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Today, my wife gave me the ok and I put down a deposit to reserve a new scooter. The picture to the right shows the exact model I ordered. It gets somewhere around 100 miles per gallon. I have been considering getting a scooter for a while now. Nearly 100% of my motivation is for the fuel economy. A tiny percentage of my motivation is that I think they look fun, but that part is offset by the higher risk involved in riding a two wheeled device, so it’s pretty much all about the economics.

Given my driving requirements, I think it is a great fit and I look forward to riding it. I have to wait a bit, however, because they are in great demand so I have to wait for our local shop to get to me on the list. There is a chance it will be within the next week as they think they have a black one coming in June, but there’s no guarantee. We shall see.

I am a big fan of iced tea. Ever since I gave up drinking soft drinks (and lost about ten pounds in a week as a result), unsweetened iced tea has been my beverage of choice.

Recently, however, I realized I was spending quite a bit of money purchasing iced tea at restaurants. They charge you the same amount for iced tea as they do for other beverages. So, it’s maybe $1.50-$2 for tea. When I added up how much I was spending per month on this infused water, I decided something had to change.

So, no more paying for iced tea at restaurants. Well, I’m not saying I’m perfect. Sometimes I break down and just have to get some. But, I can say I have drastically reduced my spending on tea.

Of course, one of the key factors in being able to avoid paying for tea is to have some good tea at home. If I can get my tea fix there, then I’m less tempted to purchase it while out. At home, we’ve been using decaffeinated tea for a long time. I guess I figured “why not?” You know, if you can avoid the caffeine, all the better. However, the taste of the tea hasn’t been enough to replace my tea purchasing tendencies.

So, I finally broke down and tried the caffeinated tea at home, and viola! This is what I’ve been missing in the homemade tea. Who knew that caffeine made such a difference in the taste and the strength? Well, probably everyone knew this except me but now I have discovered it and homemade caffeinated tea is well on its way to replacing my need for tea purchases. Woohoo!