Comments on: The True Cost of Coffee http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/the-true-cost-of-coffee/ Spending Wisely Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:02:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Booker Cowett http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/the-true-cost-of-coffee/comment-page-1/#comment-2274 Booker Cowett Thu, 20 May 2010 20:44:30 +0000 http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/2010/02/04/the-true-cost-of-coffee/#comment-2274 I totally relish brewing beer at home! It has been such a fun hobby. My family has been encouraging, but most especially when its time to try my latest recipe. I was surprised to learn that it is actually the traditional english brews that I prefer. Just wanted to say cheers for the advice you've provided along the way, its been helpful. I totally relish brewing beer at home! It has been such a fun hobby. My family has been encouraging, but most especially when its time to try my latest recipe. I was surprised to learn that it is actually the traditional english brews that I prefer. Just wanted to say cheers for the advice you’ve provided along the way, its been helpful.

]]> By: Early Retirement Extreme http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/the-true-cost-of-coffee/comment-page-1/#comment-790 Early Retirement Extreme Sat, 20 Feb 2010 20:00:53 +0000 http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/2010/02/04/the-true-cost-of-coffee/#comment-790 Infidel, don't you know that coffee is righteous! :-D Home brewing/grinding/roasting will stink up the house (especially the roasting---disable all smoke detectors and open the windows), but the coffee of beans that are freshly roasted and freshly ground is generally superior to whatever you can buy at the coffee houses. Thus it may provide an incentive not to spend $2 for something you can make better at home. .-= Early Retirement Extreme´s last blog ..<a href="http://earlyretirementextreme.com/2010/02/choose-life.html" rel="nofollow">Choose Life</a> =-. Infidel, don’t you know that coffee is righteous! :-D

Home brewing/grinding/roasting will stink up the house (especially the roasting—disable all smoke detectors and open the windows), but the coffee of beans that are freshly roasted and freshly ground is generally superior to whatever you can buy at the coffee houses. Thus it may provide an incentive not to spend $2 for something you can make better at home.
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]]> By: Bret @ Hope to Prosper http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/the-true-cost-of-coffee/comment-page-1/#comment-650 Bret @ Hope to Prosper Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:54:30 +0000 http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/2010/02/04/the-true-cost-of-coffee/#comment-650 I'm very lucky because I work for a startup that has awesome coffee. Every morning I start the day with a cup of Coffee People's Organic Bold and it costs me nothing. I have never been a big Starbucks fan, because I am too cheap to pay $4 a cup and their coffee is roasted too fast and it tastes burnt. Anyway, the point I wanted to make is that we each pay a lot of money for a lot of things and that's OK. For example, I like to eat healthy food and live in a house at the beach. I could probably retire earlier if I slept in an alley and ate at the Rescue Mission, but I would rather live well and retire later. Retiring early or obtaining any other financial goal is simply a matter of saving and investing. If you save a good percentage of your income and invest it well, you will likely reach those goals. If you spend all of your income every month, you probably won't reach those goals. Coffee has very little to do with it. .-= Bret @ Hope to Prosper´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HopeToProsper/~3/QsHhwhHPAWs/" rel="nofollow">Secrets to Becoming Successful</a> =-. I’m very lucky because I work for a startup that has awesome coffee. Every morning I start the day with a cup of Coffee People’s Organic Bold and it costs me nothing. I have never been a big Starbucks fan, because I am too cheap to pay $4 a cup and their coffee is roasted too fast and it tastes burnt.

Anyway, the point I wanted to make is that we each pay a lot of money for a lot of things and that’s OK. For example, I like to eat healthy food and live in a house at the beach. I could probably retire earlier if I slept in an alley and ate at the Rescue Mission, but I would rather live well and retire later.

Retiring early or obtaining any other financial goal is simply a matter of saving and investing. If you save a good percentage of your income and invest it well, you will likely reach those goals. If you spend all of your income every month, you probably won’t reach those goals. Coffee has very little to do with it.
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]]> By: debtmaven http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/the-true-cost-of-coffee/comment-page-1/#comment-615 debtmaven Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:35:53 +0000 http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/2010/02/04/the-true-cost-of-coffee/#comment-615 Your costs are a little out of whack. I can routinely buy good quality, organic, free-trade coffee for $9/lb, or less if I see it on sale. If I buy 3 lbs of coffee at Costco, it's much less that that even (despite the flavor being inferior, but let's not get into that), even for the free-trade stuff. I think I can get it for $5/lb or so. What you also forgot is adding cream/sugar. I assume from your post that your parents drink black coffee? Well I do not! Half and half plus sugar... Either way, if I didn't drink coffee, then I'd be eating/drinking something else. Orange juice is way more expensive than coffee, $4/half gallon, which is what 8 servings, at $.50/8 oz. glass? (I hope I got that calc. right). I try to limit myself to one home-brewed 16 ouncer per day. Off to work, then if I need it, free coffee provided by work (along with sugar/cream). I used to buy the $4 latte, but to be honest, I like my home-brew much better, and lately haven't had the urge to buy an extra premium drip or latte. Your costs are a little out of whack. I can routinely buy good quality, organic, free-trade coffee for $9/lb, or less if I see it on sale. If I buy 3 lbs of coffee at Costco, it’s much less that that even (despite the flavor being inferior, but let’s not get into that), even for the free-trade stuff. I think I can get it for $5/lb or so.

What you also forgot is adding cream/sugar. I assume from your post that your parents drink black coffee? Well I do not! Half and half plus sugar…

Either way, if I didn’t drink coffee, then I’d be eating/drinking something else. Orange juice is way more expensive than coffee, $4/half gallon, which is what 8 servings, at $.50/8 oz. glass? (I hope I got that calc. right).

I try to limit myself to one home-brewed 16 ouncer per day. Off to work, then if I need it, free coffee provided by work (along with sugar/cream). I used to buy the $4 latte, but to be honest, I like my home-brew much better, and lately haven’t had the urge to buy an extra premium drip or latte.

]]> By: Money Reasons http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/the-true-cost-of-coffee/comment-page-1/#comment-614 Money Reasons Sun, 07 Feb 2010 08:00:25 +0000 http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/2010/02/04/the-true-cost-of-coffee/#comment-614 What I hated growing up was cigarette smoke. Both my grandparents and my aunt were chain smokers. Unfortunately, they also babysat me when I was young so I had to be subjected to that all the time. Smoking is soooo expensive, crazy expensive now. I use to drink more coffee, but it started making me too jittery. Now I only occasionally drink a medium latte at Starbucks or McDonalds. I got a gift certificate for Christmas to Starbucks (only $25 though), so I'll try to go there once a month... What I hated growing up was cigarette smoke. Both my grandparents and my aunt were chain smokers. Unfortunately, they also babysat me when I was young so I had to be subjected to that all the time.

Smoking is soooo expensive, crazy expensive now.

I use to drink more coffee, but it started making me too jittery. Now I only occasionally drink a medium latte at Starbucks or McDonalds. I got a gift certificate for Christmas to Starbucks (only $25 though), so I’ll try to go there once a month…

]]> By: Daniel http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/the-true-cost-of-coffee/comment-page-1/#comment-590 Daniel Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:24:46 +0000 http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/2010/02/04/the-true-cost-of-coffee/#comment-590 One of the reasons I named the blog what I did.. One of the reasons I named the blog what I did..

]]> By: Ira http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/the-true-cost-of-coffee/comment-page-1/#comment-586 Ira Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:55:20 +0000 http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/2010/02/04/the-true-cost-of-coffee/#comment-586 Actually, I think there is more of a point to this than just not liking coffee. Daniel really did argue for years that if we didn't drink coffee, we could sock away a lot for retirement. But, the cold hard figures show that it would be just a drop in the bucket, so to speak. I think a lot of people think too small when trying to save - giving up something relatively inexpensive. Rather, it makes sense to do something more significant - like putting away 10% of income for retirement, in order to see some real value. Actually, I think there is more of a point to this than just not liking coffee. Daniel really did argue for years that if we didn’t drink coffee, we could sock away a lot for retirement. But, the cold hard figures show that it would be just a drop in the bucket, so to speak. I think a lot of people think too small when trying to save – giving up something relatively inexpensive. Rather, it makes sense to do something more significant – like putting away 10% of income for retirement, in order to see some real value.

]]> By: Geremy http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/the-true-cost-of-coffee/comment-page-1/#comment-577 Geremy Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:34:36 +0000 http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/2010/02/04/the-true-cost-of-coffee/#comment-577 This is silly. Everything we consume has costs, and usually we pay them because we are getting that much benefit. There are a million things that anyone (including your parents) spend more money or time on than "makes sense" to someone else. The whole point is that each person identifies what they like, and then pay for it in time or money. This post has nothing to do with finance, it just has to do with your dislike of coffee. BTW, I'm a former office mate of your brother Ben, and I love most of your posts. Please keep linking to other interesting articles your sister sites. G This is silly. Everything we consume has costs, and usually we pay them because we are getting that much benefit. There are a million things that anyone (including your parents) spend more money or time on than “makes sense” to someone else. The whole point is that each person identifies what they like, and then pay for it in time or money.

This post has nothing to do with finance, it just has to do with your dislike of coffee.

BTW, I’m a former office mate of your brother Ben, and I love most of your posts. Please keep linking to other interesting articles your sister sites.

G

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