I hiked the Grand Canyon rim to rim last year and my fancy filter broke on day one when I dropped it on a rock. Spent the rest of the trip using those little chlorine dioxide tablets and honestly I felt like an idiot for carrying that heavy thing for months before. The tablets are like 2 bucks each and weigh nothing. I still carry a bandana to strain out the big floaty bits but that's it.

Honestly, is this really worth losing sleep over?

Forgot to take the lens cap off for a whole roll at my nieces wedding once.

Did your old timer also tell you to spit on the anvil for good luck?

My neighbor Carol had something similar happen a few years back with her fridge. It stopped working in the middle of July and she had to throw out a whole week's worth of groceries. That really got her thinking about how much she spent on takeout and daily Starbucks runs, because she suddenly had to cover a big repair bill. She told me she started adding up what she spent on coffee and fast food over a month, and it was over $300. That was a real eye opener for her. She ended up buying a cheap drip coffee maker and a reusable water bottle, and within six months she had saved enough to buy a new fridge outright. Sometimes it takes a little jolt like a broken appliance to make you see the small things that add up.