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“I always get water to drink at restaurants and most everywhere else. I don’t drink sugar, caffeine, or alcohol (except occasional, intentional coffee), so this saves a lot of money overall. And friends are used to me being the sober one.”
“We eat at restaurants a fair amount (which is not itself frugal, but we love it, so we cut back in other areas of our lives to make it possible). I save SO MUCH MONEY drinking only water when we’re out. Like, SO MUCH. It’s wild. And, of course, a reusable water bottle goes with me every time I leave the house, so I don’t need to pay for beverages. I like soda, juice, flavored seltzers, and an occasional cocktail at home, but never when we go out.”