New year, new ways for me to save! I joined a group called Living Well Spending Less & January is a "No Spending Month". And guess what I just ran out of in my stockpile? Dishwasher soap. ACK!
I couldn't spend unless it was a need. This is a need, but I remembered I had posted sometime ago about homemade dishwasher soap. I haven't used the recipe because I had enough premade soap in my pantry. I read the reviews on line & couldn't justify buying it. I made some & love it. So I ended up making 192 loads of dishwasher soap for $3.25 in less than 2 minutes! That comes out to $0.017 a load. I use equal amounts of Borax & Washing Soda. I can get 8 cups total into a half gallon canning jar. I use 2 tsp. for each wash. It seems like I do at least a load of dishes a day, especially when the kids are out of school. This will last me until June or July. I figured I save at least $17 + my time. Easy & natural ~ can't bet that!
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