Owning a coffee machine to make espresso (and potentially other drinks) is frugal. My Setup: Breville Dual Boiler $1000 Baratza Sette Grinder $500 Vario

Owning a coffee machine to make espresso (and potentially other drinks) is frugal. My Setup: Breville Dual Boiler $1000 Baratza Sette Grinder $500 Various accessories $100 20 bags of beans per year (drinking a coffee a day) $300 = $1900 first year = $2200 cumulative second year = $2500 cumulative third year Vs paying $3 for an espresso at a coffee shop: 365*3 = 1460 every year + the time to get to the shop = $2920 by second year (i.e. $720 more expensive) = $4380 by third year (i.e. $1880 more expensive) I for one am fine waking up, drinking great espresso before putting my pants on, all the while saving a bunch of money (after the initial investment). And yeah, I've tried other variations like aeropress, pour over, french press, etc. A proper espresso made well beats them all