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Old 01-26-2008, 08:15 PM   #1
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30 and too cheap for dryer sheets

Yes, that's right. I've found that I can get by with adding 1/4 cup of distilled white vinegar (had cheap anywhere) in the laundry softener spot on my washing machine (cuts down on the soap residue, leaves clothes softer) and a wad of aluminum foil in the dryer (seems to pick up the static electricity).

Anyway, I'm 30; wife is 29. We're trying to figure out if we're on track to semi-retire when I'm 40. The RE worksheet from the early retirement homepage seems to indicate that we're on track... guess time will tell ;-)
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Old 01-26-2008, 09:09 PM   #2
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You have the right attitude.

Personally, I've never owned a dryer or used fabric softener.
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Old 01-26-2008, 09:31 PM   #3
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I've never used fabric softener or dryer sheets but I do have a dryer. Around here when you hang clothes outside they just freeze solid and take forever to sublime dry. My house is too small to hang them inside.
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1/4 cup of distilled white vinegar? My, you're a spendthrift, I've been getting by on two tablespoons here

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Some peo[le call me Maurice

Did you pick your name because you're a Steve Miller fan? Just curious.
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Medit8 - No, but you're the second person to guess that. Actually I play classical piano as a hobby and was obsessing on one of Maurice Ravel's works at the time I joined this board.
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I should add though that some people DO call me the space cowboy, and I aspire to be known as the gangster of love...
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...cause you speak of the pompitous of love...

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Yes, that's right. I've found that I can get by with adding 1/4 cup of distilled white vinegar (had cheap anywhere) in the laundry softener spot on my washing machine (cuts down on the soap residue, leaves clothes softer) and a wad of aluminum foil in the dryer (seems to pick up the static electricity).
Oh great, just what we need here.....another cheapskate! LOL
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Baking soda in the wash tends to do the trick, too. I've never heard of using foil! Have to try it.
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Baking soda in the wash tends to do the trick, too. I've never heard of using foil! Have to try it.
But do you need rubber-handled tongs to retrieve the ball of foil to avoid one hell of an electric shock?
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Well, I'm now going to have to run some controlled tests to see how low I can get my vinegar usage.

To be honest, I'm not sure if the foil is effective or just a wonderful placebo. It seems to work. I do have a stainless steel interior on my dryer, so it could be discharging from the foil to the frame to the ground.
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