Nothing beats a steaming cup of caffeinated heaven, though a large glass of wine ties for first. As of late, you know since my student loans became due and they expect half my paycheck each month, I had to take a HARD look at how short hair didn't care and flushed all her money down the toilet spent money like I manufacture hundred dollar bills in my spare time. The culprits? Starbucks, Restaurants, Shopping (Target, J.Crew, etc). Fuck sauce. The very joy of my existence. Granted Starbucks is frequented less often I still shelled out $30 bucks in October for java. Paling in comparison to the whopping $340 I spent on take out or the damn near $400 on shopping. This. Shit. Must. Stop. Especially since I doubt paying student loan debt is optional - considering when I asked the "fine" (heavy on the sarcasm) people at Great Lakes if they would take my shoe collection as collateral, they opted for me to make it rain for them instead. I have a point, don't leave! So in addition to ceasing spending on shopping and severely limiting my restaurant jaunts, I'm debating my coffee habit.

Here's the scoop (pun intended). I drink one cup of coffee - recently converted to a small cup. But of the barista art variety. While with M over Christmas I became a patron of the in home coffee varietal, black- two sugars (there was no Starbucks - the horror). Leading me to believe I can decrease my coffee spending even more if I have a coffee maker at home.

Consumption Details:

• Chug - one cup
• Coffee consumption is not daily (1-2 times a week on average)