Household tips that can save you hundreds of dollars per year

Today’s household hint, that can save you hundreds of dollars per year, is one that I picked up from my not as good looking, less intelligent, younger brother. You see my brother has 2-4 foster children in his house at any given moment and one bill that normally doesn’t seem that big, got big for his household.

That bill was for liquid hand soap for the bathroom. He was going through over a gallon a month because the kids would just fly through it between going to the bathroom and washing up for meals. But, he had an idea! Now instead of spending $10 a month for a gallon of hand soap, he has cut that down to $10 per year, saving him over $110 per year.

How is this possible without washing any less? First, you buy a gallon of just regular hand soap. Then you buy a $4.95 pump dispenser that produces foam soap. Once the soap is gone, this is where the money savings starts.

You fill the soap dispenser 2/3 of the way with water and then the last 1/3 with the new hand soap. The foam dispenser takes the soap and water mixture and adds air to it, making the soap go a lot further. One pump of a normal soap dispenser is equal to about 30 from a foam one. I’ve been using my brothers technique for over six months now and I think my gallon of liquid soap is going to last me close to 3 years… maybe more. (Kids are also less likely to pump it 3 or 4 times because the foam fills their hands the first time.)

Hope this helps some families out there save as much money as it has me and thanks to my brother. I’m still better looking, but today you were a little bit smarter!

Todd Clark - Broker / Sales Coach
Palazzo Realty Group
Phone: (503)524-9494
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