8 ways to save money on laundry
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With two small kids, we?re always doing laundry at our house. When I was single, I only did laundry once a week and never really thought about the cost per load. But when you start to do it all the time, you see how it really adds up.
For example, a three-litre bottle of brand name detergent can set you back around $16 unless you find it on sale. Brand name dryer sheets cost about $8 a box. If you like to wash your clothes with hot water then you?ll need to pay even more?according to the U.S. Department of Energy, 90 percent of the cost of doing laundry (on a top-loading machine) is heating up the water.
If your life revolves around laundry (which mine does), then it?s worth trying to cut down on how much you spend. The good news is there are some relatively low-maintenance things you can do to help save you money. Here are just a few: 1. Use cold water
Since heating the water accounts for 90 percent of the cost of your load, it?s worth using cold water instead. Of course, it?s not always an option?my two kids aren?t 100 percent potty-trained?but if you?re able to use cold water the majority of the time, then you?ll be saving a lot more.
2. Use a clothes line
Back in the day, you?d find a laundry line in everyone?s backyard (both my grandmas had one). That?s not as common today and people use a dryer instead?a much more expensive way to dry clothes. Now that summer?s here, try hanging your laundry out to dry. You?ll save money and your clothes will smel...
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