The Homestead Mindset Anywhere: by Donna Miller

• Use less detergent than required. Often you won't need as much as the box recommends so play with the amounts.
• Make your own detergent for pennies.  There are numerous recipes for this on line. Everyone has their favorite.
• Learn stain removal tricks. From getting out grease with flour to how long and in what to soak grass stains. A little extra effort can save money.
• Line dry. Four loads dried a week, saves over $100 a year! One other thing this does is keep the wear and tear down on the clothing. Where exactly do you think that lint in the dryer catcher comes from? It’s cloth break-down.
• Re-wear. Hang up and use again any clothing that is not actually soiled or smelly.
• Buy at thrift stores. This is especially good for children's clothing. They grow so fast that what you bought this month may not fit next month. This goes for shoes too!
• Have different sets of cloths. Have some you only wear around the house, some that are for nice events and others for the garden. This will save on stains that don't come out for things that don't matter.
• Learn to stitch and sew at least a little. Even just some slight alterations or mending can keep an article of clothing usable for quite a while.
• Hand me downs. Save what one child may out grow for the next. If you don't have a next, maybe a friend, relative or neighbor does and also has an older child you can GET hand-me-downs from!

Have fun saving and Best Blessings!

Donna