Comments on: Money Down the Drain: Inefficient Laundry http://www.nodebtplan.net/2008/08/27/money-down-the-drain-inefficient-laundry/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=money-down-the-drain-inefficient-laundry A personal finance blog teaching you how to live debt free and use credit wisely. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:18:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Money Hacks Carnival #29: Food Heaven | LivingAlmostLargehttp://www.nodebtplan.net/2008/08/27/money-down-the-drain-inefficient-laundry/#comment-4175 Money Hacks Carnival #29: Food Heaven | LivingAlmostLarge Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:02:54 +0000 http://www.nodebtplan.net/?p=321#comment-4175 [...] asks us how much do we spend on laundry a week in Money Down the Drain: Inefficient Laundry | No Debt Plan posted at No Debt Plan. Maybe kids are extra, extra dirty and 7 loads a week are [...] [...] asks us how much do we spend on laundry a week in Money Down the Drain: Inefficient Laundry | No Debt Plan posted at No Debt Plan. Maybe kids are extra, extra dirty and 7 loads a week are [...]

]]> By: Carnival and Link Love | Momma's Bloghttp://www.nodebtplan.net/2008/08/27/money-down-the-drain-inefficient-laundry/#comment-3556 Carnival and Link Love | Momma's Blog Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:03:52 +0000 http://www.nodebtplan.net/?p=321#comment-3556 [...] No Debt Plan - Money Down The Drain - Inefficient Laundry [...] [...] No Debt Plan – Money Down The Drain – Inefficient Laundry [...]

]]> By: Scott @ The Passive Dadhttp://www.nodebtplan.net/2008/08/27/money-down-the-drain-inefficient-laundry/#comment-3482 Scott @ The Passive Dad Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:14:58 +0000 http://www.nodebtplan.net/?p=321#comment-3482 Wow! 14 loads of laundry a week would drive me crazy. I do 4 a week and I feel like giving up. I sure hope the kids help do laundry with that many washings. My kids are 4 and 2 and my 4 year old is already helping out. I love chores :) Wow! 14 loads of laundry a week would drive me crazy. I do 4 a week and I feel like giving up. I sure hope the kids help do laundry with that many washings. My kids are 4 and 2 and my 4 year old is already helping out. I love chores :)

]]> By: Alexiahttp://www.nodebtplan.net/2008/08/27/money-down-the-drain-inefficient-laundry/#comment-3478 Alexia Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:57:15 +0000 http://www.nodebtplan.net/?p=321#comment-3478 Actually, It is Trent's. Yup, it is liquidy... I was kinda disappointed that it didn't slime. :-( But it works great. And I've both kept it in the bucket I made it it... it's slimy enough that the little cup floats on top, and I've also poured it into a traditional detergent container. But that does take some time (although DH will do it for me, so it isn't my time that's wasting!) LOL so usually I just keep it in the closet in the same bucket I made it in. Time yourself... unless you're just messing around on purpose you will be done in 10 minutes, and the time is shorter once you don't have to stop to check and recheck the recipe! :-) Hope that helps! Alexia Actually, It is Trent’s. Yup, it is liquidy… I was kinda disappointed that it didn’t slime. :-(
But it works great. And I’ve both kept it in the bucket I made it it… it’s slimy enough that the little cup floats on top, and I’ve also poured it into a traditional detergent container. But that does take some time (although DH will do it for me, so it isn’t my time that’s wasting!) LOL so usually I just keep it in the closet in the same bucket I made it in.
Time yourself… unless you’re just messing around on purpose you will be done in 10 minutes, and the time is shorter once you don’t have to stop to check and recheck the recipe! :-)
Hope that helps! Alexia

]]> By: Kevinhttp://www.nodebtplan.net/2008/08/27/money-down-the-drain-inefficient-laundry/#comment-3477 Kevin Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:26:24 +0000 http://www.nodebtplan.net/?p=321#comment-3477 @Alexia: Now you've got my interest. 10 minutes doesn't sound all that bad. How do you store it? Does it look like Trent's (very liquid-y)? @Alexia: Now you’ve got my interest. 10 minutes doesn’t sound all that bad. How do you store it? Does it look like Trent’s (very liquid-y)?

]]> By: Debhttp://www.nodebtplan.net/2008/08/27/money-down-the-drain-inefficient-laundry/#comment-3471 Deb Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:42:45 +0000 http://www.nodebtplan.net/?p=321#comment-3471 Four people do 14 loads! There were 6 of us and we did not do 14 loads even during running season. (Well maybe when I did diapers for newborns.) For two of us I do 2-3 loads and an extra every other week; and I run at the half-full cycle. Line drying was fine when I had the discretionary time which I don't anymore. Also there are too many sh***y birds here which can mean rewashing. Nothing doing. Four people do 14 loads! There were 6 of us and we did not do 14 loads even during running season. (Well maybe when I did diapers for newborns.) For two of us I do 2-3 loads and an extra every other week; and I run at the half-full cycle.

Line drying was fine when I had the discretionary time which I don’t anymore. Also there are too many sh***y birds here which can mean rewashing. Nothing doing.

]]> By: LivingAlmostLargehttp://www.nodebtplan.net/2008/08/27/money-down-the-drain-inefficient-laundry/#comment-3468 LivingAlmostLarge Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:55:54 +0000 http://www.nodebtplan.net/?p=321#comment-3468 I'm with you, I do as a couple 2 loads a week and every other week 4 loads. Every other week I do towels and sheets. I have two sets of each so the towels are 2 weeks worth and two sets of sheets! I think it's completely reasonable. I’m with you, I do as a couple 2 loads a week and every other week 4 loads. Every other week I do towels and sheets. I have two sets of each so the towels are 2 weeks worth and two sets of sheets! I think it’s completely reasonable.

]]> By: Brucehttp://www.nodebtplan.net/2008/08/27/money-down-the-drain-inefficient-laundry/#comment-3465 Bruce Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:04:47 +0000 http://www.nodebtplan.net/?p=321#comment-3465 We do five loads a week and if we could we'd do less. In the real cold winter days we do up to seven loads. There is only us two, so maybe we are oksy. We do five loads a week and if we could we’d do less. In the real cold winter days we do up to seven loads. There is only us two, so maybe we are oksy.

]]> By: Alexiahttp://www.nodebtplan.net/2008/08/27/money-down-the-drain-inefficient-laundry/#comment-3462 Alexia Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:37:57 +0000 http://www.nodebtplan.net/?p=321#comment-3462 hee hee You said it would be ok to comment if I don;t agree with everything! Making my own detergent only takes about 10 minutes... and NO extra shopping time. I don't see it as a waste of time. As a matter of time, second only to meal planning, it is the most lucrative thing I was able to do as a stay at home mom! :-) And I do line dry cloths. Just not everything.... that would be too time consuming. It doesn't take much time for me to separate towels; jeans and other heavy items... and hang those. So instead of using the dryer for 30 to 40 minutes (or whatever, this isn't exact!) I can cut down on the time that I run my dryer, while still saving money and not wasting time chasing small article of clothing around my yard! :-) Everything else : right on! Thanks! hee hee You said it would be ok to comment if I don;t agree with everything!
Making my own detergent only takes about 10 minutes… and NO extra shopping time. I don’t see it as a waste of time. As a matter of time, second only to meal planning, it is the most lucrative thing I was able to do as a stay at home mom! :-)
And I do line dry cloths. Just not everything…. that would be too time consuming. It doesn’t take much time for me to separate towels; jeans and other heavy items… and hang those. So instead of using the dryer for 30 to 40 minutes (or whatever, this isn’t exact!) I can cut down on the time that I run my dryer, while still saving money and not wasting time chasing small article of clothing around my yard! :-)
Everything else : right on! Thanks!

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