View Full Version : How Much You spend on H20 a week?
Upstatebuilder07
10-15-07, 7:54 pm
Something Ive been pondering lately, Im looking for ways to budget to be able to afford my mass gain while on a college budget and realize I spend a good ammount of coin on water for me its 6 gallon jugs of poland spring a week and 70 .5liter's between my girl and I (mostly me prolly 15 from her).
Now granted I buy in bulk from Bj's but Im thinking of getting a filter or home delivery to cut this expense down.
not to mention all the empties, im not a tree hugger but I know its wastefull, not to mention there are empties everywhere, by the bed, all over the apt, all over my car ect...
question: how much you spend on water a week?
Giant Killer
10-15-07, 7:57 pm
$0
What's wrong with some good ol' free tap water?
rogan181
10-15-07, 8:01 pm
my mom buys the poland springs 24 pack adn i jsut refill the bottles unntil they get stale or i ruin the bottle or lose it...why dont you jsut get a filter thing and drink tap? its soo much easier and i actualyl prefer the tap water here over bottled, "good" bottled water to me tastes liek nothign
jhicks3301
10-15-07, 8:03 pm
$0
What's wrong with some good ol' free tap water?
x2
Big Wides
10-15-07, 8:04 pm
$2.50 it cost me to buy a 32oz thinger that i refill with tap
krazyassmexican
10-15-07, 8:16 pm
10dollars
i buy 10gallons a dollar each
plus i steal water from my crib LOL
I get my water from my fridge, 2 gallons a day.
Upstatebuilder07
10-15-07, 8:22 pm
$0
What's wrong with some good ol' free tap water?
x2
I get my water from my fridge, 2 gallons a day.
you guys are lucky, I live in the city of albany, and that tap water here is SHIT takes like straight up lead and eggs, that why im thinking of getting a filter
I hear ya can get water free these days....
there's two gallons in my fridge at all times.....runs out, I go to the kitchen and fill em at the sink.......get a brita if you really want...there's absolutely no reason you should be constantly paying for a source of water...
brita filter pitcher works great...nyc water ain't that great either...
saint of the gym
10-15-07, 8:42 pm
I pay about... well nothing. Tap water is gross but almost free.
Young&Hungry
10-15-07, 8:44 pm
$0
What's wrong with some good ol' free tap water?
I recently read an really in-depth article in my Honors Bio class discussing the negative effects of bottled water. It found that even the lower quality tap water in the United States was two times as clean as some bottled waters tested. Been hitting up my kitchen faucet for my two gallons ever since.
$0
What's wrong with some good ol' free tap water?
But not for the same reason, 1) Brita filter is awesome 2) I work at a brewery so we get the spring water we use to brew the beer... makes the brita look useless
Chin
BigBlueBear
10-16-07, 1:02 am
I admit... I'm snobbish, I gotta buy it. All I taste in my house is copper, filtered or not. I go through 36 .5 L's on a slow week. 24packs of Marsh water for $3.50... I think I can swing that with as much as I put into my supps.
I do add milk to the mix though in the mornings and evenings get that little extra bit of caesin boost.
Ronnie Chop
10-16-07, 1:20 am
30 pesos a day while in Mexico
$0 while in the States. (Tap and water cooler at gym)
rainwave
10-16-07, 4:26 am
$0
Have a separate water tap that has a filter built in it...
Yea..I dont do tap water. Between the egg thread and now this one..how do I survive? LOL Im not even gonna touch the subject of how much I spend on food and supps.
Water..let's see...I buy 6-packs of 1.5 litre bottles. I usually get 4-6 6-packs a week at $3.63 a case. About $22 a week on water...$88-100 a month most likely.
I dont drink milk, juice or soda other than a bit for my boy...so I save there! LOL
I had a lifesource whole house water filtration system installed from here: http://www.lifesourcewater.com/ It wasn't too expensive and made a really nice difference. Now my tap water tastes like fresh water. The water bill for my house is about $11/mo.
ThirdEye
10-16-07, 5:13 am
When you lay out the kinda money we have to every month for food & supps you gotta take whatever you can for free, and water is one of the few freebies out there. I get mine from a mix of tap at home and from a free mineral water dispenser at work.
If your tap water in your area is too hard, then invest in a britta water filter, makes all the difference...
Phil800101
10-16-07, 9:57 am
Brita faucet filters are great. You get 100 gallons of water per filter, and you can turn it on and off so you're not constantly using the "good" water. Plus, the whole system costs about $30 or so, and replacement filters are no more than $10-$20 (I think). Their pitchers are great too. However, when I was at school, I just drank "regular" tap water, as it was really good in Champaign-Urbana. Joliet water, on the other hand, kinda needs the filter...
Big Rich
10-16-07, 10:08 am
$1 per day for a gallon.
I drink distilled water - I have a well and the water is not so good even after filtration.
Just like Toni i buy 1.5 litre bottles,maybe it's a europe thing.I buy about 2 a day 4 a buck each.Rest of the time i drink milk.So it's about 60 $ a month.
Preston
10-16-07, 12:15 pm
I have a R.O system in my house and a 25 gallon holding tank.
I'm pretty much set.
born0withno0soul
10-16-07, 12:35 pm
im lucky to have decent tap water. but i was always raised on tap water and nothing else so i just stuck with it. when growing up we just drank out of the water hoses outside
barischeg
10-16-07, 12:36 pm
brita water pitcher is waht i use, 15 bills for a filter that goes for like 2 months..
bobbymart
10-16-07, 12:45 pm
Free 99 I bought a decent gallon jug a while back and just fill it up with watte in the morning and usually refill it once in the afternoon I have a fridge at work to keep it cool I get decent tap watter though
naturalguy
10-16-07, 3:54 pm
$20 every 3 months. I have a faucet that has a built in filter system, I just have to buy a new filter every three months. The faucet is great but the company doesn't make it anymore or else I would link you guys to it.
$0
What's wrong with some good ol' free tap water?
BING BING BING!!. i COMPLETELY agree.
Freakshow
10-16-07, 4:29 pm
$0
What's wrong with some good ol' free tap water?
Everything...at least where I am living.
The tap water here is NASTY. Most college students here brush their teeth with bottled water.
Everything...at least where I am living.
The tap water here is NASTY. Most college students here brush their teeth with bottled water.
-shakes head.....glorified pretty boys!! lol.
Hoffdogg
10-16-07, 5:26 pm
x2Third that
stumblin54
10-16-07, 5:29 pm
But not for the same reason, 1) Brita filter is awesome 2) I work at a brewery so we get the spring water we use to brew the beer... makes the brita look useless
Chin
What brewery you workin' at up north Chin?
Stumblin
stumblin54
10-16-07, 5:32 pm
I recently read an really in-depth article in my Honors Bio class discussing the negative effects of bottled water. It found that even the lower quality tap water in the United States was two times as clean as some bottled waters tested. Been hitting up my kitchen faucet for my two gallons ever since.
Let's not get into a debate here over the pros/cons of tap versus bottled. There are countless biased scientific articles out there...
Stumblin
LHS Monster
10-16-07, 5:55 pm
uhh more than i should i always buy the bulk 32 packs at the ol wall mart but i also rub so they make nice spitters and as a plus i reuse them for my supps i just fill em up with powder tossem in the ol bag and fill em up at the fountain when the time is right lol
whatnow5
10-16-07, 6:13 pm
$0, I refill 3 gals from the tap a day, and if I need a refill whle I'm out, I'll just use the fountain. I do want to get one of those reverse osmosis thingys, though.
fultz2400
10-16-07, 6:30 pm
brita filter is money ,, i never changed the filter so im pretty much just drinkin tap lol ,, ya tap that shit up son
adidamps2
10-16-07, 8:05 pm
Pur filter...something like 30bucks every 1-2 months
Something Ive been pondering lately, Im looking for ways to budget to be able to afford my mass gain while on a college budget and realize I spend a good ammount of coin on water for me its 6 gallon jugs of poland spring a week and 70 .5liter's between my girl and I (mostly me prolly 15 from her).
Now granted I buy in bulk from Bj's but Im thinking of getting a filter or home delivery to cut this expense down.
not to mention all the empties, im not a tree hugger but I know its wastefull, not to mention there are empties everywhere, by the bed, all over the apt, all over my car ect...
question: how much you spend on water a week?
you buy your water?
dude fill your jug up with good old tap....
BeastFromMiddleEast
10-16-07, 8:15 pm
Water is free, why the hell do I have to waste $50 a month (based on the amount of water I drink).
$50 gone..shit, I would rather buy cans of Animal products with that $50, not water.
Trust me it is not the water that is bad in tap, research the piping of your area and that may be the reason why it taste funny.
Trust me, save your money.
adidamps2
10-16-07, 8:33 pm
i dont know about you guys that keep saying to use tap water..but have you guys seen a clear window on a tap water filter? looks like mud, i'll pass on "plain" ol' tap. 30 bucks every 2 months isnt that bad for cleaner water IMO
SolidTongan
10-16-07, 8:33 pm
I recently read an really in-depth article in my Honors Bio class discussing the negative effects of bottled water. It found that even the lower quality tap water in the United States was two times as clean as some bottled waters tested. Been hitting up my kitchen faucet for my two gallons ever since.
This is true. That's why I sticc with tha tap water myself. Furthermore, tha tap water out here in tha bay tastes like bottled water anyway...and added plus!
Upstatebuilder07
10-17-07, 12:04 pm
Everything...at least where I am living.
The tap water here is NASTY. Most college students here brush their teeth with bottled water.
freak same here, I live in a college nieghboorhood and i know not 1 person that drinks that tap water not even to brush their teeth. Put it this way the water here is murky, smells bad and tastes even worse!
I have a dupont water filter screwed on to my tap. Best thing i've ever done. The fixture itself was like 20 bucks, then the filters are 6 dollars and the last for 100 gallons. So, I guess its around $28-30 for the first 100 gallons, and then only about $6 after that unless I have to buy a new jug.
Upstatebuilder07
10-17-07, 12:10 pm
you buy your water?
dude fill your jug up with good old tap....
Water is free, why the hell do I have to waste $50 a month (based on the amount of water I drink).
$50 gone..shit, I would rather buy cans of Animal products with that $50, not water.
Trust me it is not the water that is bad in tap, research the piping of your area and that may be the reason why it taste funny.
Trust me, save your money.
trust me guys, I wish it was so simple as drinking out of the tap, BUT i live in an apartment that i rent not own, and yes the pipes in this shitty city are way old, we have advisory's here every couple months or so where you have to BOIL your water to drink it. tap without a filtration system at least is not an option
lycan_warlord
10-17-07, 6:30 pm
I've got a PUR water filter at home, but it takes so long to fill anything up (pressure too low) i end up drinking straight from the TAP. my gf's the real reason i bought the filter in the first place. lol. I don't mind tap water at all. I've spent too many summers (bootcamp, OCS) filling my canteens straight from the sink. and chugging it down no prob. Louisiana water's pretty tolerable. Not that i can tell. :D. and here at work (where I'm atm) They won't let me drink out of the fountain. so i go to the local store and buy the big 2.5Gal knozzled jug. costs about $2.50 get 2 of those a week. so about $5.00 a week.
-lycan
If you're looking for cheaper alternatives, and cant use the tap water, you can always try the Culigan refills at places like Wal-mart. I think you pay a dollar for the first jug, and then 25 cents afterwards or what not. Thats something you can try.
i dont know about you guys that keep saying to use tap water..but have you guys seen a clear window on a tap water filter? looks like mud, i'll pass on "plain" ol' tap. 30 bucks every 2 months isnt that bad for cleaner water IMO
Im agreeing with you here..I cannot do tap water. Im more than happy to pay for clean tasting water. Im even picky about which water I buy..I cant just drink any bottled water. Is that crazy?
born0withno0soul
10-18-07, 4:19 am
just think, people used to be happy when they could get water from a river or stream. now we cant drink tap
adidamps2
10-18-07, 9:41 am
Im agreeing with you here..I cannot do tap water. Im more than happy to pay for clean tasting water. Im even picky about which water I buy..I cant just drink any bottled water. Is that crazy?
we agree on something...hurray!! LOL
yeah, i'm not that picky about bottled water..only possibly do to the fact that i dont drink bottled water...but prefer to fill up my gallon pitcher at the house with the tap filter we have. and dispence it from there to what ever vassle i need. but yes filtered tap water FTMFW
BTW what bottle water company is it that bottles nothing more than tap water??? i cant remember.
Upstatebuilder07
10-18-07, 9:52 am
Im agreeing with you here..I cannot do tap water. Im more than happy to pay for clean tasting water. Im even picky about which water I buy..I cant just drink any bottled water. Is that crazy?
im with you here toni, I only drink poland spring versus desani or aquafina, when i have those to they just taste off
ThirdEye
10-18-07, 10:01 am
Basically some tap is fine, some is just bearable and some is just not on. All depends on the water company your state/county comes under. In London the tap water is fine. Up north the water gets considerably harder to the point you have to boil and filter it. Until i win the lottery or hit oil, im stickin with tap...
krazyassmexican
10-18-07, 10:03 am
aquafina confessed they sell tap water
Upstatebuilder07
10-18-07, 10:05 am
aquafina confessed they sell tap water
not only that, aquafina's source is latham NY tap water, which is right outside of albany where i live and shitty ass tasting water to begin with
BigLansford
10-18-07, 11:28 am
I go to Wal-Mart and buy my gallons of distilled water by the case.
3 gallons to a case for 1.92$.
I buy about 7 - 8 cases for about 15 bucks.
A months supply for 15 bucks isn't too bad, especially when it's distilled.
brandona
10-18-07, 11:32 am
I refuse to buy bottled water, I spend a dollar for the gallon jug that just happens to have water in it, once every couple of months, after I beat the hell out of the jug and need a new one....Tap is just fine for me, tastes great and I love the price....in the desert you learn not to be picky...
-B
krazyassmexican
10-18-07, 11:36 am
I refuse to buy bottled water, I spend a dollar for the gallon jug that just happens to have water in it, once every couple of months, after I beat the hell out of the jug and need a new one....Tap is just fine for me, tastes great and I love the price....in the desert you learn not to be picky...
-B
i went to chaparral new mexico a few years ago and i was drinkin tap water
i got a feeling that the water in the desert is better than the water in the city
we agree on something...hurray!! LOL
yeah, i'm not that picky about bottled water..only possibly do to the fact that i dont drink bottled water...but prefer to fill up my gallon pitcher at the house with the tap filter we have. and dispence it from there to what ever vassle i need. but yes filtered tap water FTMFW
BTW what bottle water company is it that bottles nothing more than tap water??? i cant remember.
ahhhh....Dasani..made by pepsi...I hate that water..bad after taste. I buy Evian, Highland, and Volvic...those are my three. Sometimes this Italian stuff if I can find it.
I tried the Brita filter thing..I have to keep refilling the stupid container and washing it...drives me nuts..hate that thing! LOL
trust me guys, I wish it was so simple as drinking out of the tap, BUT i live in an apartment that i rent not own, and yes the pipes in this shitty city are way old, we have advisory's here every couple months or so where you have to BOIL your water to drink it. tap without a filtration system at least is not an option
go to BEST BUY....or BED BATH and BEYOND....THEY HAVE filtration that you can screw onto your faucet...woollaaa pring water
brandona
10-18-07, 12:55 pm
i went to chaparral new mexico a few years ago and i was drinkin tap water
i got a feeling that the water in the desert is better than the water in the city
Good point bro....Tucson is not too big, so a well is always near by...all the sand acts like a filter....it is hard water, but good stuff none the less...tastes pretty good coming out of a hose too..
-B
lycan_warlord
10-18-07, 1:03 pm
Dasani is owned by Coca-cola bro :D
and my buddy has the brita fill up thingy. you can put like a gallon in the top maybe, then it filter's down and has a spigget....
IDK. maybe since i've been raised on tap, i can handle it. or as -B said, in the desert or if you are fucking thirsty...beggars can't be choosers...
i guess you could always lookinto those 10Gallon stand up water machines. ya know, like in everyone's kitchen.
-lycan
For the really picky, you can get an under the sink RO system for $100-$150. From there on it's just replacing the filter media however often needed. And as I look at my Walmart gallon jug of drinking water, it comes from the Ft. Worth municipal supply and has been run through an RO system. Personally I just have a Pur faucet mount filter. Lasts for a month or two and I just refill a gallon jug.
Grantski
10-19-07, 2:28 pm
i actually prefer tap water, has minerals and floride for your teeth..plus the tap water at my rez is pretty good