Save Money on Drinks: Save Money

Published by Nick on January 25th, 2008 | Tagged frugal

I’ve read that the average family spends 1/4-1/3 of their monthly grocery bill on things to drink. Quite a lot of money on drinks? Here’s a few more tips to save money on drinks coming straight from Germany.Here in Germany, they’ve come up with unique ways to save money on drinks that actually taste just as good, yet cost half as much.

Save Money on Drinks: Apple Schoele
Make your apple juice better for your teeth and less costly. Take apple juice and dilute half of it with sparkling water. The “sparkles” give the apple juice a sort of kick. It tastes just as good as straight apple juice, but cost much less.

Save Money on Drinks: Cola Beer
In Germany, they’ve found ways to mix beer with everything. They take beer and mix half of it with Cola. This works better with wheat beers, but Budweiser also works. This makes beer not only cheaper, but for those we aren’t big fans of beer, also somehow better.

Save Money on Drinks: Drink Water
Not only is it a good idea to dilute drinks, but drinking water altogether is just plain cheaper. The Institute of Medicine advises that men consume roughly 3.0 liters (about 13 cups) of total beverages a day and women consume 2.2 liters (about 9 cups) of total beverages a day.