12 Ways to Save Money on Your Water Bill

Welcome to my new series! Save Money; Save the Planet. This is the second video in the series which goes over different ways you can save money on your water bill!

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In this video, I go over 12 different ways you can save money on your water bill!
Full blog posts for more information on everything I've talked about here:

8 Ways to Save Money on Your Water Bill in the Bathroom:

10 Easy Ways to Save Water:

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[kalliopistefani]

Also, when you're home alone you can avoid flushing the toilet when it's not needed. 😝✌️ 2nd tip, have a bowl in your shower so that you can save all the cold water until it warms up. When I want to hand wash smth like my sandals or my cloth pads, I put them on the bowl right next to me and voilà, bowl full of water. Last one, save the cooking water (from legumes or pasta, for example) to water your plants, it's full of nutrients ☺️

[vegemitegirl]

I'm in rural South Australia. Several years ago we were in a bad drought here and, in 2020 speak, we had an enforced water lock down. Our landlord paid our household water bill. When he read our water meter he had to read it a 2nd time as our numbers were extremely low for a family of 4, with a green vegetable garden. He calculated we each used 27 gallons of water daily. No dishwasher. Laundry water was diverted on the garden (washing with eco friendly detergent). I collected timed shower water with a drum in the bottom of the shower cubicle, which we stood in to shower. We let the lawn die but not the vegetables. We washed the car with a bucket and sponge.

[DwainDwight]

I live on a typical 1/4 acre block in rural Western Australia. We live off rainwater. family of 5. it can be done pretty easily just by being careful. we collect rainwater from garage, house & three large water tanks. never had to call for water. neither did previous owners in 45 years.

[catherinemcgill]

I never let the water run when brushing my teeth. I feel like my head will explode when I see someone running water while they do something! 🤯

[crowgrl]

I would love to see a video of how you got Nala and how to do zero waste with pets!

[meln]

We disconnected our downspouts (for when it FINALLY rains) and it waters our grass for us! Rain barrel is our next upgrade for water the garden.

[avacurtis]

This one is kinda obvious but lots of my neighbors dont do it so I'll share. Water your grass at night. Less will be lost to evaporation

[rhg]

Install a water butt if you have a garden. Our roofs collect so much water! Mine feeds my garden and house plants.

[lee_rayyy]

Reusing boiled egg water
(Pulverized the egg shells to as well to add to the soil mix) to water and fertilize my golden pothos plant. The calcium is awesome it’s growing like crazy!

[avacurtis]

Turn off the water in the shower while you soap and shampoo. You can take your time but not waste water

[rebekacoleman]

I use rain water for drinking the toilet animals water cooking kettle rinsing as much as we can also will only do washing once a week and also use rain water to water the garden wash the car and shorter showers

[davidframe]

You can always add 55 gallon drums and you can buy nice looking ones off Amazon if you want and water all your indoor and outdoor plants with rain water which your plants will enjoy more than City tap water. Also you can buy a pressure washer and take the water out of the 55 gallon drums and spray your car and driveway off and the outside of your house and clean your windows without using tap water to save on your bills. And a plus is if your water ever goes out due to a mainline breakage you can use the water from your 55 gallon drums to flush your toilets. Also if you have a Berkey or Alexapure gravity fed water system you can drink the rain water.

[delenarimes]

Thanks for sharing! I especially liked the special brick or bottle in the toilet to save water on flushes. And the bucket to catch water in the tub that is free flowing.

[merrivideo]

The scientific article where the number of liters needed to make a t-shirt is really good. They take into account the water footprint in different countries and finally give the mean. They also did the math for other item like jeans.

[belenlg]

very nice! just came from another of your vids and really like your ideas. Loved the one about the bucket in the shower for watering the plants. It has the added benefit that the chlorine will evaporate and its better for plants. I loved also that you included the water cost of meat and cotton. After trying to be strict zero waste for some months, I went mostly vegetarian and started shopping/selling second hand because the environmental impact-effort was larger than full ZW. I still strive for lower waste as possible, but those were easier first steps for sure.

[schrodingerssquirrel]

I use bath water to bucket flush the toilet, Scrub the door steps, and even mop the floors.

[acmulhern]

Great video. I was really shocked to see that I use 1000 gallons of water a day because I really try to be careful.
My tip is when I boil food in water I pour that water over any bowls or pans that need to soak instead of filling them with fresh water.
Similarly we put any dirty dishes that need rinsing in the sink and every time we wash our hands while cooking it fills them up and rinses them.
Also, we use our kids' bath water to water the plants. They're small so they bathe in a small kiddy bath and we use unscented bars of soap to wash them, so when they're finished we carry the bath to the balcony and water the plants with the water.

[avacurtis]

Eat vegetarian and vegan meals. Meat, cheese, fish, etc take way way more water per calorie than non-animal foods

[JazzyJ]

Lol i loved the Seinfeld clip 😂 thanks for the tip

[stephanielegarda]

Great tips, love the save money save planet series. You should bring it back for earth month!