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I’m sure all of you have figured out that I like to have my money and spend it too. Here is one of my quick tips for all of those fancy coffee house latte drinkers. You’ll get to have your lactosious delight and save $30,000 for a boat, trip to France or something awesome in 25 years!
I, like most morning warriors, love my fancy coffee drinks and realistically that is the only calcium I get each and everyday. On Thursdays, I even order one in riding boots before I tear up to the stable for my lessons. Starbucks has a Misto that is steamed milk and bold drip coffee for $2.45 versus the $4.04 for a grande latte. That is an whopping $1.59 savings a day! I have them a least 5 times a week which equals $31.80 a month including tax. Now investing that extra $31.80 at an average 8% return for 25 years and I’ll have $30,242.66. I even like the taste of the Misto better since it has more coffee flavour and I drink guilt free because I’m not dropping close to $5 a day on just coffee.
Plus the thought of the fun and freedom that saved money will bring me in retirement makes me happy. $30,000 will be able to buy me something wonderful in 25 years. Maybe my own little coffee shop in Ethiopia where coffee started?
Now think if you did this with everything you spend money on? Only a $31.80 month saving rewarded me with $30,000 in the future. Where else can you save your money but spend it too?
Keep loving those fuzzy little monies,
Dave
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I find the Gande Mocha in the morning (which is $4.61) makes my life better – its hard to change into something like drip coffee when you are an espresso drinker – its like someone who drinks a French merlot and is now drinking boxed wine from Niagara (cringe!).
But I for the month of March i will be switching to drip coffee and see if i can stay with it.
Unfortunately, Starbucks no longer has “Misto’s” anymore. You can still get a drink made the same way, but they now charge the latte prices. For a Grande Misto, I paid over $5.00. Starbucks has been getting a lot of slack for charging almost double for the same drink so some will give it to you for the old price if you complain. I wonder how long that will last.
I used to ask for only one tea bag (they normally put in two), and they would charge even less for one less bag. But now they charge you for it either way.
They’re still available. I’m having one right now. You just have to ask for them. $2.47!
As someone who has one every other day… you can’t always get a Misto. This is especially true if you don’t go to the same starbucks all the time where you might get preferential treatment.
If they know you, they’ll give it to you. If they don’t, it’s unlikely. By the sounds of it, you are a daily starbucks patron. They know you, and want to keep you happy so you won’t switch to a Second Cup.
I live in yhe US and I drink Grande Mistos when I do stop at Starbucks. I do know at Starbucks it is called by 2 different names depending where you order at, and the second name is escaping me right now, but it is half coffee and half steamed milk of your choice, WHY WOULD THEY NOT MAKE THAT FOR YOU. I pay approximately $2.50