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Ditto for all the twist-ties, paper clips and rubber bands.
We reuse paper towels until they get to the cleaning grease phase.
I wash all my ziplocks for several uses.
Vegetable bags instead of saran wrap.
We only have one cell phone for 2 of us; no landline, no TV, no cable, just Netflix.
2 or 3 pees before flushing, and fold the TP for more swipes.
Laundry only once a week.
Grocery bags for trash can liners.
If eggs break in the carton, I still use them.
Clothes shop once a year.
We don't have a car.
Don't go to movies and rarely restaurants.
Gee, this is FUN!
Some of these are mind boggling to me. You're risking major health issues by using eggs that have broken in the carton. There's being smart frugal and then there's being stupid frugal.
No, and worse than that, I apply the full strength detergent to stains and leave it on for a while before I start the washer. There's never much, if any, left to pour into the dispenser.
1/2 the recommended amount will do just fine. 1/2 a cap full is all you need.
Unless they are really really really soiled.
I found that out many many years ago just after being homeless, then rehomed, i had a very tight budget. So i used 1/2 the soap to stretch the soap. I found it worked just as well, even for a full load. So ive been doing it since the early 90s.
Also 1/2 the dryer sheet will work just as well, no matter if its a big load or small one. If its small even 1/3 a sheet will work.
Speaking of which I'd best get dressed and go buy another bottle of laundry soap. Its that time.
>sigh< spending money is a pain. At least i know itll go twice as far, lol.
1/2 the amount of laundry detergent works just fine. I suppose if your clothing is really dirty due to your occupation or something else, you might need more. But most of my clothes just need to be washed so they are fresh and ready to go again. And 1/2 a capful does the job nicely.
It depends upon your water. Hard water requires more soap than soft water.
However, you don't need a huge head of foam on the laundry. Use just enough detergent to show a ring of suds around the outside of the top of the water.
Too much soap is actually bad for your clothing as it is more difficult to rinse it all out.
For the low suds detergent for the front loaders, you just need to be able to see a small amount of foam, not a washer jammed full of it.
The home made laundry soap works well and it is really cheap to make, if you really want to save on laundry expense and don't mind the small amount of extra work to make it.
I wear the same underpants every day, until they fail the "sniff" test.
That's just one of several frugal choices I make to save on my laundry bill, since I don't own a washer/dryer. I do laundry about once per month.
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