A house book
167 things about keeping a house that nobody taught you. Written down at last.
How my mother ran a home in Punjab, measured for an American house, so you stop buying the same bottles twice.
- Towels and a washer that smell clean again
- Food that gets eaten before it goes bad
- A full table in the tight month, from the pantry
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How it works
Nothing ships, and there is no account to make.
The honest math
What does a year of the buy it again aisle cost?
Six things a house of two pays for every year, priced from the book, against what the same job costs the cupboard way.
Without the house book Per year
- Paper towels for a year $220
- Cleaning sprays for a year $140
- Softener, dryer sheets, air fresheners $140
- Food thrown out, two people $740
- Small spice jars and seasoning packets $70
- Pre-cut and instant food packs $300
With the house book Per year
- Cotton cloths, washed and reused $12
- Vinegar jug, dish soap, two bottles $20
- Vinegar rinse and baking soda $14.17
- First-use shelf and freezer $25
- Whole spices and bulk bags $20
- Whole vegetables, rice and dal $35
Difference, with the book: $1,483.83 per year
The house book, pp. 195, 200, 202, 204, 240, 287, 289 · Shelf prices at Target as printed in The Old Indian Way, chapters 10, 12 and 14. Food not eaten: USDA Economic Research Service, per person, scaled to two.
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Look inside
Real pages from the real book. This is exactly what opens on your phone in your kitchen. The type is set big on purpose.
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What’s inside
167 tricks in twenty chapters, one file. Every trick ends the same way: an honest verdict, what you need from a normal supermarket with the swap on the same line, and the steps at the store shelf.
- Cotton cloths instead of paper towels, and what else you stop rebuying · p. 175
- Dry before wet, top to bottom, so dust stops moving around · p. 74
- Mold when the windows stay shut, and when to call for help · p. 135
- Old in front, new behind, so the pantry gets eaten in order · p. 211
- The four honest verdicts, so you know which tricks to skip · p. 6
- Rice and dal as the base, to get through the tight month · p. 298
- Half the detergent cap, and towels stop smelling sour · p. 93
- A use-first shelf in the fridge, for what spoils first · p. 237
- Fifteen minutes every morning, the daily rhythm nobody taught you · p. 332
And that is a fraction of it. 167 tricks, twenty chapters, 412 pages, every trick with its honest verdict.
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Get your copy
$27 once. No subscription. Yours forever.
Instant PDF, on your phone about thirty seconds after you pay. Nothing ships. Print at the kitchen table if you want.
The Old Indian Way
- 412 pages, twenty chapters, an honest verdict on every trick
- Instant PDF download, on your phone about thirty seconds after you pay
- Everything from a normal supermarket, the swap written on the same line
- The verdict list and the cupboard list, ready to print
- 30-day money back, and you keep the book
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Goes with it
Asha’s Pantry and Grocery Directory and Asha’s Indian Kitchen More from Asha Sharma
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Asha Sharma
I grew up in a Punjabi home where the floor was swept every morning, the kitchen was cleaned a little every day, and nothing was thrown out that could be used again. For more than thirty years I have kept my own house in America, with what an ordinary supermarket here sells.
These tricks are not mine. They are what Indian mothers did, and before I wrote each one down I checked it against the published safety rules from the CDC, the EPA and Poison Control. Where a trick from the internet only helps a little, or should not be done at all, I tell you so plainly.
In the book you get 167 tricks in 20 chapters, each with an honest verdict, exact amounts and the supermarket swap on the same line. I left out gadgets you would have to order and any promise that an old remedy cures something. That is the Indian way, beta.
Warm water, dish soap and baking soda do nearly all of these jobs if you give them time to soak.
Asha
Before you buy, the honest answers
Is this a printed book you mail me?
No, beta. It is a PDF, a digital book that opens on the very next screen after you pay, on your phone, tablet or computer. Nothing comes in the mail. Save the file as soon as it opens, and print any page you like at home, the cupboard list at the back too.
I was never taught any of this. Is it too hard for me?
That is exactly who I wrote it for. Every trick has the same parts: the verdict, why it works, what you need with exact amounts and the supermarket swap, numbered steps and a watch out line. Read the first chapter before anything else; it shows you how to read the rest.
Do I need special products I can't find?
No. Everything in the book is sold in an ordinary American supermarket: white vinegar, baking soda, dish soap, cotton cloths, rice and dried lentils. When your store carries something different, the swap is written on the same line. Where an old trick needs nothing more than a jar you already own, I say that too.
Is the remedies part medical advice?
No. The spice drinks, hair and skin chapters are tradition and everyday use, the way Indian families have done them, with no promise to cure or treat anything. Each one still gets an honest verdict, and some say do not do this, like lemon juice on dark spots and the peroxide foot soak. General information, not medical advice.
I am not good with computers.
You do not need to be. When you pay, one button opens the book on the next screen, with no account and no password. On an iPhone, tap Share and then Books, and it stays on your shelf there. If anything will not open, write to [email protected] and I will walk you through it.
Is this a subscription? Will you charge my card again?
No. You pay once through Whop, and that is the end of it. No membership, no monthly charge and no trial that turns into a bill. The book is yours to keep.
What if I lose the file?
Save it the moment it opens, to Books or Files on a phone, or to a folder on your computer. If it goes missing anyway, write to [email protected] from the email you used at checkout, and we will get the book back to you.
What if I don't like it?
Write to me within 30 days and you get every dollar back. You keep the book either way.
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Write to me here and I answer. Every message comes straight to me.
