{"id":12410,"date":"2019-07-11T22:52:12","date_gmt":"2019-07-12T02:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thefatdollar.com\/fatdollarblog\/?p=12410"},"modified":"2019-07-12T22:49:22","modified_gmt":"2019-07-13T02:49:22","slug":"how-often-to-wash-clothes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thefatdollar.com\/fatdollarblog\/how-often-to-wash-clothes\/","title":{"rendered":"How Often to Wash Clothes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<h2 class=\"\"><strong>How Often Should You Wash Your Clothes? <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-12458 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/thefatdollar.com\/fatdollarblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/LaundryBasket-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"Laundry Basket of Clothes\" longdesc=\"http:\/\/www.thefatdollar.com\/how-often-to-wash-clothes.html\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thefatdollar.com\/fatdollarblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/LaundryBasket-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/thefatdollar.com\/fatdollarblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/LaundryBasket.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Washing clothing too often will cause unnecessary wear on the fabric and may cause the fabric colors to begin to fade.&nbsp; It also wastes wear and tear on your washer and dryer as well as wastes laundry detergent, fabric softener, water, electricity or gas, and your time!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Here is a quick guide from Real Simple to help you determine how frequently you need to launder key clothing pieces, barring stains or especially sticky days, that is.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Jeans: After 4 to 5 wears<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Dress Pants: After 4 to 5 wears<\/p>\n<p>Jackets and Blazers: After 5 to 6 wears<\/p>\n<p>Khaki Shorts and Pants: After 2 to 3 wears<\/p>\n<p>Pajamas: After 3 to 4 wears<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Skirts: After 4 to 5 wears<\/p>\n<p>Swimsuits: After every wear<\/p>\n<p>Tops and Dresses: After 1 to 3 wears<\/p>\n<p>T-Shirts, Tanks and Camisoles: After every wear<\/p>\n<p>Bras: After 3 to 4 wears<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Wow, saves money on clothing, detergent, and fabric softener.&nbsp; Saves money and time.&nbsp; Now that&#8217;s The Fat Dollar way!<\/p>\n<p>Source: Real Simple<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><ins id=\"aswift_2_expand\" data-ad-slot=\"6889066046\"><ins id=\"aswift_2_anchor\"><iframe id=\"aswift_2\" name=\"aswift_2\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/ins><\/ins><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\">Article by Patti Tokar Canton<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\">Photo courtesy of freedigitalphotos.net and jm1366<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u00a9 <span class=\"style2\">2011-2019 All Rights Reserved. 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