Comments on: Money Saving Monday: Coffee

By: Buford Weatherholt

Buford Weatherholt — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 23:14:15 +0000

Just goes to show how much the tickets are marked up, when they become available so cheap online.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:28:34 +0000

It’s good to know I’m not the ony one who hoards the coffee packets at a hotel!

By: Tom @ Canadian Finance Blog

Tom @ Canadian Finance Blog — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:42:40 +0000

I think I have most of these tips covered. I found I really like the dark roast Kirkland brand at Costco, big cheap can of that last for awhile!

I’ve also collected the hotel coffees each day, when I get home I empty them all into a coffee tin.

By: Gary

Gary — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:39:50 +0000

We use the 8 O’clock 100% columbian whole bean from Sam’s. We find it to be much cheaper. However, we make strong coffee, so we use more beans. We also use a perculator pot, and we find that we REALLY enjoy our daily pot of coffee. We never buy coffee at a store or resturant. It is never that good, and we refuse to pay coffee house prices.

By: Financial Samurai

Financial Samurai — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:54:04 +0000

Stew – U know it’s funny. I had my first peppermint mocha in 10 months today b/c I was with a client. 1 hour later, I got to know the rest room so well b/c coffee and whipped cream just wrecks my system.

Never again! Hence, I will never spend a single penny on this evil drug! :p

By: Jose Paclibare | Christian business

Jose Paclibare | Christian business — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:48:16 +0000

Stew you’re asking for “some more tips to add to the list”. I do not know if what am going to say would qualify.

Unless insistently offered by friends, I never drink coffee!

That’s part of my “Simplification”. Simplification, I understand, is one of the net worth factors which go hand in hand with Income, Savings, and Investments.

Jose O. Paclibare

By: dramon

dramon — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:12:19 +0000

I personally like the 3 lbs of whole beans at costco.
Also, we put any left over coffee in a thermos for use later in the day.
Permanent filters are an option as well.
We have played with reducing the amount of coffee grounds used per pot, which is of course personal perference.

By: Erika

Erika — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:09:33 +0000

I’ve never purchased the 8 o’clock brand but may need to give it a try now!

By: Monroe on a Budget

Monroe on a Budget — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:01:09 +0000

Another tip: Don’t spend too much money on the coffee maker!

I have a really cheap 4 cup coffee pot. I don’t remember the price, but was certainly under $20. No timer needed because a little pot brews so fast. No paper liners needed because the liner is washable (I rinse it out every day).

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:02:56 +0000

I push the idea of hunting for deals to a maximum: When a coffee brand is very cheap, I buy 10 cans of them. It hurt on the wallet on that day, but you drink good coffee for the price of cheap coffee during several months!

I also mix cheaper brand with nice coffee. It helps the budget and doesn’t upset my mouth ;-)