Any tips on how I can do my laundry better? (read detail)?

Question

ok, i'm having trouble with this.
i'd like to do my laundry every 1 to 2 weeks. currently i do it like once every 1 or 2 months!! the reason.
ok here it is: I collect it for that long so that way I can sort it out into darc clothes, white clothes and colored clothes.
I don't have my own laundry machine so i have to pay one dollar for washing and one dollar for drying.
so if i were to do the laundry every one to two weeks, then i'd have maybe 5 white clothes, 5 black ones and 7 colored ones.

should i waste 2 dollars with such little clothes in it? i would have a full load if i throw in everything together but then all the colors would run and would ruin my clothes.

HELP!!

Answer 1

Wash clothes when you have a full load to wash. But 1 to 2 months? All you gotta do is one load of dark/colored and one load of whites. I'm hoping with you doing it as infrequently, you are less than a size 6, and you have 30 outfits, and 40 to 50 pairs of undies.

Answer 2

You might want to see how much it cost to have a dry cleaners wash and fold your laundry, it is usually about .10 or .15 a pound or if you have a boyfriend or friend you could think of that you wouldn't mind doing your laundry with, you both could split the costs.

Answer 3

If your clothes aren't brand new its alright to wash the lighter colored clothes with the whites and the medium colored clothes with the dark to save money. They wont run in cold water. The only way clothes run is brand new they have to be washed 5 times before they stop releasing color. Try washing in the sink to experiment with a light pink and a white to see what would happen i would try undies first.

Answer 4

I AGREE 10 POINTS TO JEFF.
I'M NOT SURE WHY IT TAKES A MONTH OR 2 TO GET A FULL LOAD??

Answer 5

I would just give the 10 points to jeff the drunk

Answer 6

i don't see how you could possibly save any more money or time than you already do. you have taken laundry to it's limit.