My CHAGEE Boya Tea costs me only 60 cents, 90% lower than Yours

How I Save Almost 90% on CHAGEE Boya Tea — and Practise Sustainability at the Same Time

I love CHAGEE’s Boya Jasmine tea.

At the shop, one cup costs S$5.60.

Then I discovered something interesting.

I bought Boya Jasmine tea bags at S$1.80 per sachet. According to the instructions, one tea bag can be brewed three times while retaining its flavour.

That means my effective cost is:

S$1.80 ÷ 3 = S$0.60 per cup.

Instead of paying S$5.60, I pay about S$0.60.

I save S$5 per cup, about 89%, or almost 90%.

If I drink one cup every day:

S$5 × 365 = S$1,825 saved every year.

And I can enjoy my favourite tea anytime, anywhere, without travelling to or waiting at the shop.

But this isn't merely a story about saving S$5.

It is Sustainability + Financial Governance

By brewing the same tea bag three times as intended, I extract more value from the same resource instead of using it only once.

That is a simple principle of sustainability:

Use fewer resources to create more value, and do it repeatedly.

There is also financial governance.

Financial governance isn't simply about controlling millions of dollars in a corporation. The principle applies to our personal lives too:

Am I getting the best value from the resources entrusted to me?

I haven't stopped enjoying something I like.

Instead, I found a way to enjoy it at a fraction of the cost, use the resource more fully, and save real money.

That's what makes this example powerful:

Same enjoyment.
Less money.
Better resource utilisation.
Greater convenience.
Repeatable every day.

To me, that is Sustainable Value Creation.

Sustainability doesn't always require a grand ESG programme.

Sometimes it begins with something as simple as a cup of tea.

So look at something you spend money on every day and ask:

“How can I get the same—or greater—value while using fewer resources?”

Find your own S$5-a-day opportunity.

Sustain it for a year, and a small change can become S$1,825 of real value.

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