A true thriftaholic never follows the herd, and I refuse to waste money on bottled water. It’s one of the biggest rip-offs around, plus those noxious plastic bottles are an ecological disaster. Dasani – owned by Coca-Cola – is filtered municipal tap water. Pepsi owns Aquafina, which is also municipal water.
I bought a Home Water Test Kit on Ebay for twenty bucks, and we passed with flying colors. I use a filter to improve the flavor and thumb my nose at the corporate giants – just like my hero, Erin Brockovitch!
I just discovered a cool frugalista site called Rubbing Nickels. I like them because they gave my book a great review. I also like them because they list a variety of useful cheapo deals on travel, entertainment, eco-living and all that good stuff.
I also like their motto: “Cutting back while moving forward.”
One site they wrote about is called Dinner Garden.org. This is an organization that provides people and community groups with free vegetable seeds and growing tips for cheap gardening in whatever space they have available: patios, backyards, schoolyards, community lots, and church lawns. “They envision a nation where front lawns, empty lots, medians, parks, schools, churches, and community centers devote space to fruit and vegetable gardens.” Sounds good to me.
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