Heard a neighbor at the grocery store talking about their 'coffee budget'

I was in line at the store yesterday and the guy in front of me was telling the cashier he had to put back a bag of fancy coffee. He said, 'My coffee budget is only $20 a month, and this puts me over.' It made me stop and think about my own small, random buys. I never had a line item just for coffee, but maybe I should. It's so easy to grab a $6 bag without thinking. Has anyone else set up a tiny, specific budget for something like that and actually stuck to it?

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parkerk566h ago

You said it's easy to grab a $6 bag without thinking, but honestly, where are you finding coffee for $6? That's the part that got me. A basic bag of ground coffee at my store is at least $10 now. Setting a budget is smart, but the number has to be real for what things actually cost. My coffee line would have to be way more than $20 just to get through the month.

angelafisher3h agoMost Upvoted

You're right about the $10 bag, but the real budget killer is when you buy the cheap stuff and then hate it, so you end up buying the good bag anyway.