By ZOE LAWRENCE
A year ago, I stopped buying coffee.
Not because I don’t like it. There are few things I love more than a really decent flat white on a weekday morning.
But my daily coffee started to become so much more than coffee. It was my crutch; the one thing I would rely on to get me out of bed in the morning. And I never made my own coffee, so my day at work was only a good one if I’d managed to get down to the coffee shop by 10am.
I was spending a minimum of $4 per day on coffee. That $4 bought me just one cup.
More often than not, I’d also add on some toast or a muffin – so I was forking over $6 or $7. Sometimes I’d want another coffee in the afternoon, putting me past the $10 mark.
$10 isn’t a lot to spend in one day. But it really, really adds up – something I didn’t quite realise until I saw a statistic that buying coffee every day for a year is the equivalent of spending $1,277.50.
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I couldn’t believe it. That amount of money could buy me:
• A laptop;
• A trip to Fiji;
• A one-way flight to Europe;
• A gym membership; or
• A really nice handbag.
Top Comments
Do what I did ... Buy a great pod machine for home and make a travel mug as you leave home for about 40-60 cents (depending on the brand) and then do good with the extra money you have.
I think the point is more that these little treats add up to a lot that could be a big difference for you someone else. You can still have your coffee, it just wants you to consider what you're spending your money on and if you think you can't afford to save or help others then think about where you could trim that excess money from.