Would you drink tap water to save money?

Of course I drink tap water, why not? Our city makes sure our water is the best that it can be, so I see no reason NOT to drink it. I DO buy a bottle of water now and then but that's only if I am out somewhere and am craving a cool drink of water but can't find a fountain.

It depends on how clean that water is as if the water is not clean then it would contain lots of germs and bacterias and that would definitely not be good for anybody. If you drink that dirty tap water, you might get sick and when you get sick you need to see the doctor and then you need to pay the doctor. Then the doctor would prescribe some medications for you to buy and take and that would cost you some more money. In the end, the money that you supposedly saved by not boiling the water first might not even be enough for you to pay the doctor and the medicines that you need to buy. So, think carefully before taking such actions. Think about the consequences and not just the short term aspects of it. Be safe and happy mylotting. Cheers!

I have always drank water from the tap. Here in the states most water from the tap is safe. I never was much of one for drinking mineral water. 5 to 8 gallons of water is a lot of water to buy every day. I do have a water filter Pitcher that I use sometimes. I only use bottled water when going away from home.

We drink tap water most of the time. There was a time when our tap water was contaminated and we had to go to bottled water for a while but we just cant afford to drink it daily. I guess it depends a lot on where you live and the quality of the water there.

There is arsenic in our tap water, so I would not drink it to save money.

i think your right but most of the people don't have the same opinion. some they think they are too wealthy that they can't drink tap water or some are scared for their health. for me its just stupid things.drinking tap water for me its normal.

I have city water and most times it taste of chlorine and because of this I drink less water then I need to. So I bought a PUR water filtration system and now I drink water alot more and it is not as costly as bottled water. I guess all water wherever it comes from has impurities in it. I know some think it is a waste of money to buy filters but for my piece of mind and knowing that I am now getting the water that I need is all that counts. I haven't tried boiling it to see if it taste better though. but the electric I would waste heating it up to boiling would probably almost pay for a filter for my water filtration pitcher.

No way.The tap water in our country is not potable.So I insist on mineral water from the good companies only.I can save money on something else but not of water which is the elixir of life.

I lie in Minnesota USA and the filtrations system for our water supply cleanses the water very well. I do not buy bottled water as it is so exspensive. So in actuality I save money by drinking tap water as it is. There are many ways to save on water. There are homes that collect rain water and condensation then filter/process that into drinking water. That is the way I'd go as opposed to boiling moineral water etc. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~~

Where I live, in the United States, tap water is safe and cheap. Bottled water is used mostly by people who've been convinced that it's somehow safer or better than tap water. A lot of those people are now going back to tap water because bottled water is expensive and wasteful.

The water that we get directly from our taps is very clean and drinkable, and one will not get sick drinking from it. There's no real need to buy mineral water for drinking. Mostly the foreigners will buy these, because they don't realize how hygenic our tap water really is. But we still take the necessary precaution and boil our water anyway for drinking. Maybe it is a habitual thing since we have been boiling water from years back. It doesn't cost us much in electricity because we only have to boil around 2 kettles a day. If I have to save money or be more frugal in household spending, I will use less air-conditioning and water-heating. I will also eat less at fancy restaurants, choose cheaper brands for my groceries and drive less to save on gasoline usage.

We drink water from my refrigerator. It has a filter on the back of the refrigerator that the water goes through. So, yes it is tap water - just filtered through the refrigerator's system. It is always nice and cold and it does taste better than the water that comes directly from the tap. I think we must be saving money by using that filter as opposed to drinking bottled water. We used to get bottled water but had to cut costs on our bills. I think it is probably almost as good as the bottled water. Have a nice day and happy myLotting!!!

There's nothing wrong with the tap water where I live. It tastes great. It's refreshing. Put it in a jug and keep it in the fridge to keep it cold. And it saves me plenty of money from buying overpriced bottled water.

In our house it's only the kids who drink distilled water, the adults drink tap water.I don't drink mineral or distilled water, or seldom if i have to since i just don't like to taste of processed water. Cheers!

When I lived in Pittsburgh PA all I drank was tap water. The water was very good. I couldn't tell the differance between city water and bottled water. At my mother in laws house which was bout 20 mins away I didn't drink her tap water it was pretty gross. Here in Florida where I live now I don't drink the tap water it is horriable. All you taste is chloriene and flouride. YUCK! I have a brita pitcher and run ALL water I use through it first.

Mineral water isn't really expensive here in the Philippines so even middle classed families can easily afford them. I wouldn't give up on mineral water and use tap water instead because getting sick from all the harmful bacteria that untreated water contains would cause me more than ordering a gallon of water a day. Thanks for the response on my discussion!

Isnt your health more important than a saving a few dollars by drinking tap water..... We usually boil the water and use a water filter after that... no matter where u are... water needs to be purified before drinking... just becoz the water looks clean doesnt mean it is absolutely clean.. so just for precautions ... boil the water before drinking at least..

i don;t drink tap water ,as i feel that ,that water is good to health.in our country tap water is not purified and so i won't drink it. i will boil water and keep it for warm and then i will drink. or i will buy mineral water. now in my house ,i have put one filter ,which gives more purified water than mineral water.starting we have put some money on it, buy we are safe now without putting any money and any strain.

hi. water in our locality is of very poor standards and it may not be safe to drink directly without taking any measures to sterilize it. so we use aquaguard to purify water before drinking. i would not mind investing a small amount in making water safe to drink rather than risking my health. who knows, may end up spending more in curing my illness from unsafe water than spending to clean the drinking water. have a nice day.

I don't think I would ever drink pure water from my sink because I have no idea how clean it is. I have tried boiling the water ones before because we did not have any galon water and it was night and I was thursty and I also needed to make a boled of formula for my baby. But the taste is not so goog even if it is boiled and also having to boil water ones or more times a day is just going to be expensive. I had the machine for the 5 gallon water botel but I got a little filter for mi fosit I think is is called Pur. It was 20 dollars with the filter and the water tastes good and I am saving money on electricity and also and not haveing to pay almost 2 dollars per 5 gallon botels. I have had this filter for two months and so far I have not changed the filter because it those not need a change at the moment it is showing that it is ok and that it still has halph way to go. I have saved so far around 24 dollar since I normally would wates 2 dollars on each 5 gallons and we would use about 12 of them a month.