Breaking Up With Starbucks
I am not sure if you are one of those coffee people, who visit Starbucks every morning to start off the day. Not only I am one of those coffee people, but also I feel that I am in a serious relationship with Starbucks, if not married already. I go there twice a day to get my morning starter and afternoon treat. Even the horrifying amount of the calories and fat listed on Starbucks Nutrition chart don’t scare me away. I start to wonder if I am rather a Starbucks addict.
A couple of months ago, I noticed that I spent about 200+ dollars a month on that damn coffee shop. Boy, no wonder the first thing a financial planner tells you is to cut down your lattes. $2400 a year on coffee seems a bit ridiculous, not to mention the yearly consumption of 35,000+ calorie. So I jump started on my 2006 New Year Resolution and began my painful process to break up with Starbucks. As usual, every goal needs a plan to achieve, so does this one. Here is the list of actions I took:
- First thing I did was to get a Starbucks card and put a fix amount of money on it. I usually spend 50 bucks a week, so now I put 40 on it and let it run for a week. Then I gradually cut it down week after week.
- Instead of ordering grande, get a tall
- Instead of ordering the most expensive white mocha, I switched to vanilla latte and have white mocha only once a week
- Try to go to Starbucks only once a day. And I am telling you, this is the hardest part to accomplish.
Ok, it’s been 2 months now. How am I doing here…
- I put 30 dollars on the card and it can last me about a week and half.
- I can’t seem to cut down my daily Starbucks trips from 2 to 1, but I did manage to walk with my co-workers to the coffee shop and walk back with nothing in my hand.
- I switched my afternoon 4 dollar Frappuccino treat to a 2 dollar ice tea or ice coffee.
- I sometimes entirely skip coffee for a day and just drink free hot chocolate from the office break room or bring my own fruit passion tea bag.
I may not be able to totally break up with Starbucks. After all, it is a very lovely place with very lovely drinks. But I think every addiction is correctable if you set your goals and plans. But discipline is probably the most important ingredient even when you are dealing with a coffee shop.
Cyco Miko said,
July 13, 2005 @ 7:35 am
Hey, maybe you should consider starting up a Starbucks Addicts Anonymous (SAA) for the Denver area? “Hi, I’m Cyco Miko, and I am a Starbucks Addict…” hehe
Yuna said,
July 13, 2005 @ 9:30 am
hmm.. not a bad idea… you can be my first speaker.. yeah?
mastercardpromoter said,
July 13, 2005 @ 3:39 pm
white mocha - five dollars.
vanilla latte - three dollars.
getting a cup of free hot chocolate with peace of mind - priceless.
StarbucksAddict said,
July 13, 2005 @ 7:06 pm
Umm…yes…. Can I have a Venti free hot chocolate with peace of mind? No whip please.
travelling Aussie said,
July 25, 2005 @ 12:09 pm
The best way to get over Starbucks is move to a place that doesn’t have a Starbucks any where. In my case I moved to the United Kingdom and work in a town called Blackpool. No Starbucks in sight for the whole week……
But on weekends I still get my Hot Chocolate fix in London from Starbucks…..Still can’t give them up totally, twice a week is better than 7.
cheers
Traveling Brit said,
July 26, 2005 @ 10:29 pm
An Aussie traveling in London craving for American coffee. Very interesting.
Caffeinebomb said,
September 19, 2006 @ 12:04 pm
We got Starbucks in Blackpool now! It’s between the WInter Gardens and the Tower, come and have a latte!
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