justsqueakingby.com » chai http://justsqueakingby.com Practical financial advice to revitalize your wallet. Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:06:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 My Wife And I are Divorcing……Starbucks http://justsqueakingby.com/2008/budgeting/my-wife-and-i-are-divorcingstarbucks/ http://justsqueakingby.com/2008/budgeting/my-wife-and-i-are-divorcingstarbucks/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2008 01:48:25 +0000 JSB http://justsqueakingby.com/2008/budgeting/my-wife-and-i-are-divorcingstarbucks/
Like most people, my wife and I have some habits. One of our more expensive habits was Starbucks. That is, until we decided to divorce the franchise! We seemed to be giving more than we were receiving – a bad situation for any relationship.

Our typical Starbucks bill (give or take a little if I wanted a giant chocolate chip cookie):

1 small Chai Latte: $3.15
1 large Dark Roast: $1.92
Total $5.07

We didn’t go to Starbucks every day, but we went frequently enough for it to be pricey. Especially when you go a couple of times a week, then muliple that number by 52 weeks.

So we adjusted our habit. We didn’t drop the habit of drinking tea or coffee. We just decided that it would be cheaper to do so at home. How much cheaper can it be?

Coffee Filters $2.00
Coffee $2.99
Tazo Chai $3.49
Total $8.48

Now, instead of spending $5.07 every time we visit Starbucks, we spend $8.48 per month. Let’s say we were going to Starbucks ten times per month or 120 times per year – that would set us back $608.40 per year. If we enjoy our coffee and tea at home, we’re only spending $101.76 per year.

Sticking to our plan to divorce Starbucks will save us $506.64 per year. That’s a separation we can deal with. We can add that extra money to our emergency fund or to our savings for the house.

How about you – is there anything you can do to make some changes that’ll save you money?

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