PocketCoinage

Somewhere along the way, I got addicted to bottled water.  I found myself drinking at least 5 bottles a day, which is a little more than a case a week.  A case of water at Sam’s Club has 32 bottles and costs roughly $5.  Each bottle I drank ran me $0.16, which turned into $0.80 a day.  Over the course of a year, this totaled $292 and 1,825 bottles sent to recycling (or garbage if recycling was not available)!

Two years ago, I decided enough was enough and searched for alternatives.  That’s where I found the 1 Liter Sigg Bottle on Amazon for about $20.  The Sigg bottle is made from aluminum and the inside is coated with a water-based epoxy resin which, unlike plastic, does not leach out into the water.  The best part is, the inner coating does not alter the water’s taste!  If you were ever turned off by the reusable plastic water bottles because of the taste, you gotta give the Sigg bottle a try.

Over the course of a year, this would translate to $0.05 a day to use it.  I did not factor in the cost of using a Brita or Pur filter, but the overall cost-per-day is far less than 80 cents and creates far less waste.

Over the course of two years, I saved $584 and 3,650 bottles from the landfill!  Finally, a good habit to break.