Laundry

Hang dry your laundry. This saves in more than one way.

1-Save electricity/money (for coin operated)
*By not turning on the machine you have already saved money.

2-Save electricity on cooling the house
*Having wet laundry hung in various parts of your house in door frames creates a swamp cooler effect. I don't know how well this will work in high humidity places.

3-Save on fabric softener
*If you are not using it you don't need to replace it. Your clothes won't be statically charged either.

4-Save money on not having to replace clothes as frequently (Plus they look nicer longer).
*Drying fray fabrics that are worn. I was able to slow down the fraying of my husbands jeans; holes in the pocket areas take forever longer to appear.
*Drying wears off decals. Prevent the cracking and disappearing of your favorite T-shirts decals.
*If you miss a stain you can catch it the next time you wash. Heat sets in stains; wash in cold water. This works really well for baby clothes.

You don't have to hang everything. I still dry towels and underclothing. But every load you don't dry will save you and it adds up.


Save when using a dryer-

1-Throw a dry towel in with the load; clothes will dry faster.
2-Never dry jeans with other articles of clothing. Jeans are a much rougher material and will wear your clothes faster.
3-Inside out T-shirts. This will help preserve the decals.
4-Use the dryer at night in the summer when it is cooler. (This could also be said about the dishwasher).
Have no place to hang your clothes?.. Use sturdy shower curtain rods, door frames, drying racks; we installed a drying rod in our laundry room for about $12. At a dollar per load at the laundry mat, our bar saved us money after 12 loads.

TIPS: To get out wrinkles just spray lightly with a spray bottle and brush the wrinkles out with your hand. This also works great for getting out creases from clothes left folded in your drawer.

bountifulbaskets.org

$50 worth of Produce for $15

You can save BIG on produce and no trip to the grocery store. Save time and money. Produce is purchased from the same vendors as restaurants and grocery stores and then organized into baskets for easy pickup at a fraction the cost. Simply go to bountifulbaskets.org . Ordering is Monday-Tuesday online. There are several pickup sites throughout Utah. Pickup is the following Saturday at the designated time listed with each site. Some pickup sites are available weekly and others bi-weekly. The produce in your basket will change according to season, area, and availability. The first time we ordered our basket contained:

3 Bundles Asparagus

2 Broccoli

1 Lettuce

1 Swiss Chard

1 Bundle Bananas (8)

2 Bags Baby Carrots

1 Bag potatoes (5 lbs)

8 Red Apples

7 Oranges

2 Lemons

1 lb Strawberry

10 Baby Cucumbers

In other orderings we have received: mangoes, green onions, cauliflower, zucchini, ect. It seems the basics like lettuce and apples are always included.

Other products can be purchased at the same time with your basket (must buy a basket for extras) such as: 9 Grain bread, 5 loafs for $10 (way Yummy); 2 lbs granola for $10; 10 lbs strawberries for $8; specials for holidays. These extra items also rotate.

The co-op is completely volunteer based, thus there are no refunds and the pickup window is only 20 minutes. If you don't show up your basket is donated to the local fire department.

Can't imagine eating all of it or concerned that you will get something you don't like? Go in on a basket with someone and split it. Don't like something, share.. you save so much being charitable is easy. We order with our neighbors or give what we don't use to my cousins.

TIPS: Order as soon as possible; there are only so many spaces available per site and they go quick. Show up early; the lines get long fast. Bring a sturdy basket to pickup your produce in.