Why have I put this off so long?

Back in August my sister made homemade laundry detergent. I wasn't sure about how it would turn out at first. She loved it and I became curious when I did the math and figured out how much money I could save with under an hour of my time every 6 months. When we went down to her house for Thanksgiving she "bagged me up" what I would need for 10 gallons. (2 of the 3 ingredients) I just had to buy one ingredient and she also sent me with about a 1/2 gallon to try. We loved it and I have be "meaning to get around to it" since. I could shoot off excuses like "busy w/ life, kids, holidays...." blah blah. But the truth is that now that I've finally done it, there is NO excuse except pure laziness. Just think about it.... 1 hr every 5-6 months. How much time do we waste on FB or watching mindless tv? Besides, the kids had a great time helping too. ;)
I came across the "recipe" on Pinterest one night and had one of those "oh yeah. Been meaning to do that" moments. I had to go to Lowes and Wal Mart the next day and just decided to go ahead and get my supplies.
You'll need:
-1 bar of Fels-Naptha (less than $2)
-Arm and Hammer Washing Soda NOT baking soda ($3)
-Borax ($3)

I found all of these in the laundry isle at Wal Mart. Just look for it. It's usually towards the bottom and if you blink, you'll miss it. I already had the washing soda and borax form my sister, but figured I would need it eventually so I went ahead and grabbed a box of each.
-2 five gallon buckets w/ lids if you want (on sale for $3 @ Lowes) As you can see above, I used the drill and mixer attachment to make stiring everything a little easier.
Shave your bar down with a cheese grater, put in a pot with 4 cups of water on med heat,and let it melt. Took about 20 min. Not bad. Put the melted liquid in a bucket with 1 cup washing soda and 1/2 cup of borax and fill ONE of your buckets with HOT water and stir. Let it sit overnight, split it in 1/2, and fill again with hot water and stir again. That simple.

I have 10 gallons for under $15. You'll spend more than that on 2 store bought gallons. I'll only have to buy the Fels-Naptha next time, so I'll have $2 in the next 10 gallons.
If you're like me, you don't like to spend money on "boring", "everyday" stuff. I figure that I can use whatever savings I can find with 3 kiddos.
There really is no excuse for not doing this. It's so simple. I remember my grandmother using these same ingredients. When I picked the Fels-Naptha bar up it all came back to me. Walking down to her laundry room, that smell of fresh, and her rubbing that bar on the stains. How did we get away from simple? Marketing? Keeping up w/ whoever? IDK... If you look on the back of every laundry detergent in the store you'll see that they're nothing but these 3 ingredients, (they may have different names but just look it all up. It's the same thing) along with dyes, and perfumes.
You can keep it in the buckets or put it in whatever container you want.(mine's in milk and laundry bottles for now) I have found some clear containers I'm going to order online for $1 each and there are plenty of free downloadable lables online for all of you that are just as OCD as me.;) Hope I've helped some of you save some $! Have fun!

Until next time.... B+. :)