for simple things, always build is better if one is less dependent to time and money actually, scratch that, it's even better when time and money are tight in

for simple things, always build is better if one is less dependent to time and money actually, scratch that, it's even better when time and money are tight in my case, i bought baking, washing soda and lye for my hygiene. 5kg each, each kg lasts for a year. extremely cheap (like $1/kg). only one time transaction. i no longer go to soap, toothpaste, detergent and drano section when i go to grocery. suppose that takes 5 mins for searching, picking up, queueing and paying for each hygiene run while in grocery, it easily adds up to 52*5 = 260 mins time not wasted per year.