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Switched from buying coffee at the cafe near work to a $12 French press, saved $87 last month
I was spending $4.50 every morning at the cafe next to my office in Denver, which added up to around $90 a month and I never really thought about it. Then my roommate moved out in March and left behind a cheap glass French press he didn't want, so I figured I'd try making coffee at home for a week and see how it went. I bought a bag of whole beans for $11 at the grocery store and a $12 grinder, and honestly the first few cups were pretty bad because I was using way too much water. After about 6 days I got the ratio right, roughly 2 scoops of grounds per cup, and now it tastes just as good as the cafe stuff. Last month I tracked it and spent $23 total on beans and creamer versus $90 the month before. The only real downside is the extra 10 minutes in the morning, but I just make it while I'm getting dressed. Anyone else made a similar swap and stuck with it, or did you go back to buying it out after a while?
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terryrobinson1d ago
You saved $67, congrats, but that math falls apart fast. Two scoops per cup means a bag of beans lasts what, maybe 10 days? Add the creamer and you're back near $35 a month, plus you spent $23 upfront on gear that breaks. Glass French presses crack if you look at them wrong, and then you're buying another one. And those 10 extra minutes every single morning is 5 hours a month you're basically working for your coffee.
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