Ishy ways to save money!!

[Derry]

i write a budget every fortnight, simply because i get limited money and i have to prioritise where it goes.. this may help you? or i may be completely missing the point..

[Millymollymandy]

It is HOT here again. If anyone wants to know what I look like think a fence post with arms and legs wearing shorts and a tube top, looks ridiculous but I'm comfortable.


Lois

I used to get called beanpole at school. Fence post would have made a change!

[prison break fan]

S.O.S. Milims! I have melted my soap and borax and soda, but is it really 16pints of water, it looks a huge amount!! Help needed! pbf.

[Milims]

You can store it in pretty much any kind of plastic bottle. I happen to have some 5 litre vinegar containers but 2 litre pop bottles work just as well. I've also made it in smaller batches

[prison break fan]

Thanks Milims, it's in the milk cartons now! Washing tomorrow! pbf.

[Ron and Jean]

Sorry to ask but how much do you use per wash? I have 3 boys who love playing in the mud (well not the baby yet but give him a few months and he will be joining in too!). There seems to be a high ratio of liquid to soap. Does it get muddy, grassy, food stained kids school uniforms clean?

I have been keeping my eye open for the ingredients and pondering what will hold 16 pints of water.....

[Milims]

I use about 150ml per wash - that's the first mark on the wash ball. As with other liquid soaps you can always use more or less as required. I keep mine in the 5 litre bottles that the vinegar comes in but 2 litre pop bottles or milk cartons work just as well. You can also make it in lesser amounts

[Ron and Jean]

I meant hold it to mix it together, not once it is bottled. I was thinking an old style bin would do the trick...

[ina]

16 pints is no more than an ordinary bucket.