Helena
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Is frugal the new black?
As down economy sets in, some are embracing the simple life
Is frugal the new black? - Retail - MSNBC.com
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Thirty years ago, I bought a house in this blue collar neighborhood because there were clothes lines, gardens, and dandelions.
I've never owned a dryer.
Thirty years ago, I bought a house in this blue collar neighborhood because there were clothes lines, gardens, and dandelions.
I've never owned a dryer.
My grandmother and MIL both have dryers, but use the clothesline unless it's raining. They both live in temperate California, though. Do you go to a coin-op laundry when it's cold/raining/snowing?
I'm going to go home tonight and give my gas dryer a big kiss. "Don't worry, little dryer, Daddy is far too lazy to ever abandon you in favor of air drying".
While I'm all for the environmental bonus--how much does line drying actually save a typical family? I'm guessing a gas dryer is much better than electric but even with an "expensive" dryer, how much money are we really talking?
My family always tubled dried a bit but tried to not overdue it--in order to keep clothes nicer for longer and avoid lots of ironing!
Speaking from personal experience that one is very effective in the tropics. Of course, there are no dryers here so...other ways to save money on clothes drying as well, including run around the house naked to have less clothes to wash!
Is it OK to wear black before October?
While I'm all for the environmental bonus--how much does line drying actually save a typical family? I'm guessing a gas dryer is much better than electric but even with an "expensive" dryer, how much money are we really talking?
My family always tubled dried a bit but tried to not overdue it--in order to keep clothes nicer for longer and avoid lots of ironing!