I have been on a tight budget as of the death of my husband. 5 years of illness that wiped out just about everything we had. He was not insurable due to health. But I found this great web site
www.tiphero.com and they have great ideas on how to live on less. I only pay 12 cents for soap for a load of laundry and fabric softner is 4 cents per load. They had a list of home product that you can make yourself for less. Cloths all come out clean and bright.
You can have them email you weekly tips. I could not do without them.