I am a practical person.
I like trying new things that works and pay something that is worth it
and not thinking that a company has fooled me into buying things that is not
worth the money I invested for from what I eat to what I use or what I watch.
Here are some
unconventional items that I think you should consider trying if you what a
better deal, more useful, more practical, cheaper or simply a better
investment.
Inspired by Eat This Not That, a book I got from a Thrift
store for $1 that me and my son enjoyed reading together and started eating
healthy, I thought sharing some of my ideas too, that I learned to use to save
you some $$, time and have fun.
Have a Bidet and Not
a Toilet Paper.
It was not difficult for me to transition since growing up I
use water to clean my buttocks. Toilet
paper is essential in every American household but a cleaner butt is even more
important. Yes, I feel more refresh and
clean using a bidet than toilet paper.
Do you wipe your dishes after you use them? Do you wipe your teeth after you eat? Is your buttocks really cleaned out without
water? Just use that analogy (bums &
plate) and you will be convinced. Water
is the best cleaner, not paper. Besides, you can save hundreds of sheet of
paper (and money) by just using water.
Soak the Confidential
Paper on Sink and Not Shred Them.
One time, when I’ve had it (yes my patience) with our 3rd shredding
machine (the oiling, jamming and loudness), I had an idea while I was working
on making a paper-mache as solar system planet for my 10 year old son. I used my old US Navy confidential documents soaked them
on a sink and mulch them until it becomes unreadable.
I then continued to soak the rest of the papers I do not
need overnight at the sink until it is saturated. I throw this soaked creamy papers (mostly
sticking together) in the garbage unrecoverable, unreadable. Save me many hours shredding.
Have a French Press
and Not a Coffee Maker Drip.
When we went to Germany, our host served us daily morning
coffee using this percolator. The taste
was amazingly coffee. There is no need
for coffee filter and that all flavors heated saturated in order to maximize
the flavor.
For the regular coffee maker (drip as pictured on right of French
Press) , when I tried pouring another set of water on the old coffee maker
(with paper filter) I noticed that not all flavor of the granules really boiled
down to the pot. For me that is a waste
and besides, the inside of where water is being cooked is usually plastic (BPA alert, a major cause of brain illness, Google for the most recent neurological study)
before it comes out and water the paper filter before it leaves semi hot to the
pot, I don’t necessarily taste the paper but paper collects some of the tiny
flavor.
When I found the Kona French Press on Sale at Amazon for $20
(priced at $70), I ordered it right away and wow – big difference on coffee
flavor, secondly it does not take up much space even if you count the water
percolator or water pot.
These are just 3 of some things that you can try using,
doing or buying something else that what everybody else is. Be free, be practical. The world has great things to offer and you do
not need a fortune to buy them.
If you have something to share that I should be doing, using, buying, thinking, writing & more instead, please share them on my comment section. (Tony Astro, CMF, Independent Counselor, MVOSS Creation LLC).
Photo Credits by Tony Astro from his Kitchen & Bathroom taken on April 5, 2015 in Virginia, The Beach.
Photo Credits by Tony Astro from his Kitchen & Bathroom taken on April 5, 2015 in Virginia, The Beach.
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