Hell, I got rid of the Keurig somebody gave me cause the cost per cup on that is 40 cents vs. around a nickel with the ol’ Mr. Coffee.
Had the problem solved for years. I don’t drink coffee, never have.
My coffee destroys Starbucks any time of day and it costs pennies.
Make it yourself and save money.
Wow. Is there nothing that doesn’t offend the sensibilities of these snowflakes? How DARE they suggest that you might, just possibly, have to sacrifice a little to achieve a goal?
Hard to believe.
In the meantime Starbucks coffee is very popular in general.
One persons silly $5 latte is another persons silly $5 pack of smokes is another persons silly $5 lottery ticket is another persons silly $5 beer at a ballgame .....
And so on.
Spend (waste) your money on what you want.
Great, another reason for me to have another cup of Joe. Suck it, Suzy. My coffee ain’t your damn business.
Spending that kind of money on coffee is stupid, especially for people who have a low income like kids.
Yet it is a free choice. They are free to choose to waste their dollars on bitter tasting SJW crap a paper cup.
But Orman is also smart to encourage them to stop.
Look, there was a time when I thought “Dominoes” was good pizza...when it was the best I could afford. Now I won’t touch the stuff. Young people today think that buying the high end products or services is a birthright.
That is why their wealth is being drained. They make dumb choices.
It’s not just the $$$coffee$$$, it’s the $$$eating out$$$ and $$$entertainment$$$ and $$$digitalegocrutches$$$
(says the fellow who really needs to find a cheaper/better inet provider than the death star)
I have around $1000 in a decent espresso machine, 2 burr grinders (1 for regular and 1 for decaf), and a milk heating/frothing appliance. I’ve had it all for over 10 years, make a couple lattes a day typically (one for me, one for the wife). Let’s say 2/day x 250 days/year x $4 each at *$$ => $2000 per year saved, minus milk and coffee costs, which are pretty minimal all in all. Plus I don’t have to go to *$$ and wait in line.
Don’t do $5 lattes. I drink tons of good ole fashioned black coffee. I make a small pot for breakfast, a cup on the way to work, and off and on until about 3:30 PM. My coffee drinking is not used as a social opportunity or for conspicuous consumption displays . . . it is just because I like good coffee, and have since I was about 10 years old.
I never much cared for coffee.
My parents always started a Mr. Coffee when they got up in the morning. They kept it going all day.
Tinto, 2 beef empanadas at Bin Ban in Manizales Colombia...bout $.85. You’re welcome.
Back when a cup of coffee (over the counter) went from a dime to a quarter it seemed excessive ...
I’m beyond S’$ for many reasons but most especially because I see no reason to waste memory and excessive $ on their private terminology for taste buds long since set for military coffee aka gun-barrel cleaner. However, for every person, unless they are on Dave Ramsey’s “beans & rice” recovery program, there should be room for a CONSIDERED luxury. For some it can be Starbucks but it is not for me!
I drink O.J. Simpson coffee... strong, black and bitter.
She has a point. It’s good advice. However, it’s still a free country. If people want to pi$$ away their hard earned $$, that is their business. As long as they don’t spend it at Starbucks. [/joke]
For $5 a Month on their APP you can get a cup of Coffee at Burger King every day.
I wonder if Starbucks will Price Match that deal?
The best instant coffee out there is Juan Valdez granules.
Beats the hell out of that scorched Starbucks too-acid junk.
5 bucks a jar and is exquisite,
If they don’t buy the expensive coffee then they will have money to pay off their college loans.