During difficult economic times, cutting corners helps you stretch your money. Even if it's replacing store-bought furniture polish with a homemade blend, the savings will add up over time. You can put together some common ingredients you have at home, including mineral oil and vinegar, and create your own furniture polish that will clean, shine and protect just as well as the manufactured varieties. And it will cost less too.
Measure out a 1/4 of a cup of mineral oil. Remove the top of the spray bottle. Place the funnel in the top and pour in the oil.
Pour 4 tbs. of white vinegar into the mineral oil. Then, add 2 tsp. of lemon juice. Replace the top on the spray bottle.
Shake the homemade furniture polish to mix the ingredients well. The mineral oil will moisturize your wood, while the vinegar and lemon juice will clean and shine it, according to Mormonchic.com.