How To Frugally Fix a Laundry Mishap – Stains

Let’s face it – clothing is expensive. Period. When stains occur, the price goes up when it cannot be removed. Typically as adults we don’t stain our clothing quite as quickly or as often as a child does. Those grass stains, mud, blood, spaghetti and pizza sauce and other food stains add up, and can cost a fortune when you have to replace the item. Stains on white are not that difficult to remove if you use a little bleach. Often the bleach will remove it, and if you apply equal parts bleach and water and allow it to sit … Continue reading

Holiday Headaches: Dealing With Stains–Part 2

Nothing takes the Merry out of Christmas or the Happy out of Hanukkah and Kwanzaa than a big grease stain on your brand-new winter white linen tablecloth. Family get-togethers are the highlight of the holiday season, but when you put together rich and colorful foods with, well, colorful family members you could be looking at major messes in the making. In our family we don’t let stains caused by Uncle Fred’s enthusiastic arm gestures dampen our holiday spirits. My mom is the queen of stain removal and uses the following techniques to keep her holiday best from turning into… rags. … Continue reading