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Reader’s Question: Dingy Clothes w/Homemade Laundry Detergent

October 6, 2009 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 40 Comments

Dear Frugal Upstate, I’m using you laundry detergent recipe but, my whites are getting dingyier and dingyier. I live in North Carolina and have 2 boys aged 7 and 9. They stain everything in the red clay here. I’ve tried bleach in with the detergent on the long soak cycle but, still dingy wash. What… Keep Reading

Filed Under: General Frugality Tagged With: Homemaking, Laundry detergent

Giveaway: Complete the Cycle

August 27, 2009 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate

Laundry.  It just never seems to be done, does it?  I swear that by the time I’m done washing everything, folding it and putting it away, all the dirty baskets are full again! I actually don’t mind cycling the laundry through the washer and dryer-or hanging it on the line when the weather permits.  Actually-I… Keep Reading

Filed Under: Sponsored Tagged With: Homemaking, Laundry, Laundry detergent

Festival of Frugality

August 18, 2009 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 22 Comments

Hello and welcome to the 191st Festival of Frugality! I hope that besides enjoying all the fabulous entries for this week you spend a little time browsing around here and getting to know me. Now I’ve always enjoyed it when someone comes up with a cute theme to arrange the festival around~but I’ve got a… Keep Reading

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Filed Under: Frugal Living Tagged With: Frugality, Homemaking, Money, Money Management, Personal Finance

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About Frugal Upstate

I’m Jenn –an Upstate NY wife, mom, blogger and veteran. I talk very fast, read constantly, take on too much and make plenty of mistakes. I’m a real person, not perfection. I love to talk about the frugal lifestyle, “Village Homesteading”, living a more sustainable lifestyle and being prepared for all the curves life throws at you.

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