnamon powder cures stomach ache and also clears stomach
ulcers from its root. 

GAS:
According to the studies done in India and Japan, it is revealed that when
Honey is taken with cinnamon powder the stomach is relieved of gas. 

IMMUNE SYSTEM: 
Daily use of honey and cinnamon powder strengthens the immune system and
protects the body from bacterial  and viral attacks. Scientists have found
that honey has various vitamins and iron in large amounts. Constant use of
Honey strengthens the white blood corpuscles (where DNA is contained) to fight
bacterial and viral diseases. 

INDIGESTION: 
Cinnamon powder sprinkled on two tablespoons of honey taken before food is
eaten relieves acidity and digests the heaviest of meals. 

INFLUENZA:
A scientist in Spain has proved that honey contains a natural ‘Ingredient’
which kills the influenza germs and saves the patient from flu. 

LONGEVITY:
Tea made with honey and cinnamon powder, when taken regularly, arrests the
ravages of old age. Use four teaspoons of honey, one teaspoon of cinnamon
powder, and three cups of water and boil to make a tea. Drink 1/4 cup,
three to four times a day. It keeps the skin fresh and soft and arrests old
age. Life spans increase and even a 100 year old will start
performing the chores of a 20-year-old..

RASPY OR SORE THROAT:
When throat has a
tickle or is raspy, take one tablespoon of honey and sip until gone. 
Repeat every three hours until throat is without symptoms. 
PIMPLES:
Three tablespoons of honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon powder paste. Apply
this paste on the pimples before sleeping and wash it off the next morning with
warm water. When done daily for two weeks, it removes all pimples from the
root. 

SKIN INFECTIONS:
Applying honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts on the affected parts cures
eczema, ringworm and all types of skin infections. 

WEIGHT LOSS:
Daily in the morning one half hour before breakfast and on an empty
stomach, and at night before sleeping, drink honey and cinnamon powder boiled
in one cup of water. When taken regularly, it reduces the weight of even
the most obese person. Also, drinking this mixture regularly does not allow the
fat to accumulate in the body even though the person may eat a high calorie
diet. 

CANCER: 
Recent research in Japan and Australia has revealed that advanced cancer of the
stomach and bones have been cured successfully. Patients suffering from these
kinds of cancer should daily take one tablespoon of honey with one teaspoon of
cinnamon powder three times a day for one month . 

FATIGUE:
Recent studies have shown that the sugar content of honey is more helpful rather
than being detrimental to the strength of the body. Senior citizens who take
honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts are more alert and flexible. Dr.
Milton, who has done research, says that a half tablespoon of honey taken in a
glass of water and sprinkled with cinnamon powder, even when the vitality of
the body starts to decrease, when taken daily after brushing and in the
afternoon at about 3:00 P.M., the vitality of the body increases within a
week. 

BAD BREATH:
People of South America, gargle with one teaspoon of honey and cinnamon
powder mixed in hot water first thing in the morning so their breath stays
fresh throughout the day. 

HEARING LOSS: 
Daily morning and night honey and cinnamon powder, taken in equal parts
restores hearing. Remember when we were kids? We had toast with real butter and
cinnamon sprinkled on it!