From the extreme to the sublime, frugal living can take on all sorts of levels. It is important and fun to try new ways to save. Some you will like and continue to use, others you wouldn’t even think of doing. The following ideas offer a range of different methods, and yes, they all have to do with the bathroom.
I am sometimes asked the question, “Which saves more money, taking a shower or taking a bath?” The answer here isn’t as simple as you might think. For most people, if you take a short shower using a low-flow shower head, then showering saves money. But if you take marathon showers using the hottest water, than a bath is probably your cheaper choice.
Other ways to save on water, both for the water bill and for the environment, is to put that bath water to good use. You can save the bath water to flush toilets or to water your garden.
Of course, we have to get to more toilet ideas. Here are some ways that people use to save money there. You can reduce the amount of water used in one or more of several ways. You can replace your toilet with a low flow version, you can flush it less often or you can replace it altogether with a sawdust toilet. A sawdust toilet eliminates the need to use water at all.
I know of people who save the expense of kitty litter by training their cat to use the family toilet.
Some folks take two-ply toilet paper and separate it out to create two rolls. I don’t know if this would work personally, since I would imagine you would have to use twice as much to get the same absorbency. There is one-ply toilet paper available, but it is a specialty item and may actually cost you more money, unless you are prepared to store it by the case.
Another idea that can be used is to give up certain bathroom products, trading that toilet paper for rags or giving up shampoo altogether.
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