laundry soap and there is no money to buy more....what do you do? I am set and have not run out but am trying to get a list up and running if i run out of something what could i use as a substitute....this next year is the year to take care of somet things that really should have been done years ago...but i know I can do it this year.....so what do you run out of and what do you use instead.....
Ironically, my mother did this a whole lot when we were kids. I love brushing my teeth with baking soda when I get the chance. It makes my teeth much cleaner than with toothpaste.
I don't mean to laugh, but this post just brought back memories. I grew up really poor and my mom used to wash clothes with dishsoap.....using a toilet plunger (clean of course!) in the bathtub! I don't have any tips, but thanks for bringing back a funny memory.
If you keep a few bars of Fels-Naptha soap in the cupboard just in case, it will substitute for store bought detergent. Just wet your clothing and get a good lather going on each piece, then pop in the washer. Works for stain removal too. Just scrub stained part of clothing with bar of soap. Best stain remover I've ever used.
thanks for the ideas......i will pick up some of the neplath? soap the next time i am at the store....I also have bars and bars of ivory soap when it was bought on sale with a coupon 5 months ago...ended up paying .17 for three bars of soap so i am thinking i could grate it and boil to make it into liquid and put in for hand soap from a pump....january is my only month that is going to be very very hard...just figured the budget this is due to me having a week and a half off for christmas....and having to catch up from getting behind because.......well that is the way i was but no more....can't live with the stress....haha...I'd rather use homemade laundry soap than not pay the bills....
Mom used to grate Ivory soap to wash baby things. For the rest of the wash she grated some brown bar soap. We didn't have a machine; Mom washed in a big granite tub.
like i said...January is going to be a very very hard month....I will have never experience this type of hardship before because in the past i would say...lets skip this bill just until....but robbing peter to pay paul is what has gotten me into this mess and it has to stop now....so that being said....I have enough ivory to last me three years...haha and enough toothpaste to get me through a year...and vinegar for cleaning etc....but other than that it is going to be tough...I have enough laundry soap tide....which i can water down to get through but that is why i started this thread because i so plan to carry on the saving method from january into subsequent months so that i can pay down these stupid bills and get back on track...
I've not used the search function, but there are posts from the past with laundry soap recipes both powered and liquid. I hope that someone is able to point you in the direction to locate them.
I am sure that a google search would bring up some solutions too.
I always tried to avoid this one as I was raised in that situation...washing hair with dish soap, socks for menstrual pads, Sears TP, baking soda toothpaste, dish soap laundry detergent. I learned to be a resourceful kid and substitute. Dad always had his stuff and we had to wait until the next time Mother went shopping.
Dish soap can be used in a washing machine. You don't want to use much as the suds will start to come out of the machine. You will have to use a garden hose to rinse everything out or move it to the bathtub.
My solution: Walmart is 5 miles and really not that cheap. Local grocery closes at 10pm; gas station is 24/7 but 4x the price.
Stock up on toiletries, cleaning, pet supplies, non-perishable basics as soon as I get paid and put them in a closet. This closet is 'the store'. After a while, I have a good idea of how much stuff I will use in a month and just do a list towards the end of the month before shopping. I'm getting most stuff from Dollar Store or Aldis which beat Walmart's prices most of the time.
The local Walmart was 30 lanes and only four (max) open most of the time even during rush hour and evenings. I try to avoid it.
wow....i read your post and saw where socks as maxi pads...I mean if i really really had to i would but not there are the time being....with coupons i can get this fairly cheap....i am hoping to be done with that soon anyhow.....doc says i am on my way and i am thrilled.....but i understand that dish soap can be used for anything....but with a coupon i can get a bottle of suave shampoo for .50 which is fine for me but my middle son needs the dandruff shampoo....not the head and shoulder kind but the selson blue kind and sometimes stronger...so if anyone has any ideas on how to manage dandruff cheaper it would be appreciated....thanks for all the ideas.....i am making my list right now...
and it doesnt work for him....He gets realy bad dandruff and we had to get a prescription once for the t gel but that has run out...and the co pay on that is still pretty expensive more expensive than the store brand selson blue and at this time it has been working but that cost us 3.99 a month....haha....I know not alot of money but my goal is to be able to figure out something cheaper...it may not be possible but i was thinking of taking the store brand selson blue and adding a bottle of suave shampoo to it making more and maybe stretching it further or do you think it would make the store brand selson blue shampoo not work.....thus making me lose money because i have to go and buy another bottle...
and it doesnt work for him....He gets realy bad dandruff and we had to get a prescription once for the t gel but that has run out...and the co pay on that is still pretty expensive more expensive than the store brand selson blue and at this time it has been working but that cost us 3.99 a month....haha....I know not alot of money but my goal is to be able to figure out something cheaper...it may not be possible but i was thinking of taking the store brand selson blue and adding a bottle of suave shampoo to it making more and maybe stretching it further or do you think it would make the store brand selson blue shampoo not work.....thus making me lose money because i have to go and buy another bottle...
You can also try mixing some tea tree oil in regular shampoo to help with dandruff. Extra virgin coconut oil is also good for dandruff. Basically want to use it like a hot oil treatment. I have also noticed that since I stopped eating anything with flour I no longer have flakes in my hair in the winter time.
Take a good look at everything you currently have in your stockpile. It sounds as if you are prepared for a lean January. Sometimes when I run out of something I will tell myself to stop and slow down and think what else I can use. Can really be surprising how there is usually an answer.
i am so excited because i just took all the money i know that will be coming in and did my budget....after paying all the bills and giving myself $400 for gas which it shouldnt be that high but i am budgeting it for that amount i have exactly $505 left....and dh has been doing okay with his wood working not great but chances are he will bring in a couple of hundred but its not a guarantee so.....i will leave it at the $505 and try not to spend any of it if not possible....however i didnt budget in the cat and dog food, toilet paper etc however that is all i should actually need this month...
I need to give middle son a hair cut during vacation and this helps with the dandruff....at this time there is none so i am thinking i will try mixing it with a little and see if it still works...
I buy shampoo on sale really cheap and use it as hand soap in the pump bottles. I will buy 20 or 25 bottles at a time and just refill the liquid soap bottles with it. You can also use it as body wash.
I keep cleaning supplies and hygiene things in my stock and tide is 20 for a large bottle right now I don't have an extra one. But always have 1 extra Tide, tp, pads, cat litter, dog and and cat food. Because I have a fear of running out.... U can 't go dirty, have to have personal umh umh, and the pets have to eat..... I use vinegar on my hair to strip out shampoo junk and it helps my dandruff.
I took a laundry detergent bottle that was empty. Put a little water in it. Then I drop leftovers bits of bar soap in it. Just leave it on the shelf and forget about it. Then if I need any, I can just pour off what amount I need as soft soap/ liquid. Shake it up first. I to believe soap is soap
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