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I'm not a fan of liquid detergents either. Buying diluted product. For the last 10 years I've been buying commercial laundry and dishwasher powder in 50# pails. |
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You know those plastic t shirt bags used to put groceries in at the checkout in grocery stores? My wife collects those fkn things. This is what Jews do. Has a large garbage bag full in the pantry. This has been going on for years. I have to be careful. It is stuff full so I will remove about 1/3 of the supply, then fluff them all up to appear full. Then hide the pile I removed in my vehicle and throw them out somewhere else. If I put them in the trash outside, she will see this and flip out. |
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When the stock gets a little large I'll throw out a few bags full of them. And my wife is ok with it. |
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My wife of 48 years grew up with 4 sisters in a single Mom household and NEVER had enough coat hangers. Its been a weird hoarding thing for her and I have 3 bushel baskets of coat hangers in the attic that I've moved from house to house.
My brother helped me on one move years ago and said, "if you don't throw this crap out you don't have a hair on your azz". 15 years and 3 houses later they are still in the attic and I have a bald azz... |
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I was always pissed at the price of laundry detergent; seems much more expensive than it should be. For years I've bought Ajax liquid dish soap from Dollar General. It suds up nice, is a less-pricey offbrand, and always did a great job on dishes. Why not use it for laundry? -- it's made to cut grease, etc. So I do and it works great (no reason why it wouldn't). Don't need a whole lot to get suds and it's cheap. Also, when I was still working, when I'd come in the house my hands were always dirty: oil, grease, graphite dust. I used all kinds of hand cleaners: Boraxo worked well but rough on hands especially during winter, D&L, etc. I put Ajax in a pump bottle and it worked every bit as well as the others (don't need it since I retired. My hands are always clean now like a liberal with a desk job). So Ajax it is for everything here except regular hand/shower soap bars. Another thing: I always wash clothes with cold water. It really doesn't make any difference from hot. |
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1. Skip the expensive wheel cleaners and use a solution of diluted Simple Green in a spray bottle. It works just as well. 2. I have several pounds of granulated chlorine for my spa that I no longer use since I went with a salt water system. A half-teaspoon is all that is needed when doing a white laundry load, instead of the ridiculously expensive bleach in gallon jugs. |
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When I was working my jeans would get very dirty from graphite, grease, cutting oil, etc. Ajax worked as well as any regular laundry detergent. A side note on suds: My retired neighbor used to work at a chemical company somewhere near Philly. He said, and I've seen it online also, that the amount of suds is not correlated to cleaning power. |
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Waste of money that I see in other's baskets?
Cereal (horrible for you, empty calories) Convenience food such as pre-done meals and other highly processed food-like substances Soda, juice and fake juice Paper napkins (I haven't bought paper napkins in 40 years. We use cloth napkins at home. I've probably saved many thousands of $ just in this alone). It's amazing when I see a cart filled with stuff from the interior aisles, and not a single thing from the outside of the market such as produce, fresh meat, cheese, etc... If people would learn to cook using real ingredients, they would save a ton of money, have better quality food, and not be waddling up and down the aisles looking for their favorite chips, 2 liter bottles of soda, Mac and cheese from a box, and frozen pizza. |
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Food stamps should be redeemable only for dried beans and rice.
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I don't waste the money I have. I buy what I want, when I want it, and I use what I want. Life's too short to worry about whether or not I'm wasting money. My daughters will get whatever is left over.
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I like the tide pods for the convenience. I felt like I was using too much or too little with the powders and liquids. I keep a bottle of liquid all free and clear in case I wash the grands clothes, towels and sheets.
Paper towels and toilet paper have increased in price. We seem to use a lot of paper towels. |
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You might be shocked to know of the lengths some companies will go through to put "spring water" on the label...only to process it through the same systems they run tap water through. Most natural spring water tastes horrible until you get used to it. Just like most love the taste of water from their well. |
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Paper plates. We use regular dishes that get washed in the dishwasher. If we are hosting an event with more than 8, then paper plates are used.
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Another undisputed best is Dawn dishwashing soap. Nothing else comes close. And for bar soap, Ivory for oily skin, Dove for dry skin. I hate supporting woke Proctor and Gamble, but they do have the top brands in these segments. I did stop buying Gillette razors, though, due to their anti-male woke advertising. |
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