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At the same time, I feel like we are talking in a bubble here about a lot of unreal examples. When people make these coffee arguments it is often to people like
by threwawasy1228 8y ago
At the same time, I feel like we are talking in a bubble here about a lot of unreal examples. When people make these coffee arguments it is often to people like several of my friends who are making a low income to begin with. Where are they supposed to get this 'saving 10%' when they don't actually have any luxuries beyond their 5$ of coffee a day? Where are they supposed to take that from if they are already barely making ends meet? And then older generations tell them to take their coffee away.
- JoeAltmaier 8y agoMake your own coffee. Its a strawman to suggest anybody needs a $5 latte else they got nothing. Its just self-indulgence, and nobody 'needs' that. Its a first-world notion.
- hannasanarion 8y agoSince when is life about needs and nothing else? "small luxuries" like a nice coffee should not be exclusively available to the super rich.
- JoeAltmaier 8y ago...and there it is again. Its a $5 latte or nothing - a false dichotomy. Like I just said.
- epscoe 8y agoAgreed. I have a cold brew kit that cost ~$20, and I found a cheap coffee that tastes great in it. Very little effort required (dump + rinse the bag once a week or slightly more often), less than $1 per day. Throw some grocery store dairy in there, still probably under $1. I get the social aspect of getting coffee with people, but if we're just talking about the value of the drink, there's no reason to spend that much regularly and it really is enough to make a difference if your non-negotiable expenses already push your limits. Paraphrasing another commenter, 5% of take-home might be 15+% of disposable, which is a huge bite out of savings.