How To Save Money on Laundry
If you want to save money and if time is money to you, then you’ll want to keep reading. In fact, we’ve determined that the average family of four spends $14,000 a year on doing their own laundry. That’s a lot of $$$ to fork out when you could be doing something else with your time.
Are You Spending $14,000+ a Year on Laundry?
It might surprise you—but if you’re doing laundry at home, and time is money to you, the answer could be yes. Most families don’t realize just how much time, effort, and money they pour into washing, drying, and folding clothes every single week.
Let’s break it down so you can see why doing laundry is not saving money.
What a Typical Family of Four Spends on Laundry Each Week
Here’s a look at what your average family might be doing:
- Sorting and Pre-treating: 30 minutes
- Loading and unloading: 60 minutes
- Folding and putting away: 2 hours
- Cleaning machines and lint traps: 15 minutes
- Washer/dryer maintenance: 15 minutes
Total time per week: 4 hours
Total time per year: 208 hours
And that’s not even counting the cost of laundry supplies—detergent, softeners, dryer sheets, stain removers—which easily adds up to $20 per week, or $1,040 per year.
Saving Time = Saving Money?
Time is money, right? For many households, especially upper-middle-class families, your time is worth roughly $50–70 per hour. If saving money is really important then you must factor in your time.
Let’s do the math:
- 4 hours/week x $60/hour = $240/week (Almost one entire work day each week)
- $240/week x 52 weeks = $12,480/year
- Add $1,040 for supplies and $5/week for a washer/dryer replacement fund.
Grand total: $13,780 per year spent on laundry!
A Smarter, More Affordable Option
At $1.79 per pound, our laundry service is not just convenient—it’s a game-changer for your budget and your free time. What’s not to love about saving money and time? Imagine:
- No more sorting, washing, drying, or folding
- Don’t worry about running out of detergent or cleaning lint traps
- Five more hours each week to spend on work, family, hobbies, or just relaxing
- Never buy another washer or dryer.
In fact, a family of four can save hundreds of hours a year and thousands of dollars in time and supply costs—all while getting perfectly clean laundry. An average family of four has 30-50lbs of laundry each week.
- 40lb x $1.79 = $71.60/week
- $71.60 x 52 = $3,723/year
Doing the same laundry yourself using the formula above is $265/week compared to $71.60 for someone else to do it for you.
The Bottom Line on Saving Money
Laundry isn’t just about washing clothes—it’s about time, money, and peace of mind. At $1.79/lb, our professional service gives you all three.
Why spend approximately. $14,000 a year doing laundry when you can spend $1.79 per pound and reclaim your time?
Drop off your laundry at Spot 7 days a week and start saving money today!
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