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You have a very important point. Dirty cloths. A very good method is to soak your cloth in water with a cup of white vinegar for a few hours, even overnight. Before you wash them.
For the first time in my life I live in a place with washer and dryer. Before, we would go to the Laundromat. Laundromats are hellish places. So if I needed some clothes cleaned and didn't want to go, I'd put some clothes cleaning detergent in a shallow bath and stomp the clothes around to get them clean. Rinse with clean water, hang to dry. It took like five minutes. Anyone can accomplish this.
If you don't wash your jeans, and you should only wash them very rarely if they're nice, you can put them in a bag in the freezer and kill the odor causing bacteria.
Change your underwear and socks please.
Why not wash jeans? They are a garment like everything else.
If you buy really nice jeans, they will conform to your body over time and create a unique fade pattern. Some people are more into it than others. Washing them screws up this whole process.