Tricia

Oh the laundry

It is inevitable. Laundry will always be in my future. I have four kids and a husband so there always is laundry. My tweets and facebook updates usually include “trying to catch up on laundry”. I have tried to come up with a few plans to make it work better for me. Only wash on certain days. Doesn’t work. Have kids help. Works sometimes but not enough. I fear they will break my 10 year...

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I used to be a Purex girl

For as long as I can remember I have always used Purex. It cleaned o.k. and was pretty affordable so why change? Well a few weeks ago I got a free sample of Tide in the mail. The new Tide Total Cleaning. I did not think much of it. In my opinion Tide just costs too much and all detergent works the same. One night I need to wash the kids uniforms and had no detergent. It was too late to go out so I just...

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Frugal uses for salt

Salt can be used for so much more than just flavoring your food.  We can’t truly be frugal without knowing more than 1 use for something as cheap as salt. To test the freshness of a egg – add 2 teaspoons of salt to 1 cup of water. If the egg is fresh it will sink, it will float if it is no good. Shelling pecans – soak pecans in salt water for 2-3 hours. The nut meat will be easier to...

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Laundry money saving tips

As I have said before, you can never have too many tips about anything. I think this is especially true when it comes to saving money. There are so many tips out here that sometimes you see the same tips. I have did a little research and found a few of those money saving tips. wash and dry clothes inside out, it will prevent fading. it also helps to protect clothes that have decorations on them rip dryer...