A couple of evenings ago I went to the Apple store in the mall to have my battery replaced (taking advantage of their $30 battery replacement offer). While waiting, I walked over to Starbucks for a tall White Chocolate Mocha, pretty much my favorite coffee drink over the years. I've been doing amazingly well not treating myself to much since the new year, and have been saving money, so I thought, "go for it. You don't do this often." So I pay and the cost doesn't really hit me, although I could feel the Mustachian in me disapprove, and that first sip was delicious.
So this morning I was getting my keys, wallet, and so on on my way out to work, and in the mix is the Starbucks receipt: $4 and change. I was so disgusted I paid $4 something for a cup of coffee.
Now I consider myself fortunate: I work in an office that provides free coffee. Its office coffee, but its free. And I even drink it black. And I am very thankful for it as I have worked in other places that didn't provide coffee, and I would end up stopping at you know where on my way in.
At home I typically treat myself to the nice stuff, but I only drink a cup a morning on the weekends at home. So not a big deal.
But man how things have changed because of my eyes opening. I really feel dumb about that coffee. It's really sunk in how much I am paying for that, regardless how delicious it is, and how much you spend over time on things like that.
Will prob treat myself to it again some day, but are in no hurry.