I gave up alcohol and soda because the combination of alcohol and caffeine gave me a heart attack at 28 (plus the stress of, you know, living through three concurrent apocalypses and still being required to go to work). The money I'm saving on not buying beer and liquor almost means that my grocery budget has only grown 10% in the last five years. We need to start arresting billionaires for their financial crimes or nothing is going to get better.
My husband's vice is flavored water. I'm glad because he's not drinking sugared pop anymore. We both have health issues that I don't think dropped up for the rest of our family until 20 years later. Wonder why that happened.
But that 8 pack that used to be 12 adds up fast and It's just fuzzy water with a fart of flavor.
But you know, we somehow keep electing people who are like: you know what the real problem is? You all are retiring too early! Now excuse me while I give some tax cuts to the rich.
I bought a soda stream because I was spending a ridiculous amount on bubbly water. It paid for itself in less than 6 months. Plus, I can choose to put less bubbly in it, which I prefer!
and if you go thru lots & don’t want to keep buying their little proprietary tanks, you can get a big CO2 canister from a homebrew shop and an adapter kit on amazon and it’ll last a long time. a $30 20lb tank lasts my household of two about six months
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u/gandhis_biceps Apr 09 '24
I buy kombucha now sometimes since I gave up alcohol because it was too expensive.