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Pro tip: I timed my 4-minute showers for a month and the water bill number shocked me
I started using a cheap kitchen timer in the bathroom back in March, mostly just to see if I could keep showers under 4 minutes. After 31 days I checked the bill and we used 1,100 fewer gallons than the same month last year, which knocked about $14 off the water bill. That sounds small, but our city charges extra once you pass a certain tier, so we dropped under it and the savings piled up. Then I did the math on heating all that hot water and it was another $9 or so in gas, which honestly surprised me more. We're in Sacramento and the drought rules here have been strict for years, so I figured we were already doing fine. Now I'm wondering what else around the house is sneaking past a tier line that I never looked at. What's the one habit you timed or tracked that ended up saving more than you expected?
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