Money Saving Tip #155: Don't Leave Clean Clothes in the Washer

When you are in the process of doing your laundry, don't forget and leave your freshly cleaned clothes or linens in the washing machine.  If you leave your clean, wet items in the washer for several hours or a day, the items will become moldy, and you will have to rewash them.  You know when they need to be re-washed when you open your washer, and the items smell bad.  Re-washing them forces you to use more water, energy, laundry soap, and fabric softener.