How much, on average, does it cost annually to drink Starbucks coffee on a daily basis? Maybe $2,000? I can probably drink Folgers instant (which is damned good coffee, IMO) for approx. $40 per year.
Yeah, I don’t get it. Why not make your own coffee every day? Maybe go out for a Starbucks or whatever once in awhile as a special treat. These young people are idiots.
I brew my Folgers. Have been doing that since college 45 years ago. I still have the same Stanley thermos that the coffee goes into so I can take it with me when I’m out.
I heard a financial advisor talking about a client on a radio show. She was trying to get the client to look at expenses & figure out where they could reduce/cut some of them so they could put money in retirement accounts. The client said they just had nothing more they could ‘cut’, down to bare bones. The financial advisor said ‘let’s look at your expenses on a daily basis’.
Guess what she discovered? This couple was spending $400 per month at Starbucks!! So to answer your question as to how much on an annual basis, in this case, $4,800.
Personally, I won’t set foot in a Starbucks & I make my own very tasty coffee every morning.
I find it ridiculous how expensive things have gotten. I’m 50K away from paying off my 360K home. I’m thinking about the savings from the mortgage. Then homeowners went up a thousand. Auto insurance went up 1200 a year. Property taxes went up 300. And more. Soon I’ll be basically even, if lucky with the savings from paying off the house. It’s gotten ugly.
My wife makes a 12 cup pot of Maxwell House every day at about 40 cents/pot plus the cream/sugar/sugar substitute about another 20 cents.
Even if my numbers are 50% low it's still is no where close to a dollar a day for 12 cups of freshly brewed coffee.
I personally don't care what other people do with their own money as long as they are not being subsidized by me and my tax dollars.
our solution was this (plus a few accessories):
https://www.breville.com/us/en/products/espresso/bes878.html?sku=BES878BSS1BUS1
espresso beans from Boyers at Sam’s Club warehouse ...
as many instant lattes as desired whenever desired and no travel or delivery costs
paid for itself in two months ...
(btw, the price of this machine varies quite a lot ... for some reason, breville puts this machine on sale right before christmas ... i think we paid $600 for this one a couple of years ago)