During my series of summer savings tour, during which I am visiting TV and radio stations across the country, I have been sharing my five ways to put $500 back in your budget. Three of those tips are food related?brew your coffee at home, switch to a refillable water bottle, and pack your lunch.
Believe it or not, of those three tips, coffee is the one that provides the biggest savings.
As I?ve mentioned in my interviews, the average American is drinking three cups of coffee at day, at about $2 a pop. And $2 is cheap, if you tend to stop into chain coffee shops, where $4 for a cup of coffee is the standard. Even $1 coffee at McDonald?s seems cheap until you discover just how much cheaper brewing your coffee at home can be.
According to my research, you?ll pay between six cents and 13 cents for a cup of coffee that you brew at home. If you have a Keurig machine, coffee at home is more expensive?about 26 cents per cup?but that?s still nearly 75 percent cheaper than the cheapest coffee you would buy at McDonald?s at $1 a cup. All together by brewing your coffee at home, you can put as much as $200 back into your monthly budget.
I?ve heard from a lot of people that what they like about having a Keurig Brewing System
If you?ve moved your coffee-making to a Keurig, I would recommend buying your K-cups at Bed, Bath and Beyond with those blue postcard coupons that always come in the mail. I tend to keep them in either my coupon wallet or the glove compartment of my car so that if I stop at BB&B, I always have a coupon with me.
Alternately, you can take advantage of the coupons below, via one of my affiliate networks, for $1.00 off a 12-pack of K cups or $1.50 off two 12-packs of K cups.
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