My mom washed ziplock bags for 20 years and I called it cheap, then I did the math on my own kitchen
I used to toss every bag after one sandwich until I actually counted and realized I was burning about $14 a month on something my mom just rinsed in the sink in Denver back in the 90s, so now I want to know if anyone else flipped on this or if I'm just turning into her.
That line about your mom rinsing bags in the sink in Denver hit me. I used to roll my eyes at people who reused foil and containers, thought it was a waste of time for pennies. Then I started buying the thicker freezer bags and watched what I was spending each month, and it added up fast, way more than I expected. Now I wash the good ones and only toss the greasy mess. Turns out the cheap habit was just the smart one all along.