The other part about ‘saving $4800’ that people forget...it’s more than that because the $4800 is after taxes. Out of your salary, it really represents more like $6000+.
While it is still only $4800 out of pocket, I like to look at it from a non-taxed point of view - it helps me put better value on things. If you make $100,000/yr - and $6000+ is represented by coffee...it just makes the waste more acute. Spend it more wisely.
Everyone laughs at me drinking instant coffee. While I do think there’s some bad ones, they’re not all equal, some aren’t bad at all. For the, subjectively, better taste I’m not willing to spend 10x-100x more. It costs about 5c a cup vs 50c with a Keurig, vs $5 at SBUX??? It’s a no brainer.
That said, these kids are living in the world we provided them. Things are worse than 30 years ago. Housing to income ratios are bad. I get why some would have an ‘f*** it’ attitude.
My Victor Allen coffee pods are about 27 cents a cup. Certainly not 6 dollars.