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01 / Food · Hack #01
Bring your own water bottle.
The most obvious hack on the site. Still worth the maths.
“laugh all you want.”Potential saving
RM2–RM3 / use
≈ RM500–RM750 / year
Effort
10 seconds
Wait, what?
1 / 10
“everyone knows this”
CheapHack ratio™
NO-BRAINERsaving ÷ effort
COMMUNITY TIPDemoLast checked: 12 AUG 2026
THE PROBLEM
Bottled water at a convenience store or mamak costs a couple of ringgit each time, usually bought without thinking.
WHAT MOST PEOPLE DO
Buy a bottle at lunch, another at the gym, another in the car.
(no judgement. we did too.)THE CHEAPHACK
A refillable bottle plus the office or home water dispenser. That's it. Nobody is impressed. The annual number is still real.
HOW TO DO IT
- STEP 1Buy one decent bottle you actually like carrying.
- STEP 2Fill it before you leave the house or at the office dispenser.
- STEP 3Stop counting after the first week.
You’ll need: A bottle · Access to a dispenser or filter
THE MATH
RM2.50 × 250 days = RM625
Per use
RM2–RM3
Assumed uses / year
× 250
Per year
≈ RM500–RM750
is it worth the hassle?DO THIS NOW.(no-brainer ratio · 10 seconds)
WHEN THIS MAKES SENSE
- You currently buy water most working days.
WHEN IT DOESN’T
- You already do this. Go read something more interesting.
THINGS TO WATCH OUT FOR
- Savings depend entirely on how often you currently buy bottled water.
DO THE MATH WITH YOUR NUMBERS
Do the math ↗
You save
RM80 − RM45 = RM35 × 365
RM1,065 / month
RM12,775 / year
RM63,875 over 5 years
okay, now this is getting serious.Is it worth the hassle?
DO THIS NOW.this is a very good hourly rate.
RM12,775 for 1 min ≈ RM766,500 per hour of effort.
DID IT WORK FOR YOU?
Demo state: votes are not yet counted. No fake numbers here.
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