I think my neighbor lady is crazy!
By Marie Coyle
@MarieCoyle (29054)
May 31, 2023 10:44pm CST
She always goes to Starbuck's every morning to meet her friends. She goes again in the late afternoon, too. I was sitting outside on the patio earlier and she walked over to chat for a minute. She said one of her friends doesn't want to meet anymore, as she feels the money every day is just too much. So, my friend tracked her own Starbuck's purchases for one month (31 days) and she spent over...unbelievably $300!! To go out for coffee!! I was just shocked that anyone would do that, but I know they do.
I make my own coffee. Yes, I do go to Starbuck's once in a great while--because my daughter sends me giftcards, knowing that I enjoy that sometimes. I know I would not pay their prices regularly to go there.
$300X 12 months per year=$3600.00 for COFFEE. Don't get me wrong, I love coffee! But that is just a ton of money per year to go out for coffee.
Oh, neighbor says she is going to try to ''cut back a little''...time will tell.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
1 Jun
Some people are just weird. I guess, if they have the money to spare, more power to them.
When I was working all the time, I'd put the change I had left over at the end of a day into a container and put that money into a Starbucks card for Pretty. She got about $50 every six months to spend in Starbucks. She was happy with that.
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@MarieCoyle (29054)
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1 Jun
I don't think she has much money. She drives a car that's very unreliable. She always complains about the price of groceries and how she cannot afford this or that. But she is hell bent on having that coffee!
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
1 Jun
@MarieCoyle It's still her choice on how she spends her money.
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@MarieCoyle (29054)
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1 Jun
@DaddyEvil
Yes, it certainly is her choice. I do have a hard time when she complains about every single expenditure except her Starbuck's run, however. No, I would never say anything to her, but that still doesn't get me past the shock factor when she told me how much she spend there in one single month!
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@much2say (53944)
• Los Angeles, California
1 Jun
Oh I believe it . . . my friend was just like that! She was a workaholic . . . she literally went to Starbucks for breakfast, lunch and dinner - not kidding. She didn't cook at all (we laughed she had a coffee maker but never used it). But, she made good money . . . so what can anyone say. However, after she found the love of her life, she had to cut back . . . now they only go on weekends - that was a huge step for her 
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@much2say (53944)
• Los Angeles, California
1 Jun
@MarieCoyle I only go when she and I meet for coffee . . . and even then I'll order a small green tea . Funny thing is I have gift cards too . . . from her . . . because Starbucks is where she drinks, eats, and shops .
. Funny thing is I have gift cards too . . . from her . . . because Starbucks is where she drinks, eats, and shops .1 person likes this
@MarieCoyle (29054)
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2 Jun
@much2say
Honestly, I can't justify the excessive cost of it when I can make really good coffee at home, the only way I go is to use a gift card, too.
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@LadyDuck (459348)
• Switzerland
2 Jun
@MarieCoyle There is a very nice restaurant not far from us. Every three months they organize a "Murder Mystery Dinner" with a themed menu, always very good. The price has doubled after Covid. We went once with our niece and her boyfriend and they invited us for my husband's birthday, before Covid. We do not go anymore.
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@MarieCoyle (29054)
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2 Jun
Anna, I don't spend that much either. A person can really blow the budget by going out all the time.
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@MarieCoyle (29054)
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2 Jun
@LadyDuck
It certainly is a higher cost, Anna. My kids took me out to a wonderful restaurant for my birthday, they specialize in steak and seafoods. It honestly has doubled it's prices since the pandemic. It was delicious and I enjoyed it a lot, but oh, the price!!
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@moffittjc (118579)
• Gainesville, Florida
3 Jun
I had a Starbucks addiction like that in the past. I would stop there every morning on my way to work and get coffee, and then every afternoon I would stop at another Starbucks when I'd pick my kids up from school. I realized how much I was spending there and forced myself to cut back. For a while I'd just go there once a week, usually to treat myself on a Friday, but over the last year or so I haven't really gone there much at all. We got a new Keurig coffee machine in my office at work, so now I either make my coffee at home or first thing when I get to work.
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@moffittjc (118579)
• Gainesville, Florida
4 Jun
@MarieCoyle If I was rich I would probably be just like her! That Starbucks coffee is addicting! lol
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@MarieCoyle (29054)
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4 Jun
Yes, but you realized you should not go all the time and you did something about it. This lady won't change, like I said, her grown children say jokingly that she will probably spend her dying moments in a Starbuck's. That's a good thing what you did!
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@MarieCoyle (29054)
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5 Jun
@moffittjc
I dearly love their coffee. I hunt it down on sale and make it at home. It truly is addicting--oh, and delicious!!
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@MarieCoyle (29054)
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1 Jun
I try very hard to steer clear of the baked goodies when I do get to Starbuck's...they made the mistake of posting the calorie count on the item description label in the case...argh!
@GardenGerty (157674)
• United States
1 Jun
Sometimes we can "know" what something costs, but it is still hard to internalize the actual expense. My friend and I often meet for "coffee" or a bite, but because the weather is nice we each brought what we wanted from home and sat in the park Much cheaper.
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@MarieCoyle (29054)
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2 Jun
I've done that, or meet a friend and we sit on her patio and spend time together, or at my own home. It's just as nice or nicer in my opinion. Plus, refills are free! 
@Jenaisle (14079)
• Philippines
2 Jun
@MarieCoyle Yes, I thought of that too, perhaps I would request my DIL to cook them. Thanks for the info.
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@MarieCoyle (29054)
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2 Jun
The solution to that might be to just make some cinnamon rolls...not hard, it makes your house smell delightful, and a lot cheaper. Yes, I know it's not the same as going out.
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@sjvg1976 (41131)
• Delhi, India
1 Jun
@MarieCoyle I cannot imagine spending so much money on coffee. The fact is I don't go to the coffee homes as I know they are too expensive.
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@MarieCoyle (29054)
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1 Jun
I make delicious coffee right here at home. That is just wild to me, to spend that much every day.
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@MarieCoyle (29054)
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1 Jun
@sjvg1976
It certainly seems like a lot of unnecessary spending to me, as well.
@wolfgirl569 (95779)
• Marion, Ohio
1 Jun
That is too much money. But it sounds like it is her time to socialize
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@wolfgirl569 (95779)
• Marion, Ohio
2 Jun
@MarieCoyle 
. She could be a lot of fun
. She could be a lot of fun1 person likes this
@MarieCoyle (29054)
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2 Jun
@wolfgirl569
In all honesty, she loves to whine...and gossip...and here I am talking about her, but I have never talked about her anywhere in my life before, only here, honest! haha...she is sort of like that Gladys Kravitz on Bewitched, peeking out her window and always spying on people.
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@MarieCoyle (29054)
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2 Jun
She loves gossip. She would talk about a tree or a sidewalk if it has a history of bad behavior.
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@RasmaSandra (73749)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
1 Jun
It almost sounds like she has nothing better to do, I would suggest she find some hobbies or interests and hold back on all this Starbucks coffee,
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@MarieCoyle (29054)
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2 Jun
She says that's what she wants to spend it on. I fear she lives on credit cards, but that is not my business so of course I say nothing.
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@1creekgirl (40622)
• United States
1 Jun
It's so easy to waste money when it's in relatively small amounts. But it can sure add up.
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@1creekgirl (40622)
• United States
2 Jun
@MarieCoyle Years ago, we paid off a bill, but instead of adding that into our income, we had it automatically put into a savings account before we got used to having it. We never missed it and it added up nicely.
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@MarieCoyle (29054)
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2 Jun
@1creekgirl
That's smart. You were used to doing without that money to spend, so saving it was smart.
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@MarieCoyle (29054)
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2 Jun
It certainly can add up! People just don't realize how fast it does.
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@just4him (307251)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
5 Jun
@MarieCoyle I'm sure you could. I don't know what a can of coffee costs today, but back when I was married, I think a can of coffee cost about the same as a cup of Starbucks today.
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@MarieCoyle (29054)
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7 Jun
@just4him
A lot of the cost of coffee depends on the brand names, at least it does here.
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@MarieCoyle (29054)
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3 Jun
I can brew a lot of pots of coffee for the price of a couple of those fancy coffee drinks at Starbuck's.
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@arunima25 (85607)
• Bangalore, India
1 Jun
Sometimes people get into some habit and don't realise that how much it's costing them..Weird but true! Good that at least your neighbour has realised it and she plans to cut down on that. Let's see how much she will be able to.
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@arunima25 (85607)
• Bangalore, India
2 Jun
@MarieCoyle Hmm..seems like it is only realisation in her talks. She still has to bring it to practice. I know that such habits are hard to break.
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@MarieCoyle (29054)
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3 Jun
@arunima25
Her kids say the fully expect a call some day to tell them she passed away, inside of Starbuck's, since she is there so much.
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@MarieCoyle (29054)
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2 Jun
She was headed for Starbuck's this morning when I left the house at 8. She was returning from her afternoon Starbuck's when I got home at 5. Time will tell!
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@snowy22315 (170576)
• United States
1 Jun
That is alot to spend at Sbucks, but for some people I think it is kind of like a religion. I have an Sbucks giftcard now, and that is the only reason I will go there now really...unless I was just getting a plain coffee. Those don't cost that much I think, or if I had a real yen for a frappucino I might go, or a speciality flavor might entice me in
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@MarieCoyle (29054)
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2 Jun
We have numerous Starbuck's here, it's a college town and that adds to the traffic. Ours do offer a free refill on just plain black coffee, which is what I generally get.
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@MarieCoyle (29054)
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2 Jun
I don't understand the take-out, or have it delivered, craze myself. But I just fix food or whatever, it's what I do. I've always loved coffee.
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@Marilynda1225 (79972)
• United States
1 Jun
I used to work with someone who did the same thing and spent a fortune on Starbucks every day/month. Then she had the nerve to complain that she was always broke.
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@MarieCoyle (29054)
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2 Jun
There's a lot of those people out there, I think. Broke by their own actions.
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@Scrapper88 (5957)
• United States
1 Jun
Since there is no Starbucks near to where I live; I might have been there once in my life.
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@MarieCoyle (29054)
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2 Jun
I'm not saying I don't enjoy going there sometimes. However, as I said, I use a gift card when I do go.
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@MarieCoyle (29054)
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2 Jun
I love my coffee. But I don't think I would ever do this, even if I could, too much money.
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