Do you hang dry clothes to save money?

[weldedcambolt]

what do you do to save money to spend on jeep parts. I have quit using the dryer an hanging the clothes, an try to hang them in the day time, to not use electric with light. collect the second discharge rinse water in washer to use for filling up washer, in a blue like twenty gallon tub, an also use discharge water sometimes to flush toilet, but dont leave it in there long, an i put a spash beach in, covered, for later. i fill bucket with cold water in shower till it gets hot, to use for toilet. what things can you do to help save money to alleivate buying parts an irritating your spouse if you got one, or your family, or parents

 

[cliffish]

If you have to go to those lengths to save for jeep parts then parts are the last thing you should be thinking about? you have bigger issues to worry about then!

 

[xackley]

Replace all the bulbs with led.
I also have a timer on my hot water heater so it shuts down during the day, and over night.
Installing a coal stove reduced my heating bill from $2000 to $3000 to $800+ and much warmer.
I pay 14.99 for 3 Mb internet which is plenty good enough to watch netflix, amazon prime, Youtube, Etc. If you look around there is more of interest and available over the internet than I have ever found on conventional cable. I us a ROKU for streaming to the TV.
Tracfone, $100 a year. It does everything a smart phone is supposed to do.
OBI + google voice for phone, one time cost of $50 for the OBI device.

My wife won't hang the clothes, even though line dried clothes smell oh so good.

 

[Chris]

Well, I don't go to these lengths to save for Jeep parts, I just do it because I like being as environmentally friendly as I can, but I also like saving money on bills in general.

We saved a huge amount of money by switching all our appliances to gas, converting all the lights in our house to LED, and getting a Nest smart thermostat. It's amazing how much of a difference just those things have made in our monthly bill!

 

[Squatch]

I switched to Geico and saved 15% on my car insurance... (Just kidding!)

 

[ac_]

No judgement here. I am fortunate now to not have to worry about that anymore, but I have been there before. You'd be amazed at the things I did to save money to buy my first winch. Anyway, I hand wash all of my shop rags and towels in a Home Depot bucket with a plunger and hang them to dry. I don't do it to save money, I do i so not to get grease, gas or oil in my washer and dryer. The outcome is nice smelling not soft towels and rags. I wouldn't hand wash and air dry my microfiber towels, but the other stuff I do.

I say if you can save money, and deal with the stiff dry clothes then by all means good on you.

 

[Squatch]

No judgement here. I am fortunate now to not have to worry about that anymore, but I have been there before. You'd be amazed at the things I did to save money to buy my first winch. Anyway, I hand wash all of my shop rags and towels in a Home Depot bucket with a plunger and hang them to dry. I don't do it to save money, I do i so not to get grease, gas or oil in my washer and dryer. The outcome is nice smelling not soft towels and rags. I wouldn't hand wash and air dry my microfiber towels, but the other stuff I do.

I say if you can save money, and deal with the stiff dry clothes then by all means good on you.

Everett, WA has a city ordinance against outdoor clothes lines...and washing your car curbside...and having "for sale" signs in your vehicles...

God, I really need to move to Idaho...

 

[ac_]

Everett, WA has a city ordinance against outdoor clothes lines...and washing your car curbside...and having for sale signs in your vehicles...

God, I really need to move to Idaho...

What?? That sounds first class! Heaven forbid, I see someone washing there car on the street. That is so tacky!

 

[Squatch]

What?? That sounds first class! Heaven forbid, I see someone washing there car on the street. That is so tacky!

Dead serious. Because, you know, washing cars, drying clothes, "for sale" signs, heroin addicts on the streets...Someone has to take a stand!

 

[Chris]

Everett, WA has a city ordinance against outdoor clothes lines...and washing your car curbside...and having "for sale" signs in your vehicles...

God, I really need to move to Idaho...

What's up with that? Why would you not be able to wash your car or hang dry your clothes?

Sounds like you're living in a Nazi regime.

 

[Squatch]

What's up with that? Why would you not be able to wash your car or hang dry your clothes?

Sounds like you're living in a Nazi regime.

You have no idea...

 

[Chris]

You have no idea...

First world problems, right?

 

[Squatch]

First world problems, right?

Word

 

[ac_]

I don't think we have enough government; we need more to tell me if and when and where I can wash my car or dry my clothes. Pretty soon they will tell us what we can and cannot wear. Or what kind of car we can drive. sheesh that grinds my gears!

 

[Chris]

I don't think we have enough government; we need more to tell me if and when and where I can wash my car or dry my clothes. Pretty soon they will tell us what we can and cannot wear. Or what kind of car we can drive. sheesh that grinds my gears!

This is the primary reason that I told our realtor NO HOA when we were looking to buy our house. I've dealt with way too many HOAs in the past to ever want to do it again. We have enough government as you said, the last thing I need is my neighborhood trying to govern everyone too.

 

[ac_]

This is the primary reason that I told our realtor NO HOA when we were looking to buy our house. I've dealt with way too many HOAs in the past to ever want to do it again. We have enough government as you said, the last thing I need is my neighborhood trying to govern everyone too.

Haha me too. The HOA's are so popular down here. We really drank the Koolaid in AZ for sure, but we said the same thing NO HOA and the realtor couldn't believe that we didn't want to live in one. We actually found a lot NOT in an HOA with a front and rear RV gate with about a quarter acre of land, and NOT all of the houses look exactly the same. That is rare and hard to find in the city here.

 

[Chris]

Haha me too. The HOA's are so popular down here. We really drank the Koolaid in AZ for sure, but we said the same thing NO HOA and the realtor couldn't believe that we didn't want to live in one. We actually found a lot NOT in an HOA with a front and rear RV gate with about a quarter acre of land, and NOT all of the houses look exactly the same. That is rare and hard to find in the city here.

Yeah, you can find nice non-HOA neighborhoods (we live in a very nice neighborhood). You just have to choose a part of town where people actually care about their house / yard / etc.

It helps that we live blocks from the elementary school, middle school, and high school, which are some of the best in Oregon. I assume that since a lot of these people around here have young kids, they probably are inclined to take better care of their places.

 

[ac_]

Yeah, you can find nice non-HOA neighborhoods (we live in a very nice neighborhood). You just have to choose a part of town where people actually care about their house / yard / etc.

It helps that we live blocks from the elementary school, middle school, and high school, which are some of the best in Oregon. I assume that since a lot of these people around here have young kids, they probably are inclined to take better care of their places.

That is what my HOA friends always say is they live in HOA's so they don't have to look at cars on blocks, but we have lived here for 7 years and I have never seen neighbors with cars on blocks. I don't live in the richest part of town, but really we don't have any problems like my friends that live in HOA's have. They are constantly complaining about tickets and fines. I don't get those. They say there are no cars on blocks but they can't park on the street at all. well they can't be at night. It is amazing what people will put up with to not see cars on blocks. of which I haven't gotten one fine or ticket in 7 years nor seen a car on blocks. I really don't get the appeal, but then I don't live in one. Nor will I.

 

[weldedcambolt]

Replace all the bulbs with led.
I also have a timer on my hot water heater so it shuts down during the day, and over night.
Installing a coal stove reduced my heating bill from $2000 to $3000 to $800+ and much warmer.
I pay 14.99 for 3 Mb internet which is plenty good enough to watch netflix, amazon prime, Youtube, Etc. If you look around there is more of interest and available over the internet than I have ever found on conventional cable. I us a ROKU for streaming to the TV.
Tracfone, $100 a year. It does everything a smart phone is supposed to do.
OBI + google voice for phone, one time cost of $50 for the OBI device.

My wife won't hang the clothes, even though line dried clothes smell oh so good.

ya, i forgot to say i did the led thing

 

[weldedcambolt]

Replace all the bulbs with led.
I also have a timer on my hot water heater so it shuts down during the day, and over night.
Installing a coal stove reduced my heating bill from $2000 to $3000 to $800+ and much warmer.
I pay 14.99 for 3 Mb internet which is plenty good enough to watch netflix, amazon prime, Youtube, Etc. If you look around there is more of interest and available over the internet than I have ever found on conventional cable. I us a ROKU for streaming to the TV.
Tracfone, $100 a year. It does everything a smart phone is supposed to do.
OBI + google voice for phone, one time cost of $50 for the OBI device.

My wife won't hang the clothes, even though line dried clothes smell oh so good.

no, you got to hang them cloths to say, i hung the cloths to save a couple bucks