Spending log, day 17

Realization: Either break out coffee from the rest of the grocery budget, or increase said budget to account for coffee comprising nearly one third some weeks. We like good coffee in this house, and go through a full pot most days of the week. Sometimes we forego coffee on weekends, but it still works out to about a pound of beans per week. If I plan ahead, I can get some really primo stuff for less than $15 per pound… but lately I’ve been buying ad-hoc and spending about that for 12-ounce bags. Works out to an extra $10 per month, easily – not a huge financial drain, but something I am willing to streamline so I can offset the silly (and increasingly occasional) vitamin water habit.

Realization brought to you by today’s $62.55 grocery bill, half of which was coffee.