I rather use baking soda and vinegar to hand wash dishes. The vinegar comes by the gallons and does not cost much, the baking soda comes by the 4 LB box.
Cleans stoneware cups and glass very clean and some metals.
Cleans the coffee decanter that is glass and stainless out well.
I use it with laundry for white cotton socks and other fabrics as well.

I use it for glass and tile cleaning also.
Paper plates are useful for the microwave when capping off another plate to be heated.

Foam travel cups are bought more than any other thing to avoid having your more expensive travel cups stolen.
There are certain soaps that do not cost much that also clean laundy well, right along with skin and hair.

When the detergents start costing a lot, the old way replaces them.