Thought the whole 'budgeting by category' thing was overkill until I added up my coffee runs

I tracked every single $4.50 latte I bought over three months and it came to $189. That was enough for a solid grocery run for my family of five. Has anyone else had a boring little habit that quietly drained way more than you'd guess?

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noah41519d ago

Man, tell me about it. My buddy Dave was the same way with his gym membership. He was paying like $45 a month for this fancy place he went to maybe twice. After a year he realized he'd dropped over $500 on basically a really expensive keychain and a locker he never used.

william81614d ago

You're basically paying a barista's car insurance. Funny how the small stuff adds up. That $189 could be a whole year of Netflix and a pizza night. @noah415 your buddy Dave is on my wavelength over here. I once paid $60 a month for a gym I used exactly zero times for six months. I was basically donating to the treadmill fund.

quinnmitchell19d ago

Realized I was dropping $8 a day on parking near my office. That's like $160 a month and I just never thought about it because it was automatic. Switched to a lot a block further and I'm saving almost $100 a month now.