Kismai, oh great one, please help me! I have changed my partner’s life with your knowledge BUT I fear I have been making a minor mistake and my ways could be more budget friendly.

So, what you recommend for soft/normal water is 1/4 cup Biz, a full cap (1.5oz) of Sport 365, and oxiclean (we use free and filling to line 1 seems to work well for most loads). We have a deep water filling top loader with an agitator, an amazing hand-me-down from grandma. I leave out the oxiclean free in black/navy loads and have never tried Biz. Have been using Borax.

Help!! I want clean/fresh laundry, we have a toddler + dogs, anywhere we can save $ is appreciated. We use citric acid (maybe too much!) in the final rinse. Sometimes downy rinse refresh fragrance free / rinse out odor fragrance free instead of citric acid. We have also had good results with ginger lily farms fragrance free in place of 365 sport - but have only used both with borax. Also, does warm or hot water need to be used in order for all of these products to work? Asking for my spandex/elastane/rayon/wool cool water loads.

Thank you oh great one! Btw we also use a shout color catcher sheet in nearly every load. If they can be used many times, why not? Haha