Does anyone actually get Starbucks every day?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Never mind the money, who has the time to go in (or wait in the drive thru) before work? It's so much faster at home! I need 15 more minutes of sleep more than I need Starbucks!

If you have their app you can mobile order and it's there waiting for you. No line.

[Anonymous]

Yes. There is one near my "job" and it is probably what gets me through the day,

[Anonymous]

Yes, but only if I walk for it, which is 2.5 mi roundtrip, so I figure it's worth the 2.50 (iced coffee) if I get the exercise.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:as a black coffee drinker, I can't tell you how much i hate SB's coffee. it tastes like tar!

Do we have to inject race into every conversation?

jk

Hahahaha


I have a daily Dunkin Donuts iced coffee habit. Cheaper (and better imo) than Starbucks.

[Anonymous]

everyday they know my name and drink. i do mobile and as soon as i get to the counter the barista hands me my drink.
people spend $ on different things different way dont tell me anput wasting money. you are just jealous because you cant afford!!!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:"You can't latte yourself to bankruptcy. The bladder won't stand for it" - Katie Porter in Helaine Olen's Pound Foolish

I'm generally a pretty frugal person and avoid unnecessary expenses, including Starbucks. But I can't be too judgmental on those who choose to indulge. If your morning latte is the thing that gets you through the day, or one of the few things you reliably enjoy and look forward to, I don't think it's nearly as destructive as some people imply.

Let's say you spend $5 at Starbucks every day of the year. That's $5x365, or about $1,800 per year, or about $1,300 if you only go on weekdays. I don't want to imply that's a trivial amount of money. But it's not going to make or break your household finances. It's the big lifestyle decisions - car, houses, vacations, schools - that determine your big picture finances. Latte's aren't quite small enough to be dismissed as a rounding error, but they're definitely at the margins of your financial health.

Two issues with this:

1. Anyone who spends $1,800 a year on crappy coffee is probably throwing money away on other pointless extravagances.

2. $1,800 a year *is* a lot of money when you think about the opportunity cost. It's a good chunk of an extra mortgage payment, a pretty nice vacation, or a meaningful contribution toward college/retirement. Versus time lost standing in line and a whole lot of pee.

PP here.

1) I don't drink coffee, so I won't comment on its quality, just that if someone enjoys it that's their right. I agree that several $5/day decisions can quickly pile up, but I don't think coffee is a really such a "gateway drug," so to speak, to other unnecessary spending. If you're making a slippery slope argument, then the coffee itself isn't the problem, other behavior is. I think condemning the latte drinkers pulls in a lot of innocent people who don't otherwise fall prey to lifestyle creep though. In many ways, I could see it pay for itself if it means you get a raise from more time working harder.

2) Even if you assume a 5% return per year (whether from mortgage prepayment or retirement investing), and that all the money was invested on January 1, that's still only $1890 in lost money ($1365 for the weekday habit). More importantly, there's nothing about latte money that makes it any more especially earmarked for such long-term reward activities than other spending.

And I will actually rise to this posters' defense: $1800 could get you pretty far on vacation if you don't have kids in the picture.

[Anonymous]

I work in an office where people buy coffee, breakfast and lunch out every day. I imagine the cost to be around $15 a day plus their commuting costs. It's not how I choose to spend money - I pack breakfast (really busy in the morning with three kids) and lunch and take Keurig pods with me. I chalk it up to different priorities. I really like to travel but most of my co workers haven't been further than Ocean City or Baltimore. And most people I know have only one or two kids. Just different interests and different things that make us happy n

[Anonymous]

I know people who do but they all order coffee which is much cheaper than the fancier drinks. I order iced lattes, so only once a week here.

[Anonymous]

I used to, and it would equate to ~$25/wk (not Starbucks but a local coffee chain so maybe a little more expensive). Anyway, I kicked the habit by buying one of these http://www.technivorm.com/products/brewers_for_home-use/ one of these http://www.hydroflask.com/coffee and a pound of nice coffee every other week. I also have yet to get ticketed on the Metro for carrying a beverage!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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And I will actually rise to this posters' defense: $1800 could get you pretty far on vacation if you don't have kids in the picture.

You can rent a cabin near a national park, bring your own food, and enjoy a week with your family for around that price. Or you can go to Disney World and go out to all meals and spend that in a day.

[Anonymous]

I get coffee daily and it costs me exactly 28 bucks a day. Coffee 4 days a week and a latte on Monday. I am comfortable spending that and its not a hardship so I do it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I get coffee daily and it costs me exactly 28 bucks a day. Coffee 4 days a week and a latte on Monday. I am comfortable spending that and its not a hardship so I do it.

ekk 28 bucks a week!!! Sorry

[Anonymous]

Personally I avoid Starbucks more because of the line than anything... I buy either Starbucks or Peets coffee to brew at home though.

[Anonymous]

I buy lunch 2-3 times a week, depending on whats in my house. I WISH I could starbucks everyday. Keurig sucks. tastes like hot plastic

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DH does this. He commutes by Metro and refuses to carry anything with him. He won't ever pack a lunch or bring in his own coffee. He goes out to lunch and picks up Starbucks afterwards every. single. workday. He used to go to Starbucks more than once a day. My pleading with him at least got him to cut back to once a day. Whenever I bring up packing his own lunch, he actually tries to tell me other people don't carry lunch bags on the Metro.

Well there's your problem; the poor man is wasting money on Metro!