Earlier today I asked if anyone used 25 or less ltrs of CoCT water per day.Karen Cronje was kind enough to inbox me and has agreed to allow me to publish her water usage detail.
Karen Cronje's family have gone one better - they are using just over 26 ltrs / day - FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! (coffee / tea at work not included, but they try as far as possible to use the home loo, not the work loo.)
She manages to re-use 14 ltrs of her water usage to flush her loo.
She has no Jojo, she has no pressurized shower container, no pool, no borehole and no gadgets. Her only additional water is collecting 10 - 20 ltrs from Newlands spring every so often to supplement her water supply.
I'm blown away. Way to go Karen - you can be justifiably proud of that achievement!!!! 
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(Reference: 1 drop of water in image = 1 ltr of water.)
We're a family of three (2 adults + 7year old) + three cats
I take the water reading every morning when we wake up....only way to keep tabs on it. I can't afford a jojo, and all the other stuff, so low budget.
2l shower - turn off style, for the man. Grey water saved in bucket for toilet.
2l bucket bath and clothes wash - for the lady. I use gel soaps, so use the water for rinsing underwear, the odd t shirt, socks etc. The clothes are squeezed dry of excess water, but left in the bathroom for rinsing later in the afternoon. Grey water collected for toilet flush.
2l bucket bath and clothing wash - for the child. Water used to rinse clothing washed earlier in the day.
Cooking 2l - depends on meal....but keep all water for toilet flush, of if oily....plants.
Food hygiene 1-2l - kept in container, which is also used for rinsing hands etc.
Cats - 1l topped up morning and afternoon. Water not used goes into toilet flush bucket.
Toilet - inlet tap is closed. Only grey water is used. Some rain water has been used on the occasion that there is an extra unmentionable - this was caught using old storage crates (56l). Only flushed if brown! Toilet paper in sealable, repurposed, lined bucket for the girls. A dash of jik in the morning sorts out odours.
Drinking water and coffee machine - about 3-5l a day. This I try to source from Newlands when I can...so for us this is off grid. I can carry 2 x 10 l, and generally go twice a week. The cats prefer this water too.
Dishes 3-4l dishes are done once a day. Water collected for flush.
Washing machine: 36l, run once a week for a full load. Water caught for flushing toilet.
Generally....we run out of water for flushing the toilet 
I really tried to see if we could get to 25l per person. It normally averages out on between 18-25l per day for the three of us.... so one of those big containers of water.
I have long hair. It took me awhile to adjust to this, but grey water is not dirty. Once you get over this, you realise that water can be repurposed again! Shower water can be used for the shampoo part. Maybe a l or two for the rinse. Wash once a week. Keep it plaited and up.
Oh....should mention that we try to do our loo business at home. So no cheating at other places. At work we have the mellow yellow policy.
In terms of house cleaning, this is done once a week. My cleaner is great - she plugs the sink, and washes surfaces down like that. For floor water, I make sure that she has grey water to wash with. I take on the toilet these days....I'm in there if there's been a good flush with the toilet duck and scrub brush!
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