What is it about bottled water that gets people so heated? Last year when The Guardian found out that publicly-funded BBC spent more than a half-million tax dollars on bottled water there was quite a stir. Closer to home, in May, New York Gov. David Paterson ordered the state to start replacing bottles in the office with fountains and taps. “Bottled water is the food phenomenon of our times,” writes Fast Company's Charles Fishman, an apt description for a spending trend that claimed more American dollars in 2007 than iPods or movie tickets. That’s $15 billion for water and so much less entertaining. As BundleHQ tweeted last month, bottled water can cost up to ten bucks per gallon or, oh, about 5,000 times more than a gallon of tap water – four times the cost of gas and three times the cost of milk. I used to spend $25 a week on water – usually Fuji – but now I can’t look at a bottle without thinking, “Waste of money.” I’m turned off by the idea of clunking around a crusty Nalgene bottle, but get tres moody when parched. Should I just forget about the landfills and go back to swigging bottles?
For "YearMonth", Individuals in New York, NY between the ages of 26-35 that are All Households who have a household income of All Incomes spent: $340 on Restaurants/Bars/Takeout; $256 on Groceries; $126 on Auto Pmts/Expenses; $77 on Gas; $147 on Home Improvement; $25 on Home Maintenance; $0 on Mortgage; $122 on Phone; $0 on Rent; $142 on Utilities; $251 on Clothing, Shoes & Other Wear; $58 on Electronics; $399 on General Shopping; $29 on Hobbies; $19 on Office Supplies; $40 on Charity; $50 on Healthcare; $171 on Insurance; $80 on Personal Care; $24 on Pets; $118 on School & Child Care; $67 on Cable / Satellite; $43 on Entertainment; $238 on Travel.
This is compared to Individuals in New York, NY between the ages of 26-35 that are All Households who have a household income of All Incomes spent: $340 on Restaurants/Bars/Takeout; $256 on Groceries; $126 on Auto Pmts/Expenses; $77 on Gas; $147 on Home Improvement; $25 on Home Maintenance; $0 on Mortgage; $122 on Phone; $0 on Rent; $142 on Utilities; $251 on Clothing, Shoes & Other Wear; $58 on Electronics; $399 on General Shopping; $29 on Hobbies; $19 on Office Supplies; $40 on Charity; $50 on Healthcare; $171 on Insurance; $80 on Personal Care; $24 on Pets; $118 on School & Child Care; $67 on Cable / Satellite; $43 on Entertainment; $238 on Travel.
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