In my opinion, showering every single day is a silly, excessive, modern American way of doing things (which could be said of nearly everything in our current culture), and totally unnecessary for most people. Americans live more sedentary lives than ever, yet we shower more… how does that make sense? Much like our modern American hyper-driven obsession with eliminating all germs in our home and on our hands by using disinfectant everything, yet we have more and more microbes becoming resistant to being killed as a direct result. If you’ve done nothing the previous day to get dirty or sweaty, why do you need a shower?

I just touch up my hair on the off days, reapply deodorant and wear clean clothes. Saves time, water, effort, and toiletries. The only exception is during that certain time of the month: on those days I shower daily but stick to washing my hair on alternating days. Otherwise, I only shower every other day, always on the days when I exercise.

We have a feather bed, down comforter blanket (we had a down comforter, but it got TOO hot)

I personally have always taken a shower every other day (Aaron has been the every day shower guy), except of course during that time of the month. Growing up in a large family, we had to have a schedule of showering days, otherwise we would use up all the hot water. Aaron’s family stuck to a strick 5-min shower if they were showering every day (he grew up with 6 brothers!). I never felt a need to take them more frequently. In the summer, I do find it necessary to shave every day, but I just do that sitting in the tub, without taking a shower.

You’re hair does ready does not need to be washed every day. I style mine with some gel, due to it’s curly nature, and just touch it up with water on the in between days.

Taking frequent showers drys out my skin anyway, and I don’t like that at all. I wash my face every evening, and put new deodorant on each day. Works for me.

Hope that gives you some help! Just give it a try…you would be amazed that stepping outside the box is possible!

Another option…cut down on your time in the shower, if you are to take one every day. Like my husband’s family did. They timed each other – once 5 minutes hit – knock knock and you’re out! This would probably provide similar savings!

Along the lines of showers, I’m not to the point of not taking one every day yet, but I’ve stopped washing my hair as much.

On a missions trip to Madagascar, I once went 7 days without bathing or even being able to wash my face. I think that was about as long as I can go.

growing up my dad was big on saving money. Even though he was making a great deal of money, (owned 2 businesses, worked HARD) he was tight w/his money.

One that was done (that you haven’t mentioned, he already had the thermostat lower at night), was to run the dishwasher only after 8 pm. That worked well because our family was only a family of 5.

Back then he had us only make long distance calls at night (after 5) and on the weekends when the rates were lower. my how times have changed. All of us went off to college, and then moved into our own places. All 3 of us live a good 2 hrs to my brother who lives over 20 hrs away. But they have good phone plans out there now.