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This is the best laundry detergent recipe I have used! It was very simple to make, turned out well, and I love that it’s got all natural ingredients!  I have sensitive skin and this has worked fantastically.  I used to use All Free and Clear but now this is my one and only laundry detergent. Before I started, I gathered up the following supplies: A pot to melt the soap in Bar of soap (I chose Ivory soap because it is non irritating) 1 gallon jug Trash can to store laundry detergent in 1 box of Washing Soda 1 box Borax Long handled spoon to stir mixture Where do you buy washing soda? It was a little tough to find, but my local grocery store carried it in the laundry detergent aisle. I called 1-800-524-1328, put in my zip code, and it told me where I could find it. Here is the recipe for dry laundry detergent: 2 1/2 ounces soap bars, grated into flakes (Approx. a half a bar of soap) 1 cup borax 1 cup washing soda Here’s [...]

I admit it, I’m being a slacker. I still haven’t finished my taxes. And the April 15th deadline is quickly approaching. I guess I’ve been putting it off because I’m afraid we are going to have to pay, and that thought kills me. I really don’t want to have to pay. I did start our taxes last night with Turbo Tax, and so far it is showing we owe over $800. I still haven’t put everything in, so I’m hoping that once we are finally complete that we will at least break even. Last year some of the big things we did were: bought our house, paid off some student loans, and donated items to Goodwill. I figured with paying over $7,000 in interest on our mortgage alone that we would get some of that back. I hope we still do. When inputting the information into Turbo Tax, I realized how much money we spent last year and it almost makes me sick. $7,000+ on mortgage interest, $3700+ on student loan interest, and who knows how much to the Home [...]