Make Your Own Coffee - Save A Grand!

[mahanda]

i used to pay about $3 every day for one cup of Starbucks and rarely stopped at one.
i now prepare the coffee maker to make four cups every evening. turn it on just before my morning shower and enjoy my first cup while watching the morning news and take the rest in my thermos for breaks at work.
not sure how much i am actually saving after my big can of Folgers and i use plenty of canned milk--but plan on doing the calculations and put the money saved on credit card debt daily.
even a tiny bit will help, right??

[snafu]

Great mahanda, thanks to you I started a 'coffee can' savings plan and will drop $3-$4 for each time I don't stop @ Starbucks etc. As luck would have it, I was given a Gfft card for Starbucks! I decided to offer it 'for sale' on the bulletin board at work. These cards are convenient and I hope someone will buy it for it's full product value.

[rob62521]

I've made my own coffee for years and like many of you, get the coffee pot ready the night before. I had a coffee pot at school for awhile, but due to the cost of power, all individual coffee pots have been outlawed by our district, so I'm back to the thermos. I also keep tea bags available at work as well as at home.

Just a side note, if you bake chocolate cakes, left over cold coffee is a good addition -- it is said to make the chocolate flavor come out more.

As for water, I refill the bottles with water from home from my filter pitcher. One gal I work with tells me I'm really cheap -- during the warm months I put a green tea bag in the water bottle for green tea -- yet she's the one who always has more month left than money.

[Ima saver]

I drink ice water all day long, so I don't spend a dime. I did however, buy a water purifier, but it is still going after 11 years!

[LuxLiving]

I splurged at Christmas time and bought Hubster and myself each a 5 lb. bag of our favorite flavored coffee beans from the roasting house. It's probably been about 3 or 4 years since we've had any of it! It was part of our Christmas to each other. We've opened his and are using it, and mine (heheheheeee) is stashed back deep in the freezer. I wouldn't have given any thought of getting any but was driving by there and I hardly ever get to that part of the city, so, it made for a nice surprise and he was happy to get some! Brownie points for Mrs. SantaFrugalis!

He drinks it but doesn't want any of his buddies to know he likes 'frou-frou-girl' coffee. HA!

[Aleta]

LuxLiving: I read or saw on TV that coffee beans should not be put into the freezer. You can put the ground coffee in the freezer. Sonds like a thoughtful Xmas gift.

[rob62521]

Since there was an article about Starbucks laying off a bunch of folks, do you think a lot of people are making their own coffee?

I tried something new this morning: I like milk or creamer in my coffee. So I mixed the milk with a mix like Nestle's Quik to make a chocolate "creamer" and it's pretty good.

[maat55]

For years, I have been making my own coffee, just black. To pay for coffee is strange to me. I take my lunch to work, sometimes just a sandwich, it's part of my diet also to eat less. I've got wife to where we share a meal at restaurants to save money and calories.

[cschin4]

I have been brewing my own coffee for years. I have a nice travel mug and don't ever leave home , even for a 5 min trip without making myself some coffee. I really don't care for fancy coffee. I like black coffee but I do like hazelnut and other flavored coffees. I don't add milk and sugar but will occassionaly do so and steam milk for company. To "steam milk". I put a half cup of milk in the microwave, then I put it pitcher and whip with a blender to create my own flavorful javas. A shot of carmel ice cream syrup and the steamed milk, then I sprinkle with nutmeg or cinnamon.
BTW, I am intrigued with the idea of growing your own coffee. Why not? I think it would be fun. Is this possible to do in one's home? I would like to hear more about this possibility.

[Tree0164]

Alot of times during the summer we put into ice cube trays the leftover coffee to make cold coffee drinks. There is nothing like an iced coffee on a hot summer day in the afternoon!!

[GRITSinMS]

My husband lucked out and was able to buy an expresso/cappucino machine through work for a really good deal! We enjoy making our own lattes. The syrup is somewhat costly, but it only takes 2 tablespoons to make a latte, so it lasts a while. The best prices so far I have found online to order the syrups is Da Vinci Syrups. It might be an option for those of you hooked to the starbucks.