Money Saving Tips for the Laundry Room

RE: Money Saving Tips for the Laundry Room Post By Jay@PersonalFinanceHacks.com (Guest Post) (05/12/2008) Lots of good tips here. I posted a similar article today. Check it out at http://www.personalfinancehacks.com/2008/05/12/saving-money-on-laundry/ Report Spam or Abuse RE: Money Saving Tips for the Laundry Room Post By Margaret Hicks (Guest Post) (06/09/2005) What is the difference between sudsing ammonia and non-sudsing ammonia? Where can you get sudsing ammonia? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Money Saving Tips for the Laundry Room Post by mrs_bberger (4) | (11/16/2004) Contact If you take a half cup of sudsing ammonia, a 16 oz bottle (2 cups) rubbing alcohol, and about a quarter teaspoon or less of hand washing dish detergent (I use Joy), put them into an empty gallon jug and fill with water, you will have a solution that when used in a sprayer on windows, mirrors, counters, etc, will get them as sparkling clean as the popular advertised brand. You can usually get the bottles of alcohol on sale for 3 or 4 for a dollar and ammonia isn't that expensive since you only use a half cup for every gallon of spray. This amount is several times as much as you would buy of the advertised brand and costs so very much less. If you want to add a drop of blue or green food coloring to the gallon to complete the counterfeit, it won't hurt anything as it is too dilute to stain, but will mark your solution so you remember what it is. Ann Report Spam or Abuse RE: Money Saving Tips for the Laundry Room Post by Jo Bodey (279) | (09/09/2004) Contact I've posted about this before but it bears repeating as its such a big saver - of your clothes, your cash and most importantly, the environment. It is not necessary to use detergents in your wash to get your clothes clean and fresh. I have just washed my laundry in plain cold water for years. If anything is particularly soiled or stained I soak for 24-48 hours in a generic nappy soaking product, wring out and wash in plain water as usual. My clothes are not stained and come out clean. I recycle my washing machine water to the garden. For collars of white blouses I use a Sard laundry stick or bar soap. As I only use lemon ammonia, water and a few teaspoons of washing up liquid for a spray cleaner I now very rarely visit the cleaning aisle in the supermarket and everytime I pass it I smile to myself about the money I save! Regards Jo Report Spam or Abuse