Frugal Shower Cleaner Refils

We got a Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic shower cleaner years ago with the hot coupon deals at Walgreens (I think they came out to $3 each after coupons and rewards - score!!).  I've been working through my stash of refils but finally ran out.I have tried in the past to refil my own bottles, but it always ended up a mess. Since we were out, I had put the shower cleaner away and just cleaned the shower the old fashioned way once a week (er, um, ok, more like once every six weeks....). Now that DD is old enough to take baths in the big tub I wanted a better way to keep it clean for her.

We tried the daily spray-cleaners, but I kept forgetting to do it. I really missed my automatic cleaner - just push the button and keep going (when you are getting ready with a toddler in the morning, every second counts!). So I figured I would grab another refil on my next trip to Target. Last time I went they were about $4 each. Not great, but worth the convenience for me. When I actually got to the store, I stopped to glance at the price while grabbing the bottle to put in my cart. They have gone up to $7 each!!!  Seriously - 34oz of daily shower cleaner for $7!!!  Even the Tilex daily shower cleaner was $4.  And the Scrubbing Bubbles ones don't even have a trigger spray. I couldn't let myself buy it for $7 so I picked up the $.99 bottle of off-brand daily cleaner and resolved to just spray it myself every day.

When I came home, I decided to ask Mr. Google if anyone had figured out how to successfully refil the automatic cleaner bottles. I figured I could just dump my $.99 bottle of cleaner into the refil bottle if I could get it open. Of course, I found a super easy tutorial. The lid did screw off with some twisting, and I was able to pour the new bottle right in. When putting the lid back on - it is REALLY important to make sure the foam seal stays in place on the cap.

Staying on track

DH and I have been doing really well with staying on-track and paying down debt.  Here are the current numbers:

Total debt: $63,990.00

Total paid this year: $9,857.19

Whoo hooo!!  Still plugging along, but its really encouraging to see things moving in the right direction.  I can not believe that we have almost paid off $10,000 this year.  Especially when that's more than the past three years combined.

We have nine more paydays left this year.  Nine more chances to see this debt go down further :)  And if DH clears some good paychecks, we will be able to meet some savings goals and possibly even pay off more of this debt.