Frugal Friday - Homemade Laundry Detergent

Since I have been couponing and watching prices I have seen the prices of laundry detergent go up and up. I was able to get small bottles of laundry soap for about $2 or less matching sales and coupons, now I am not able to do this any more. So, I started looking for other options and found this recpie for homemade detergent. We have now been using it for about two and a half months and we are happy with the results.

You need:

2 C. shredded bar soap (I use Ivory)

1 C. Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda

1 C. 20 Mule Team Borax

Mix it all together and store in air tight container. I like to use my food processor to shred the soap because it is quick and easy. Use 1-2 Tablespoons per load of wash. I use 1 tablespoon for most loads. I do also pretreat stains when needed, but other wise this detergent seems to do as well as the store bought detergent I used to use.

The cost breakdown:

Bar soap - I picked it up free at Walgreens

Super Washing Soda $4.20, so for 1 C the price is about $.60

Borax - I paid $4.40, so for 1 C the price is about $.50

Total cost per batch of detergent is $1.10 and it lasts my family of three about 2 and a half months.

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Advise on Living Green

Lately I have had several conversations with people about changes they are making in their home to help their family be more green. Here is a great newsletter I have found that will give you daily tips on how to become more green and help your family. Check it out and sign up to get daily tips in your email.

I was just talking to a friend who said she has started a tradition that on Earth Day she and her family make a decision to change one thing and it got me thinking about what could my family change this year. I will get back to you once I have decided what we will be doing this year. She is trying to figure out how she can avoid collecting all those produce bags, she has already gone to reusable shopping bags, but gets so many little plastic bags with all her produce. Leave me a comment with what green habits your family participates in.

Snickerdoodle Muffins

I posted a link to the recipe for these muffins with my menu, but they were so GOOD I had to post it again. I actually made them as mini-muffins because I only have a small scoop that I use for cookies and they turned out perfect. I will be making these again for sure!

Thanks Peabody for this wonderful recipe!

Welcome!

Welcome to my blog! I have decided to start to blog to help myself and hopefully bless you too. I am so excited to share a few of the things I love doing. When my daughter was born I started to 'coupon' and have learned a lot about frugal living since then. Along with that my thinking about health, nutrition, and faith have all be deepened. I plan to use this blog to share with you as I find some great deals, fun ideas for home and mothering, along with haing some accountablity to deepen my Christian walk while hopefully helping yours. I pray that you will enjoy and be blessed by my blog. Please let me know what you would like to learn from me.