Money Savings?

A year or so ago, probably more now, we bought a really nice water filtration unit called a reverse osmosis filter. The idea being that we were investing in the quality of our home and improving our water. Looking back I really feel like we would still be saving money had we bought nothing but Portable Water Filters every month from then till now. The thing I'm realizing is that sometimes the quality choice is the dumb choice. Sure it costs more now, but it also costs more later. Where as the cheap choice can be thrown away and cause no more money problems at the drop of a hat. Cheap is definitely becoming my option these days as the cheap stuff seems to last just long enough to make the good stuff nothing more than a money pit.