Bottled Water: Pros & Cons

It's definitely a good idea for anyone to drink a lot of water. Water is essential and you'll be much healthier if you make a habit of drinking a lot of water. Often when you are on the go drinking a bottle of water is the easiest way to get some of the good clean cold stuff. Some people say it's ridiculous to pay a dollar for bottle of water but if that's true why is it not ridiculous to buy a bottle of sugar water? That's all soda is.

That being said I do think it's a waste of money to buy bottled water for your home. I live in New York City and I have no interest in drinking the tap water here although I've heard people say it's fine, to me it tastes weird. I grew up drinking real spring water because I grew up in the country and we had a spring on our land so to me tap water is real gross and I just can't drink it. But that doesn't mean I have to pay outrageous sums for water! I have a water filter container and it's great because it's a one time purchase (well occasionally I do buy refill filters for it but not as often as they suggest and it's still a lot cheaper than bottled water) and the water is always really cold because it's coming from out of the fridge!

Most bottled water is just filtered water anyway. So why pay over a dollar for a bottle of filtered water when you can have unlimited filtered water? It doesn't make sense to me!

What about when you are going to the gym? How about filling up a bottle with your purified water before you go instead of racking up even more dollars of cost on top of your already expensive gym membership! I don't suggest using one of these fancy 8 dollar bottles actually what I do is just buy one bottled water and then refill that bottle with my own water.

There certainly are times though when I do think buying a bottled water makes sense. Sometimes you are out with no access to your own water. Is it so bad to buy a bottled water? People think it's fine to buy a soda pop and a bag of nacho chips. Water is essential.

Water is extremely important if you are trying to lose weight but even if you are perfectly thin you should be drinking a lot of water. It helps cleanse your body and keep you healthy.

In conclusion: Buy a water filter for home and only buy bottled water when you are out! This will save you from the nasty unfiltered tap water and will also save you a lot of money!