When I was 60 years old, I started thinking about retirement. The Social Security Administration had been sending me those yearly statements, which was a constant reminder – it’s coming! Arrangements/planning needed to be done. There was so little time. Wishing I had been more frugal and saved (my parents were right after all – ...
Believe it or not there are a lot of people in this world that do not know how to correctly wash their clothes. I was doing laundry this morning and the thought just hit me… BAM! So… with that said, here is my quick and easy guide to doing laundry the correct way. I have ...
Is your laundry coming out of the machine dirty? If so, you can’t always blame the detergent. How you load your dirty clothes, linens, and even laundry additives into a washing machine can affect performance. Improper loading techniques can result in clothes not getting as clean as they should. Here’s how to load your washing ...
You don’t absolutely need access to a washing machine to get clean, sweet-smelling clothes. While it takes a bit of work, bucket washing doesn’t require electricity, so it’s a good choice for outdoor enthusiasts or hard-core environmentalists. It’s also a good skill to have if the power where you live is unreliable, if you just ...
The economy has forced people to cut corners and start doing new things, like doing their own laundry instead of dropping dirty laundry off at the dry cleaners. That brings us back to the need for the basic ‘how to’ of laundry 101: how to wash whites. The main cause of whites turning dingy and ...