5 Ways to Save Money on Laundry

If you heed nothing else in this list, heed this. Washing in cold water will save you cash, and still get your clothes clean – particularly if you use a good high-efficiency detergent (like Tide Coldwater, one of the first recipients of the Green Good Housekeeping Seal). The Department of Energy estimates that up to 90% of the cost of doing laundry (in an older top-loader) comes not from electricity running the machine, but from fuel to run your water heater.