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A savvy mum has revealed how she can dry bed sheets in just an hour without using the tumble dryer, claiming she saves over £85 on electricity bills.
Heidi Ondrak, 51, from Plymouth, is on a mission to try and help others manage their bills, having recently made headlines after sharing how she can cook 24 meals for under £20.
He has 31,600 followers on his @duchessofthrift TikTok account and 240,500 likes on his videos, where he reveals his best cost-cutting tips.
In one of her most recent videos, Heidi reveals the key to drying your duvet covers, and it all comes down to the material of the sheets.
Heidi Ondrak, 51, of Plymouth, makes it her mission to try to help others manage their bills.
In the clip, the mom reveals that she recently discovered that anything with a fleece material dries quickly.
After a quick trip to Dunelm, Heidi bought herself new wool bedding for just £22, to see if it dried faster than cotton.
She explains how after washing them, she put them in an extra spin, and after taking them out, her new wool sheets were practically dry.
The savvy mum discovered that simply by switching to less absorbent wool bedding, she would save £88 a year on her electricity bill.
In the clip, the mom reveals that she recently discovered that anything with a fleece material dries quickly.
Heidi has 31,600 followers on her @duchessofthrift TikTok account and 240,500 likes on her videos, where she reveals her best cost-cutting tips
“I was doing laundry and I noticed a wool sweater came out of the washer almost dry,” Heidi said.
“I hadn’t been into teddy or fleece bedding before as it doesn’t look fancy, but I thought I’d try to find something that would look great as I knew it would dry quickly like a wool jumper.”
“Drying cotton on clotheslines in this cold can take up to 48 hours and it makes the house damp.
‘Drying them in the dryer takes about 40 minutes, my dryer is 2500W and I calculated on an energy calculator that for 40 minutes it would cost me 57p.
‘I have three double beds in the house so it’s £1.71 if you wash the bedding weekly or £88 a year.
“It’s super soft, it’s also super warm, and the best part is that if you spin it more after washing it, it comes out practically dry,” Heidi said of Dunelm bedding.
“For me, it’s more about the inconvenience of having wet bedding hanging around the house and it means I can’t pick up the clothes if I’m using all the hanging space.
‘This fabric lasts, so they’ll be good for years, so they’re an all-winter investment for me.
I’ll store them in the spring with some sheets from Lenor in a vacuum bag.
At the end of the video, Heidi shows off her new bedding, describing it as “tasteful.”
The smart mom said the cotton sheets are ‘making my head’ as they take longer to dry than her new wool sheets.
She adds: “I never really liked [fleece bedding] before and that’s just when i washed the fleece and i thought, you know what, a fleece bedding set would dry really fast.
‘It’s super soft, it’s also very warm, and the best part is that if you put an extra spin on it after washing it, it comes out practically dry.’
Viewers were quick to comment on Heidi’s ‘brilliant’ discovery.
‘That’s me in Dunelm,’ wrote one person.
Heidi recently made headlines after sharing how she can cook 24 meals for under £20
Someone else said, ‘I bought a teddy bear comforter set and also the teddy bear sheet. Best thing I’ve bought in years. So cozy and super quick to dry.’
“Yes, the fleece material dries so fast, I put a fleece blanket on top of my bed sheet to lie on, it was very hot,” another user added.
Another person commented, “I got one a couple weeks ago and I love everything about it.”
‘I got the plush bedding and it was literally dry in no time. Perfect for winter! someone else said.
Heidi hopes that by posting her advice online she can help others like her.
She added: “I’m just a mum trying to make ends meet like everyone else, I don’t have a panacea for this terrible crisis and impending energy surges.”
“But I know I still like candy and I don’t want all my salary to go towards bills and food, so I try to cut costs – buying second hand means I can still have good stuff.”
“Tightening my belt now means I’m getting used to living on less and splurging less.
“I think our standard of living has been good for so long that this is all a shock, but at the same time we are wasteful, all the ideas I share make me more sustainable as well as being frugal choices.”