If you have a clothesline and sunshine you can save yourself some money and electricity. But what if it's winter? What if you live in the city? What if you ran out of clothes pins? Cut down on drying time using this tip from Tammysurfs: place a couple of dry towels in the dryer with your wet laundry. They'll absorb some of the moisture and speed up the drying process.

Photo CC 2.0, Jim Nutt