I calculated that I could save roughly 280€ a year by switching to a cheaper brand of coffee (feddit.uk)

submitted 2 months ago by Iconoclast@feddit.uk to c/frugal@lemmy.world

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The one I'm drinking right now is 6.76€ and the cheapest one is 1.28€.

First of all - what a price difference. Secondly, it's actually not bad. It does have that faint "cheap coffee" taste, but after a few cups I barely notice it anymore.

The real question is: is the tradeoff worth it? Do I give up a few percent of enjoyment on every single cup just to save the equivalent of a month's grocery bill yearly? I'm not in any dire financial spot - frugality is basically a hobby/lifestyle for me at this point - but it's getting rarer and rarer to find ways to pocket savings of this level anymore.

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[-] UncleArthur@lemmy.world 38 points 2 months ago

Here's a joke that might give some insight:

So there I was waiting at the traffic lights in my VW, smoking a cigarette. A non-smoker pulled up in a Toyota and asked me how many I smoked, and I said 20 a day. He asked me when I'd started and I said 20 years ago. He told me that if I'd never smoked, I'd have saved enough money to buy a Ferrari. I asked him where his Ferrari was.

[-] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 28 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

"Ferraris are a terrible return on investment" he said, as the light turned green and he sped away in his 93 Corolla.

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