Nearly half of Americans drink a soda (or pop for my Minnesota friends) daily. That blows my mind. As a country, we collectively spend $65 billion every year on artificially-colored sugar water. For the privilege of consuming a substance that rots our teeth, dehydrates us, and increases risk of obesity, diabetes, liver disease, we spend $850 per household annually.
Again, even if we completely ignore the health consequences, it still doesn’t make sense to waste $850 every year on something that unnecessary. Say that household invests that $850 per year for 18 years, building up a college fund for a kid. It would end up being $30,922.12, also known as a large chunk of college expenses.
Contrast this with the extra-low discount price of tap water at $0.004 per gallon, which is about as close to free as it gets, and you can see why it doesn’t make any sense to buy your drinks. This includes bottled water, which can be 300-2000x more expensive than tap water, not to mention creates needless plastic waste.
As a logical person, I have never understood why anyone would pay more for something that was less healthy. Drink water, save money, feel better, look better. #MoneyGoals
(Pictured: Some friends and I enjoying some free water. Austin, Texas July 2016)