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I calculated that I could save roughly 280€ a year by switching to a cheaper brand of coffee

I calculated that I could save roughly 280€ a year by switching to a cheaper brand of coffee - Feddit UK

The one I’m drinking right now is 6.76€ and the cheapest one is 1.28€. First of all - what a price difference. Secondly, it’s actually not bad. It does have that faint “cheap coffee” taste, but after a few cups I barely notice it anymore. The real question is: is the tradeoff worth it? Do I give up a few percent of enjoyment on every single cup just to save the equivalent of a month’s grocery bill yearly? I’m not in any dire financial spot - frugality is basically a hobby/lifestyle for me at this point - but it’s getting rarer and rarer to find ways to pocket savings of this level anymore.

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manualoverride Mar 16

How are you buying/making your coffee? I switched from good quality instant to good quality beans and halved the price per month and got much better coffee in the process.

I did need a grinder and an espresso machine which consumed the first years savings, but after that it was all crema and savings.

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Janx Mar 17

I’d like to point out that you do not need to buy an espresso machine to enjoy good coffee. An Aeropress, a Chemex, a french press, a v60 pourover, or even a drip machine, with burr grinder can produce amazing coffee…

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manualoverride

I have an AeroPress for camping, love it but it’s more of a faf than I like, I really don’t like single use filters if I can help it, and so far the stainless mesh filter has not produced any good coffee so I’m back on the paper.

One thing I did consider is energy use, I still have to boil a kettle, with enough water to not have limescale in the pour-off (hard-water area) I wonder how much power this would use in comparison to my Espresso machine.

Have to say an AeroPress is not so cheap here at ~£35 compared to my ~£70 basic espresso machine.