Wallet And Environment Friendly

Most of us don’t notice the accumulation of little household expenses until our credit card bill comes at the end of the month–and then, yikes! How do toilet paper and dish soap add up so quickly? This Reddit user points out that sometimes, a small investment on the front end can pay dividends over the years. Especially when it comes to disposable items that accumulate in landfills after they’ve piled up on our receipts. 

They shared their life-changing hack for replacing disposable paper towels with cotton shop towels, which cost $30 for 150 towels. Sure, they have to wash them with bleach every so often, but just imagine what buying 6 years’ worth of paper towels looks like, and you do the math.