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Frugal Laundry

8 Tips to Have Longer Lasting Clothes

August 6, 2010

  There are a couple of laundry questions that I am asked repeatedly, and one of those is: How do I get my clothes to last longer? There are several reasons you would want your clothes to last awhile: you (like me) have a minimal clothing budget, you have a favorite outfit that you want [...]

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Drying Racks

March 26, 2010

Drying clothes without using the dryer is one of the most frugal things a person can implement when it comes to laundry.  There are several methods: hang drying, using the clothesline and also using a drying rack. If you’re in the market for a new drying rack, here are a few possibilities from which to [...]

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Guest Post: Wash Only Dirty Clothes

March 21, 2010

Every Sunday, Kristi over at Spend Less and Save More posts a Sunday Savings Tip.  And this week I am honored to be her guest poster! Head on over and check out a way to keep clean clothes out of your dirty hampers. And put a few cents back in your pocket as a result. [...]

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Increase the Life of Your Lingerie

March 18, 2010

Ladies undergarments are not cheap items: pantyhose, brassieres, underwear, Spanx.  You can greatly increase the longevity of these garments if you take care of them. But who has time to take special care of lingerie? Once you learn how to care for these items properly, it becomes second nature and doesn’t add any real time [...]

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Towels: To Hang or Not to Hang?

March 11, 2010

Does your family use one towel per bath/shower? Or do you hang them up and re-use for several showers? Or do they stay in a wet heap on the bathroom floor? (I hope the last choice isn’t your answer.  But if it is you can definitely get the stink out of your smelly towels.) In [...]

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Guest Post: Creating a Price Book

March 4, 2010

I am oh so thrilled to guest post today over at Centsable Momma! (Boy, it’s been a busy week of guest posting!) It seems we have had to become more and more frugal during our marriage and that certainly includes our grocery budget.  For me, part of this more frugal life started with the creation [...]

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Mama’s Laundry Detergent Recipe Round-Up!

March 4, 2010

Welcome to Mama’s Laundry Detergent Recipe Round-Up! Have you written a post about your homemade laundry detergent?  Or how to make your must-have homemade stain remover? I admittedly have never made homemade laundry detergent.  I soak up tons of Tide, Downy and Oxi-Clean with coupons when I find them on sale.  But I’m willing to [...]

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Frugal Laundry Guest Post

February 19, 2010

Looking for some frugal laundry tips that you can implement today? Head on over to Alyssa’s at Keeping the Kingdom First.  I’m guest posting on a few laundry moves you can start right now to make your laundry life easier! And even better: None of them cost any money.  Gotta love that! (Thanks, Alyssa!) Share [...]

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Laundry Detergent Deals for February 14-20, 2010

February 14, 2010

Wow – the laundry detergent deals are few and far between this week!  Here are the few that are floating around: Kroger: Purex Liquid Fabric Softener – $2.19 (when you buy 10 participating items) Purex Liquid Detergent – $2.19 (when you buy 10 participating items) – $0.35/1 any Purex Liquid Need help with the Kroger [...]

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My Portable Clothesline

February 12, 2010

I’ve written before that I like our current house, but I do wish it had a clothesline. We cloth diaper most of the time, and I like to air those on my back deck in the sun.  Cloth diapers can never get enough air and sunshine in my opinion. And then there is the occasional [...]

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