Money Saving Tip #2: Drinks at a Restaurant

I cringe every time a restaurant charges us more than $2.00 for a soda, especially when restaurants charge for kids drinks! Rather than spending the money on a fountain drink for myself and my kids, I order a water and make my own flavored beverage. I have a ziplock bag in my purse containing several powdered drink packets. I add one to my water to create a raspberry tea drink. I add half a packet to my kids smaller waters to create a flavored drink.

Bonus Tip: Buy the sugar free versions at you grocery store to keep the unnecessary sugar out of your diet. They come in so many varieties ranging from raspberry tea to grape to lemonade.