Would you put a clothes line up and use it if it saved you $30-50 a month?  

I would love to have a clothes line outside. However, no matter how much softner you use in the wash the towels and the jeans do not come out soft if you hang them outside. For that reason and that reason alone I prefer my dryer. I wish there was a way to use a line outside and still have soft clothes but I haven't found anything that works as of yet.

Hi justpjteb, I have been using outdoor clothes line for quite a long period. If it is true that I can save 30 to 50 us dollars a month I believe I have saved ample money to get our clothes dried under the sun for so decades of year But I don't think we could save such a big a amount of money monthly. It might save 10 us dollar or so I think as the drying machine I use doesn't consume much electric power.

Anyway I'm happy to hang the clothes on the line as we have sunshine day almost everyday. The tropical region we leave here having heavy rainy days twice in a year. Yeah, during this cold and wet weather day, no other choice we need to dry our clothes using the dryer.

Happy posting and have a nice day

Of course I would, but you would need to be in a place that hot sunny weather most of the year. If there isn't enough sun to dry your clothes fast, then they're going to stink. And you'll need to keep them covered while they're out there drying, or dirt is going to get all over them, and then you'll have to wash them again.

That is why we do to begin with. We have a clothes line up outside. The fresh air makes the clothes smell better in many ways. Of course, the clothes line can only be used at certain parts of the year. Not to mention, the fact is you are at the mercy of the weather. However, when you are able to hang clothes outside, then it is a better option then throwing them in the dryer.

Still it is still good to have a dryer. There might be times where you might not be able to have clothes outside for several weeks. There are spots of bad weather. The messy clothes pile up and that can be bad. Still a clothes line is a cheaper option. I cannot really imagine my backyard without one for instance. It has been there as long as I can remember.

i live in a tropical country and we always hang our clothes outside; except during the rainy season of course. i think it's wise to use solar power for drying our clothes. take advantage of the sun's heat; it's free.

I would still prefer to put my clothes in the dryer to dry rather than hang them up on the clothes line, because a dryer saves time, and makes my clothes much softer with the help of a fabric softener sheet. From my experience, hanging on a clothes line makes clothes rough, even if I do use a liquid fabric softener in the washer, before hanging the clothes on a clothes line.

Well my parents just started doing clothes line again. When you have loads of laundry it diffinately helps. I know I will invest in doing it myself when i get my own place. LIke you said it may not be much but every little bit counts.

i have done this recently because i want to save money. we have just done this because we live in a townhouse condo and are recently allowed to do this.

we do that at home, we have two big clothes horse things. we stopped using the dryer because my mother told me it would save alot of money, but i just thought she was being stingy - i didn't realise it could actually save that much money! saving that much a month is actually pretty impressive. the only thing i hate though is that sometimes the clothes can be quite stiff and now they always need ironing!

i don't have a dryer at my house and always use the clothes dryer from the very beginning anyway... so i don't know the difference in the electricity bill as i never use a dryer before... but if you say that it can save you almost $500 a year, of course i will do it... why not??? every single penny counts especially in the difficult economic conditions nowadays... take care and have a nice day...