How much do you think you spend a year on laundry detergent? This was a question I had never asked myself. According to this site the average family of four spends up to $600 per year. So, what would you say if I told you that thanks to a very smart friend, I only spent $11 on laundry detergent this year? Wow! That's a huge difference.
Want to learn more? Go here for the recipe. It takes about 15 minutes to make aa batch of concentrate - which lasts our family about six months.
Last week I shared a bottle of homemade laundry detergent with our wonderful school secretary. In exchange she sent this recipe for homemade dishwasher detergent.
Mix together 2 cups borax, 2 cups washing soda, 2 cups lemi shine (find at Walmart with dish washing detergents, close to the dish scrubbers) and 1 cup kosher salt. Mix together. Use 1 tablespoon per load. Side note: The lemi shine makes the mixture cake very hard. Keep the lemi shine separate and just add a bit when you add the detergent. If you mix it with the rest of the ingredients you will have to chisel it out.
What other cleaning/money saving tips do you use?
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