Listerine, great breath and repels insects!

After 28 years of marriage not everything I know was learned in a formal setting. In fact, I will say this if you promise not to let my wife know, I have learned a lot from her. I live with one of those women who is always looking for a frugal alternative to what ever ails you.
I have learned, when she ask me, "How does your (salad, peas, casserole etc.) taste?" this really means, "I have added squash to it, can you taste it?" She has also helped me in the garage, I have to admit, she came up with the idea for the liner of my tool box. Maybe I will share that with you later. One time she decided that it would be a great idea to give me a glass of water with baking soda in it to help with an upset stomach. Let me warn you, if you have ever had a gas bubble or ever hope to have a gas bubble, do not drank 8 ounces of water with baking soda in it. My grandchild will not have gas because of that.
I have a lot of interesting experiences because of my wife's unique frugal ways. One of the neatest things she taught me, I really didn't believe when she told me what I am about to share with you. Now to give credit where it is due, my wife got this jewel of information from her Mother, in fact each time I burp I get flashes of her mother actually telling her to give me the water and baking soda!
Anyway, the little tidbit is this, Listerine makes a great insect repellent. Yep! It is true. Now I didn't believe it at first either, but it is true. Walking through the kitchen one evening I saw a little spray bottle, the kind you can buy at any general store. You know the ones, like you would use to mist a plant or mix some cleaning stuff in. On this day the bottle contained a gold colored liquid. When I asked my lovely wife, what was in it, she told me, "Listerine" "Why is it in the kitchen?" was the follow up question. She began to tell me, that she had learned that if you will spray Listerine around the entrances of your home, insects will stay away, even in the dark with the porch light on. "No way" I thought. Nothing keeps bugs away from the porch light! It was already dark out, and she told me she had sprayed this stuff around the back porch a few days earlier. So, we walked out and sure enough the porch light was on and to my amazement, as we walked out, NO BUGS!
It is amazing, we now spray this stuff around all the exterior doors of our home and it keeps the bugs away. Now, I think you must use the Listerine that is the gold color, not the green kind. I do not know why, I didn't ask. So, give Listerine a try and let me know what happens.
Have great breath and repel them bugs!