Some Ways to Save on Household Items
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (174236)
Boise, Idaho
January 8, 2025 4:37pm CST
It may take some extra work but can pay in the long run. Here are some ways to save on household expenses:
* Use less detergent than the instructions say when washing clothes. You'll save on detergent and your clothes will last longer.
* Go through your garage or storage unit and find items you no longer need/use. You can sell these items on Facebook, at a garage sale and make some extra money.
* Use sheets from Goodwill or the Thrift store to make children's play clothes, curtains, or other items.
* Use your dryer less. There are many contraptions out there that allow you to hang your lighter clothes and save on dryer time.
* Put a bucket in the shower and save the water that runs until the shower is the right temp for you. You can use this for watering plants, washing household items, etc.
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@DaddyEvil (147842)
• United States
8 Jan
The hot water heater is right behind the tub. The water comes out the right temp as soon as we turn it on.
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@shaggin (74180)
• United States
9 Jan
@Daddyevil mine is in our cellar below. It takes at least a full minute to warm up I haven’t timed it. Longer now then when we had a fuel fired water heater but not to bad.
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@DaddyEvil (147842)
• United States
9 Jan
@celticeagle I've seen hot water heaters in a different part of the house from the kitchen/bathroom. It didn't make sense to me. Maybe it was an after-thought. I don't know.
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@rakski (135774)
• Philippines
10 Jan
@celticeagle well there are lots of ideas you can get in YT
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@BarBaraPrz (49584)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
8 Jan
I use my bath water to do bucket flushes...
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@BarBaraPrz (49584)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
9 Jan
@celticeagle Of course, I live alone...
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@celticeagle (174236)
• Boise, Idaho
9 Jan
@BarBaraPrz .......I could save SO MUCH if I lived alone.
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@celticeagle (174236)
• Boise, Idaho
9 Jan
Not necessarily. If your clothes are that dirty use more detergent.
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@kaylachan (77507)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
9 Jan
Our bath tub and shower actually warm up faster than the kitchen sink does. Which is funny when you think abut it. The bathtube is the furthest plumbing sorce in the house from the hot water heater, and by contrast, the kitchen sink is closest. I use a lot of hot and warm water when flushing George's tube.
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@celticeagle (174236)
• Boise, Idaho
9 Jan
That is interesting. Every house is different.
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@kaylachan (77507)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
9 Jan
@celticeagle Yeah. And our house is also a little smaller than our apartment. Then again, it makes senses that the tub would heat up faster because the pipe is larger and it dumps out water faster.
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@RebeccasFarm (94525)
• Arvada, Colorado
9 Jan
I do all these and more thanks Celtic.
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@LindaOHio (188403)
• United States
11 Jan
Thank you for the tips. Have a good weekend.
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