I can't tell you how much we have saved by just brewing our own coffee over the years! It's amazing how much a Starbucks or Dunks every day ends up costing in the long run. Our coffee is way better too!
Another hack that works for me that I learned from Jeffery Tucker, is ditching shaving cream. It irritated my skin, and I always thought it helped. I ditched it a ways back, and now just use water, and I get closer shaves, better skin, and save a few more bucks a year. Plus I think I go through blades a little slower. Every little bit helps! :)
Very true. Buying myself a Kurig, and the re-usable insert, was an investment that has paid for itself. Plus i can get any brand coffee I want.
That is so awesome! I'm glad they have those reusable stuff. I love investments that pay for themselves.
Nice move ditching the shaving cream :) If in doubt, I would tend to assume any health and beauty accessory is a myth that we just got used to and don't really need.
I'm in the lunatic fringe with this stuff and don't even use shampoo. I implore everyone to try it, and give it a solid month or a few months. You just don't need it when your hair stops depending on it.
Cavemen didn't have no shampoo. There's no reason our hair needs some sort of bottled product to be healthy. (Quite the opposite, it's probably making it less healthy.)
(I posted this from Starbucks tho so what do I know)
I've had friends recommend this as well. Maybe I'll try it some day, but I like my shampoo too much to stop now :D
Get the heck out of Starbucks and start brewing your own coffee by the way. You'll thank me later.
Wow just water!? I use coconut oil, It's cheaper than shaving cream, But it works great too.
Thats good that you've found other ways to save money!
Brewing your own coffee is an AMAZING way to save money too! I heard it's supposed to cost like 10 cents or less if you brew it yourself. I guess the creamer is the most expensive part lol.
Yea the creamer gets you every time XD
I think we figured out it costs both @missjessica and I about $.50 a day total for up to 40 oz of coffee each. We also brew it for the whole week and keep it in the fridge so we have ice coffee at all times. I couldn't survive without it in the summer.
I also was real skeptical about using just water, but I trusted Mr. Tucker and went for it and was shocked with the results. It felt like I was lied to my whole life. Never looked back. People often ask how I don't cut myself, but I used to cut myself waaay more with shaving cream. I almost never get any nicks now.
Exactly! Unless you like drinking it plain, Which I'm not to that point yet lol.
Holy cow!! That sounds amazing! 40oz for 0.50 that is such a good deal!
Wow! I should try that. I know I've done it before, But didn't get cut luckily ! I just feel like it dries my skin out if I don't use the coconut oil, I'll try it again and put coconut oil on after lol.
Everyone's skins different, but it works for me so I'm not complaining, especially with my stack of ones that I save every year by not buying shaving cream XD
Go for it with the coffee! We had some friends suggest it a long time ago, but we never really followed through with it, and then one day we flipped that switch and it really has to save us almost $2500 a year!
We also got an espresso machine to "treat" ourselves to fancy coffees, because we noticed we'd still go out and get lattes, so it was kind of defeating the purpose of what we were doing. That is really what sealed the deal and now we probably go out and get coffees at a store maybe once a month if we're on the road together for something.
Thats a great idea @derekareith You have to spoil yourself sometimes.
I like that you look for new ways to save money like I do! Saving money is so fun! And it adds up quickly. I wish I had an Espresso machine! I love espressos.