Flickr shot by ° d i °
I was taking stock of my financial situation last night when I realized that on average I spend about $80 a month on Starbucks. That’s right, about $960 a year on grande caramel macchiatos and pastries. I suppose if I’m going to be good I can force myself to go only twice a week (just Mondays and Fridays), bringing my yearly total down to about $530. M’okay.
How can I make sure that I stick to this budget? By investing in a Starbucks card. I’ll just reload it every first of the month and then I’ll be all set. If I run out of funds, tough. I’ll have to suffer through. Alas.
But this month, Starbucks is offering a special where, if you reload $50 on your card with a Visa, they will add on an extra $10–that’s about three tall caramel macchiatos on the house. Sweet! It makes being good a bit easier.
* This offer is only valid through February 28.
Oh my god! You could buy two off-season tickets to Europe if you gave up coffee! You could buy a 23-inch flat-panel TV! You could visit me for at least two weeks! Of course, you’d be grumpy for the rest of the year, but still.
I could also feed a third-world child for a year, help rebuild New Orleans, or heal the bay….but I LOVE LOVE LOVE my caramel macchiatos!
Or dont forget to do this, which also can be cheap:
I have one…no more need to go to SB or CB…unless I need more ground coffee…a coffeemaker is cheap!
GRRR no html on comments??? OK HERE:
http://shopper.howstuffworks.com/products/Coffee+and+Espresso+Makers/SF-6/BEFID-96349/KEYWORD-Coffee+and+Espresso+Makers/DNATRS-price_range_100_200-without_built_in_grinder
Actually I was thinking of getting a little French press coffeemaker for work. But then again, there’s nothing like someone else making it for you. ;)