tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1156719194860099075.post7774350247959902629..comments2023-12-06T00:39:46.462-08:00Comments on Surviving and thriving on pennies: The clothe wipe challengeSurviving and thriving on pennieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17549443211123230264noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1156719194860099075.post-56108808446064375162010-01-11T18:37:48.179-08:002010-01-11T18:37:48.179-08:00We've been using "Family Cloths" sin...We've been using "Family Cloths" since summer '09! I have a family of 5 - myself, My Husband, daughter #1 - 13yrs (not environmentally minded), daughter #2 - 11yrs. (is very GREEN), and son - 3yrs. All except daughter #1 use the F.C. for both #1 AND #2. That's where I find the savings - using them all the time. <br /><br />I got some wash cloths at the thrift store and cut them all in 4 squares. A little bigger than a square of TP - Big enough. I zigzaged the edges and ready they were. I keep them in a pretty basket hanging on the wall. The used ones go in a little plastic lidded trash can 1/2 filled with water and Borax that sits next to the toilet. (Like you'd do with cloth diapers.) We pour the whole can - water and all in the washer, spin them first, and then wash them with the other laundry. To me, it is no different from diapers or underwear laundry. It does not add an entire new load of laundry to my day... REALLY? You wash an entire new load all alone?? My husband and son are most enthusiastic about them. Great for me that my little man has gotten away from throwing them in the toilet. Once you try them, you probably won't go back to TP. You get cleaner and have to wipe less times.Bronwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17007251993388753543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1156719194860099075.post-72250968234326648872010-01-11T10:36:01.380-08:002010-01-11T10:36:01.380-08:00I am unemployed, and about a year ago I got desper...I am unemployed, and about a year ago I got desperate to save even more money. One of the things that bothered me was t.p. I felt like I was throwing away money so I googled "toilet paper substitute" or something like that and found out about cloth wipes. At first, I wasn't so sure about it, but as I said, I was desperate. I also had a 24 pack and then later my sister bought a 4 pack for me, not knowing I was using wipes. She bought it so "I could try her favorite brand". I guess she didn't like mine. Anyway, I love cloth wipes and the best part is, I still have 10 rolls left from the 28 rolls. I keep it around for company and any time I feel I "need" it. I do have to say, if I had to do it for a family, I don't know if I could do it, however, it's only me so it works great.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com