Old-fashioned tip...

Leave it to my creative daughter, Meg, to come up with this neat website idea!

My tip is an old-fashioned one, but a very practical one. If you are fortunate enough to be at home on laundry day, hang your freshly washed clothes on a clothesline. It will save you a bundle on your electricity bill--sunshine and fresh air are free!
I know that sometimes laundry dried outside can be "stiff", even if you used a liquid fabric softener in the wash. Just toss the whole load of dried clothes in the dryer (with a fabric softener sheet, if you want, but not necessary), and run the dryer for 5 or 6 minutes to fluff the clothes. Five minutes of dryer time is better on your electric bill than 45 minutes (or more) of drying wet clothes! There is nothing that smells better than a freshly- washed-and-dried-outside load of clothes! --Miriam-- (Meg's mom)