Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Frugal Challenge Update - Laundry/Clothing

Wow is all I can say. You sure can see a rise in clothing prices. I am a Target shopper. Love them. They are coupon friendly and the prices are good and you can get such a variety of items under one roof. I am bummed though that they closed their garden centers. While in Target today I was really surprised at the rising prices of clothes. I have been on the hunt for some pants. The last pair I purchased was a pair of jeans six months ago. Now usually you can pick up a pair of Merona brand pants for under $20 but not now. I did find a pair but had to pay $25. Now I may sound cheap but $25 for pants at Target seems high but that was what they were asking. Don't get me wrong, I love the thrift stores too but haven't been able to find some that I liked. Heck they are even getting expensive. It's used stuff people. You can't charge what a retail store would charge. I digress.
make homemade laundry soap


Maybe I am in shock because I don't shop for clothes often. Rising cotton prices I fear and other inflationary factors are to blame. I really try to stretch out clothing budget by taking care of the clothes we own. I always check for stains and repair items that are worth keeping. No more does an item hang in my closet with the tags on it unworn. I try everything on at the store and make sure I love it before it comes home with me. Making my own laundry soap helps me to keep down the cost of maintaining our clothes. I had a couple of requests recently for the recipe. Here it the link to my laundry soap recipe. I have made one change to the recipe and that is I no longer dilute with water. I just mix the dry ingredients and use it that way. I decided to try it out to save on time and storage space and it is working great. I use the scoop from the OxyClean and only fill it half way. That is about a heaping tablespoon.



11 comments:

  1. I am with you every thing is getting so expensive. I try to not waste anything.
    Cathy

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  2. Wow you can make your own laundry soap! I admire you. We have some common characteristics in choosing clothes, especially pants. I really make sure that the pants has perfect fit on me. I really take care of my clothes too. I prefer to hand wash, especially the blouses with soft cotton. We really need to be thrift these days.

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  3. It is really sad to see the prices rise the way they are. Gas prices are horrible! I love Target too. They have the cutest things there. Your laundry soap looks so pretty :)

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  5. I've been making my own laundry detergent, too! I love it and think it works great! I use the dry ingredients with pink zote.
    Blessings,
    Janet

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  6. Terrible huh?!!!! Everything is going up...the food bill kills me too! I have been making our own laundry detergent as well. I have made it to where the batch lasts about 6 months...I have made it twice in one year...not to shabby.... It works for us!!!! Hugs,Mica

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  7. I made my own laundry soap and I've been using it and LOVE it~! Very economical too ;-)

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  8. Glad you shared your recipe! When I've made my own it was different. Definitely going to try yours :) And yeah, these prices are on the rise. I'm preparing to go back to school so I'll be pinching as many pennies as I can :)

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  9. I'm with you! I love a good deal. Now days everyone has to pinch pennies. Going green is very economical too!
    Candy

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  10. Yes, everything has risen in price and I'm afraid it will get even higher.

    I also have started making my own laundry soap and it works really well (I use a similar recipe). I've been using it for a few weeks and am very happy with how well it cleans.

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  11. Thanks for posting your link to the laundry soap recipe because we go through bunches of it with the girls riding horses.....lots of it.....

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