To Flush or Not to Flush?
Do You Really Save Money By Not Always Flushing?
Here's the question of the day: are you eco-minded or cheap? The Simple Dollar calculated the cost of flushing each time and weighed the non-monetary costs and benefits and concludes....well, you can read it for yourself.
"I'm surprised how often I'm asked this question. It must be something that comes up pretty frequently in marriages and relationships. Interestingly, it's almost always the guy who lets the "yellow mellow" and it's almost always his female partner complaining and saying it doesn't save that much.
The big question, of course, is how much does it save? Let's find out.
The national average for a gallon of water is 2/10ths of a cent per gallon. Many municipalities also charge sewer rates based on water usage, so to compensate for that, we'll calculate it at a rate of 3/10ths of a cent per gallon..."
