Do you do a lot of laundry? If you have kids or pets, the answer is probably yes. I know I do quite a few loads over the course of a week. Since laundry involves a lot of electricity, water and detergent, I’ve been looking into thrifty laundry tips. There are a lot of really complicated things you can do, but people with kids and pets often don’t have time for complicated. I was only interested in tips that seemed pretty easy to do. Here are my favorite:
- Don’t use the heat setting to dry jeans, rugs, or big towels. I actually put down a piece of linoleum and put a drying rack on it to dry my jeans and rugs. I toss jeans in the dryer on the air setting for a few minutes to “fluff” them after they are dry. Before that, I was sometimes running the dryer for an hour to get the jeans dry.
- Cut dryer sheets and dye catcher sheets in half. I have had no problems doing this and it is nice to have a box last twice as long as it used to.
- Use Borax to make laundry detergent more effective if you have hard water. I’ve noticed clothing seems to be holding up better, too, after adding a bit to every load, so I think it is worth the added expense.
What is your favorite thrifty laundry tip?
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