Comments on: How Water Saved Me $1000 A Year

By: How sweet it is: Personal soft drink ban saves $1,000 a year

How sweet it is: Personal soft drink ban saves $1,000 a year — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 16:06:00 +0000

[...] Jeffrey Strain on SavingAdvice.com had his own price problem with soft drinks: “One of the worst habits I used to have was drinking soft drinks. There are no two ways about it — I was addicted to them. I would have a minimum of three a day and was spending close to $100 a month on them.” [...]

By: Walt Sellers

Walt Sellers — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 07:43:00 +0000

I’ve had success breaking my soda habit with sweet tea when at restaurants and home. I started with the trade-off that while it may have a lot of sugar, it doesn’t have the various ingredients of a soda (like sodium for instance.)

Over time, I’ve lowered the sugar content and adjusted easily. Even my kids didn’t really notice.

I do recommend boiling the sugar in water to help it last longer. (Don’t put sugar in a coffee-maker or tea-maker.) And to me it tastes better that way.

Also, on days when my first reaction to water is to want something with more taste, I try to think about ice-water’s taste after working outdoors in high heat and humidity. Water tastes much better then.

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Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:11:48 +0000

[...] used to have a terrible soda habit that was costing me over $1000 a year. I won’t say that it is easy to break a habit like this when you have one, but I’m [...]

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Frugal By Necessity or Frugal By Choice - SavingAdvice.com Blog — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:21:29 +0000

[...] we ate in restaurants each week; we could stop using paper towels and buy cloth napkins; I could stop drinking soda; I could keep the kids busy at home instead of driving them somewhere just to get out of the [...]

By: Mapgirl’s Fiscal Challenge / Nalgene Bottles!

Mapgirl’s Fiscal Challenge / Nalgene Bottles! — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 03:05:15 +0000

[...] Saver on Nalgene bottles. If you’re a PF Blogger, I am sure you drink lots of tap water. (Will that be filtered or unfiltered?) Read more here. It’s the reason I picked it as my [...]

By: Meg

Meg — Fri, 25 May 2007 07:34:10 +0000

P.S. My mom showed my a little trick growing up. Order water, then squeeze the lemon and add sugar from the little packets on the table. Presto! “Home-made” lemonade!

By: Meg

Meg — Fri, 25 May 2007 07:32:49 +0000

I used to be addicted to soda and sweet tea as a kid because my mom had awful sulfur water. However, when I moved into my own place the water was so much better that I started keeping a cold pitcher of water in the fridge. Now I rarely drink anything but water, even when dining out. It saves money at home, of course, but the real savings comes when dining out. I hardly even noticed what I was paying for drinks until I stopped. And of course, I’ve found it much easier to loose weight and keep it off without all that high fructose corn syrup.

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 24 May 2007 18:50:46 +0000

#9: Yes, plain water is not the most appealing, taste wise. Try putting a tea bag in a near-full gallon jug of water to flavor that water up a bit (let is sit for several hours cold before drinking). Green tea gives a nice energy boost, or something like Japanese barley tea gives a caffine-free flavor kick.

This adds a little extra cost, but not that much if you don’t opt for the fancy-schmancy expensive teas.

By: Mapgirl’s Fiscal Challenge / Lenten sacrifices = saving money

Mapgirl’s Fiscal Challenge / Lenten sacrifices = saving money — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 06:47:32 +0000

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By: Bank Bonuses Blog » Blog Archive » Stop Drinking Soda and Save Hundreds

Thu, 13 Jul 2006 00:15:09 +0000

[...] Inspired by this post at pfadvice I have decided to cut back on my soda consumption. Not only will this save me money, I will also gain health benefits from the reduction in calorie intake. I calculate by replacing 36 ounces a day of soda with water my calorie intake will be reduced by 2940 calories a week. That is basically a day’s worth of calories. [...]