Drinks: 1. Coffee. It is so much cheaper to brew it at home 1. Water. After drinking water from a tap for much of my formative years, I was gobsmacked when the beverage companies convinced a whole society of people that they should pay for it in a bottle. That was quite a feat of marketing as far as I’m concerned. Guess what folks, it’s still available from your kitchen sink! Get a reusable bottle for when you go out. 1. Soft drinks. Terrible for your teeth and your health and your waistline. 1. Fruit drinks. Might seem like they are healthier than soda but they really aren’t. It is still a sugary liquid. Even the ones made from “100% fruit juice” are just the sugar of the fruit without the benefits of all the fiber that you would be getting from eating that actual fruit. Eat the fruit! 1. Tea. I do drink tea on a daily basis, but made from my own tea bags at home, or sometimes even from herbs (lemon herb) from my garden. And (don’t get all judgy now) I reuse the teabags several times before I am done with them. Alcoholic beverages. Rather than going to happy hour and spending upwards of $5 per drink (often way upwards), buy the ingredients and have a cocktail hour at each other’s houses. It is way cheaper and just as fun. When you go out to dinner if you must have a drink, at least limit yourself to one.I only drink water (and tea)… from my kitchen tap. It’s free and it’s much healthier. Oh, well, full disclosure (I am human), I do enjoy an occasional cocktail… at home, or at a friend's house. And, yes I do often order a drink on the (rare) occasion that I go out to dinner (but never more than one). I have never really added it up, but I’m sure I’ve saved a ton of money just by not buying drinks over the course of my lifetime. And I don’t feel like I “missed out” on a thing by living this way. Try it. You may be surprised by how much money you can save with just this one change in your spending habits! Here's to a bright future!
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