Laundry. This is a
dirty dirty word and a chore that is ongoing.
For the past two years I have found 4 frugal ways to do my laundry and my clothes
are still clean! I talked to an employee
at an appliance store when I was shopping for my front end loading washing
machine about the most efficient way to run the machine.
The answer? Less
laundry detergent! I use one tablespoon
of liquid laundry detergent for each load of laundry. I have a 6 litre glass drink dispenser that I
fill with all the same brand laundry detergent.
I am not loyal to a brand, but make sure I don’t mix the brands in the
dispenser. Hanging from the spout is a
plastic bottle that I cut to hang from the spout. Inside of the spout I keep a one tablespoon
that I bought at a yard sale. Each time
I do the laundry, I measure the laundry detergent and VOILA, clean
laundry. An extra bonus, the plastic
bottle catches any drop from the spout, which every now and then has a
tablespoon collected.
Next, turning it on.
I use the QUICK setting on the washing machine! The cycle is shorter, therefore using less
power on the cycle, putting money in my pocket.
At the same time, my other dial for the water is set on cold. Every load of laundry done the past two years
has been done on the cold water setting without switching laundry detergent.
I hang all of the laundry in the basement. There are 2 wire laundry hangers always up in
the basement. One is very sturdy,
splurged and bought it at Costco for 35.
One broke after 4 months, I took it back to Costco and they replaced it
with one that has been working past year and a half. The other rack is from a yardsale that cost
3.00. I see these at yard sales
frequently, many people get the idea they are going to be frugal but don’t
stick with it. I won’t lie, it takes
about 5 minutes to hang up each basket of laundry, and I let it hang for two
days, that’s why I have 2. In our spare
bathroom my husband has hung rope, from the Dollarama, the length of our
bathroom to hang sheets. On each wall he
attached an eye screw and tied the rope. We have 3 ropes in total. Answer to how to hang dry sheets solved!
Also, use coupons to buy your laundry detergent. Match a coupon up with local flyer deals!
