Appreciation post: My coffee habit was costing me more than my car payment

I was looking at my bank app last month and saw I spent $237 at the cafe down the street from my apartment. That's more than I pay for my Honda Civic every month. I started making my own cold brew at home and now I'm putting that extra cash straight into my savings. Anyone else have a small daily spend that added up to a crazy number?

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patricia_king2314d ago

You really looked at your bank app. That takes guts. My weakness was those little convenience store stops for a drink and a snack. It was never a big deal until I added it up. Makes you wonder what else we're just throwing money at without even noticing.

faithb7414d ago

Yeah it's crazy how the small stuff piles up. I read this thing about "latte factor" spending, where just buying a coffee every day can cost over a thousand bucks a year. Makes you look at every little purchase differently. I started checking my subscriptions last month and found two I forgot about. It's all just silent money drains until you actually look.