Drinking bubble tea may not sound like an expensive habit. But the cost of each cup surely adds up.

Drank bubble tea twice a week

For one lady in Malaysia, known as Wewwy Lim on Facebook, she discovered the substantial savings she could gain just by kicking her bubble tea habit.

According to China Press, Lim shared that she calculated the amount of money she had spent on bubble tea from January to April this year.

The amount, apparently, could buy her round-trip tickets to Thailand.

This calculation was based on the assumptions that she drinks an average of two cups a week, and each cup costs between RM12 to RM15 (S$4-5).

Sometimes, she would have more than two cups in a week.

That would amount to at least RM384 to RM480 (S$128-S$160) in the four-month period.

Nicknamed "Bubble tea expert" by friends

Lim revealed that she would know of every new bubble tea brands and try them out before her friends.

This led to her friends coining the "bubble tea expert" nickname for her.

She felt an immense sense of honour and pride, which led her to drinking even more bubble tea to keep up.

In the process, Lim said that she lost her "innocence" towards her love for bubble tea in the first place.

Upon reflection, she realised that her focus was merely to "show off" to her friends and not lose out to them.

Stopped drinking bubble tea for 4 months

Lim reportedly decided to cut down on her bubble tea drinking habit in May, and stopped drinking it completely from June.

She challenged herself to refrain from drinking bubble for four months, meaning that the challenge would end on Sep. 30.

Apparently, Lim was hoping to save enough money for return flight tickets to Taiwan.

Here's an Instagram post from Aug. 25, saying that she was very happy to have kicked the habit (she clarified that the photos of the bubble tea were not hers):

https://www.instagram.com/p/B1kTO_Njz9C/

China Press reported that Lim had posted an update on Facebook on Sep. 26, saying that she would tally her savings on Oct. 1.

Top photo via IG/Wewwy.Lim & Unsplash

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