Drying your clothes… for less.

Drying your clothes… Below is a list of options to choose from.  From the quick & easy way to maximize your time and money to the most economical and arduous.  Each option has its merits.

Option #1 – Take out the lint from the lint trap before every use!!! Better yet, before and after every use especially if you have other people living with you, or using the same dryer.  This will ensure shorter drying times, savings on electricity (or gas ) usage, and contributing to prolonging the life of your dryer (nevermind keeping your residence safe from the possibility of a fire which may start in your dryer from over-accumulated lint).

Option #2-  In addition to option #1, stop using fabric softeners.  You don’t need them, besides the fact that they’re potentially bad for you, they’re an unnecessary expenditure.  If you insist on using them (sheets), use old ones that you find lying around from your or someone else’s prior use. 2-4 at a time will do the trick.

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Option #3- Use a drying rack as much as possible and the dryer only as a last resort.  Besides, if you wash at a laudromat, you will automatically notice the savings in cash and in time spent at a laundromat and the toning of your upper body from lugging home a bag/pile of wet laundry.

Option #4- Find a place in your home where you can tie off an indoor clothesline that you can easily install and take down when not in use (to keep your pad pimped).  If you don’t have any string or friends with string or money to buy string, you can go to the Exit area of your neighbourhood IKEA store, where people load up their cars, and you will find a blue steel box containing a giant spool of complimentary nylon string.  Inside, you can also find glossy paper complimetary measuring tape in case you forgot your measuring tape at home.  Additional Note: This is also great for travelling.  String weighs nothing and takes up no space but is incredibly handy for drying your rain soaked clothing in the comfort of your own room.