Life as I Know It: Coffee Lovers Truth

So here it is...the depressing truth for all you coffee lovers...getting that warm, steaming cup of coffee every morning from Dunkin Donuts is costing you a fortune. Exactly how much does it cost you a week? Let's calculate:

1 small cup a day @ $1.80= $12.60*

1 medium cup a day @ $2.00= $14.00*

1 large cup a day @ $1.30=$16.10*

Now that's if you buy hot coffee. Want ice? Jack those prices up another 10 cents at least. How about one of those fancier drinks? Well add another 20-30 cents on!

Now even scarier is the price of Starbucks that so many people are hopelessly addicted to. This is only for black coffee...some grande drinks are around $3 which is over $20 a week.

1 tall cup a day @ around $2.00= $14.00*

1 grande cup a day @ around $2.20= $15.40*

1 venti cup a day @ around $2.40=$16.80*

So what's my point? Just to lay this sad and scary truth on you and leave you hanging? Nope. I have a solution. Go to target, buy one of those small coffee makers which can make up to four cups at a time, barely takes up any counter space and costs $7-14 (that's less than some of you are spending a week on coffee!). I have one and they work great! Then hit the grocery store buy a giant bag of coffee grounds, yes they have Dunkin Donuts and Starbucks. A large bag at Stop and Shop will cost you about $12 and it makes over 60 cups. But in all honesty you can get around 80 cups out of it. Buy a gallon or milk or cream for another $2, a travel mug if you need for $4 and there you have it. For the next 10 weeks or so, you've spent under $30 on coffee and about $14 of that is for a coffee maker and mug which will keep on giving back.

If you're a Dunkin Donuts person you've saved an average of $110 (if you buy and average of 7 medium coffees a week) and for you Starbucks lovers $124 (if you buy an average of 7 grandes a week) for every 10 weeks. So save your gas and money and start brewing at home...it's worth it! Plus its better for the environment with all that Styrofoam and cardboard being saved! Go green!

*prices differ at each store by a few cents