Comments on: The Latte Factor: Starbucks is Evil

By: judith

judith — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:31:08 +0000

Look for an Espresso machine at a yard sale…..I found one for a dollar……..get my french roast or espresso beans at Winco for $5.49 a pound………1/2 & 1/2 is $1.16 a quart……I make a “grande” every morning, and am guilt free just knowing the Starbucks up the street is NOT getting my business every day.

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21 Ways To Stop Wasting Money : Mr. Cheap Stuff — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:53:03 +0000

[...] No knock on Starbucks or Dunkin, but for a quick cup of coffee in the car or at work, it’s a lot cheaper to brew your own. Get a coffee maker and buy some high-quality ground coffee, plus a couple of travel mugs from the dollar store. After a few months, the setup will pay for itself and you’ll reap savings after that. Learn more about the Latte Factor. [...]

By: Sylvia Proffitt

Sylvia Proffitt — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:12:02 +0000

Hi Dean, the latte Factor could save me $1346.85, I go everyday and buy a grande carmel machiatto, and it cost me with a registered card and a personal cup to save money, $3.69. It’s a nice treat and I don’t know if I am going to give it up totally, but I think it is about visiting with people, getting out, and I am on SSI for disability, my income is low and I could do better about not spending, but what’s a person to do? I cannot work right now,and this is the only pleasure I have. Although you did open my eyes to how much money I spend to get out of the house,ha, ha, Thanks

By: Angelina Adriana

Angelina Adriana — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:47:11 +0000

On a regular basis, I buy all of the items on the forbidden list…cigarettes, fast food, bottled water, magazines and of course my Grande or Venti Mocha Creme Frappicino with lots of whip and drizzle. I am addicted. With all of the debt I am in…it’s really insane isn’t it…but I will keep doing these things until the consequences become greater than the pleasure of these addicting items. Or until, I really figure out I can’t properly buy a house until I become free from debt. Not surprising coming from someone who uses a savings account as a holding account.

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Fourth Carnival of College and Finance | College and Finance — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 07:06:37 +0000

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Carnival of Money, Growth and Happiness #18 | Credit Card Lowdown — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 06:16:37 +0000

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The Financial Blogger » Financial Ramblings — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 11:04:28 +0000

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Thu, 27 Sep 2007 13:39:12 +0000

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This Week’s Carnivals and Festivals — The Baglady — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:45:12 +0000

[...] The Latte Factor at Mr. Cheap Stuff – I know full well what the latte factor is. My hubby is sort of addicted to a drink called “boba”, which is an Asian milk tea drink with tapioca balls in it. When I first started dating him I calculated how much he spent on boba, and it worked out to be a quite large number. Now we moved rather far away from accessible boba shops so he is not getting his fix very often. Sometimes I bring home a treat for him because I work fairly close to a boba shop, but I only buy the special which is a dollar or two cheaper than everything else. [...]

By: Dean

Dean — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 18:18:51 +0000

I drool over those $1,000 home espresso machines myself.

By: Anne

Anne — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:00:29 +0000

You hear this time and time again, that you should make your own coffee in the morning. However, if you’re like me, no amount of regular coffee you make at home will make up for the taste of a latte–specialty drinks are the only reason I go to coffee shops specifically.

But all hope is not lost! I bought an old-fashioned stove-top espresso maker for $5 at Ross. I use it to make my shot or 2 of espresso with finely ground dark roast coffee from Wegmans, heat up a cup of soy milk and combine. Latte for oh, 50 cents? Minus the fancy milk frother and high pressure machines of course.

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List of Articles Regarding Personal Finance — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 23:03:57 +0000

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