Ironing clothes is one of the most tedious household chores, but if you don't keep on top of your laundry, it can quickly pile up. One mum who knows how much of a hassle ironing can be has been left amazed after testing a hack that gets rid of the need to use the appliance altogether.
Liffie Fowler, 26, discovered just how well the free trick works after it was recommended by her partner, Elliot, 25. Eager to save time, the mum-of-three gave it a go, and she says she has not needed to iron since. The tip also helps to save space around the home.
The hack involves hanging washing on hangers before placing these on a clothes horse. Liffie, a stay-at-home mum from Southam, Warwickshire, explained: "My partner mentioned about trying using hangers on the close horse. We're a family of five so I'm constantly washing.
"I can fit more clothes on this way and they dry just as well. People commented concerned about stretching of clothes but I haven't had that issue. I haven't taken my iron out since using the hangers."
The savvy mum also shared how she saves around £30 a month after swapping out the cleaning products she uses around her home. In an effort to avoid shop-bought chemical cleaning products, she uses lemon, bicarbonate and white vinegar where she can - helping her bank account at the same time.
For instance, Liffie uses a mixture of the ingredients to clean her washing machine. She explained: "I use white vinegar to clean any mould away in the washing machine," she said. "I put a bit of cotton wool in white vinegar and put it in the doorway where the mould is and leave it for a few hours.
"Then I put a bit of bicarbonate in the drum and vinegar in the tray and put it on a hot wash." She added: "To clean the oven I make a paste with bicarbonate with a little bit of water and add a bit of lemon. It should look a bit like pancake batter.
"Give it your cooker a good scrub with it and you can always then spray with white vinegar for any extra grease."
She finds the lemon also works well when cleaning her grater. "I find using a sponge it easily cuts it up," said the mum. "The acidity of the lemon works really well and it saves on sponges which are a waste of plastic."
Liffie spends £8 on a five litre bottle of white vinegar, and buys a few lemons fresh each week. "The vinegar will last a couple of months," she said. "I used to use about five different products which probably cost about £40 a month. I'm saving around £20 to 30 a month now."
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