http://financefreelancelife.com/2007/09/19/in-the-event-of-an-emergency-sleep-in-as-few-clothes-as-possible/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:56:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://financefreelancelife.com/2007/09/19/in-the-event-of-an-emergency-sleep-in-as-few-clothes-as-possible/#comment-79 SavingDiva Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:18:00 +0000 http://financefreelancelife.com/?p=64#comment-79 I'm still having a hard time with it. I just allow my laundry to pile up...and then when I don't have enough clean underwear, I do laundry. It's not a flawless plan. I’m still having a hard time with it. I just allow my laundry to pile up…and then when I don’t have enough clean underwear, I do laundry. It’s not a flawless plan.

]]> http://financefreelancelife.com/2007/09/19/in-the-event-of-an-emergency-sleep-in-as-few-clothes-as-possible/#comment-78 Anonymous Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:24:00 +0000 http://financefreelancelife.com/?p=64#comment-78 Good ideas. I wash as needed when the clothes are dirty. The best thing to do is use an energy efficient washer and dryer. Rinso soap works wonders and along with Rinso softner. It can be bought at the dollar stores. Socks must be washed after being worn once. It is a good idea to wash with a special underwear bag in the washer to prevent loss of socks and underwear inside the machine. I only do full loads to prevent a high electric bill. Good luck!! Annette Good ideas. I wash as needed when the clothes are dirty. The best thing to do is use an energy efficient washer and dryer. Rinso soap works wonders and along with Rinso softner. It can be bought at the dollar stores. Socks must be washed after being worn once. It is a good idea to wash with a special underwear bag in the washer to prevent loss of socks and underwear inside the machine. I only do full loads to prevent a high electric bill. Good luck!! Annette

]]> http://financefreelancelife.com/2007/09/19/in-the-event-of-an-emergency-sleep-in-as-few-clothes-as-possible/#comment-77 Frugal Babe Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:22:00 +0000 http://financefreelancelife.com/?p=64#comment-77 This is a big one for me. My husband and I both consider exercise to be a requirement for mental health. So our laundry pile is about double what it would be if we were couch potatoes. In general, pretty much anything we exercise in cannot be worn again without washing - very stinky. So that all gets washed after one wearing. <br/>Other stuff I wear at least twice - jeans can be worn 4 or 5 times before they start to feel a bit baggy. I've had to do some convincing with my husband to get him to wear things more than once, but he's pretty good at it now. <br/>We both sleep naked - more fun that way, and less laundry :) I try to wash the bed sheets every week, but it usually becomes about every ten days. <br/>All of our laundry gets dried on racks in our guestroom. Not using the dryer has made a huge improvement in our energy bill. This is a big one for me. My husband and I both consider exercise to be a requirement for mental health. So our laundry pile is about double what it would be if we were couch potatoes. In general, pretty much anything we exercise in cannot be worn again without washing – very stinky. So that all gets washed after one wearing.
Other stuff I wear at least twice – jeans can be worn 4 or 5 times before they start to feel a bit baggy. I’ve had to do some convincing with my husband to get him to wear things more than once, but he’s pretty good at it now.
We both sleep naked – more fun that way, and less laundry I try to wash the bed sheets every week, but it usually becomes about every ten days.
All of our laundry gets dried on racks in our guestroom. Not using the dryer has made a huge improvement in our energy bill.

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