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Overheard my neighbor say she stopped buying bottled water and that got me thinking
She was telling someone at the mailbox that she saved $45 a month just using a $30 filter jug instead. That's over $500 a year for one small swap. Made me look at my own habits, like how I always grab takeout coffee in plastic cups. Started bringing a thermos to work last week and it's not as hard as I thought. Anyone else find a tiny switch like this that actually adds up quick?
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kimw5719d agoTop Commenter
Wait, does anyone else have that thing where their ice cubes smell like a swimming pool? I got one of those filter jugs mostly for that reason, not even the money. But then I noticed my ice maker stopped leaving that white residue on everything. What really got me was my plastic water bottles though - I used to buy the big pack at Costco and half of them would get left in my car and get that weird hot plastic taste. Switched to a reusable metal bottle and honestly it keeps my water cold way longer than the plastic ones ever did. Little things like that just make life easier somehow.
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noahgreen21d ago
My buddy used to live in a place where the tap water tasted like straight chlorine, so I get that. But for me, growing up we always had well water that was fine. When I moved to the city I just assumed it was all gross but honestly it's not bad here. The real game changer for me was buying a reusable thermos for coffee though. I was spending like $4 a day at the gas station and that adds up to over a hundred bucks a month easy. Now I just brew at home and pour it in my thermos and it stays hot for hours. The filter jug thing is smart too though, my sister does that and says her kettle never gets that crusty buildup anymore.
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