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Originally Posted by Squishor
I must say I've been really disappointed at my effort to save money by making coffee at home. We used to buy coffee at the local brew bar every morning - at 1.65 a cup, that's $3.30 every morning. I finally talked my boyfriend into drinking coffee made at home, oh boy! So we start buying pounds of coffee, but those are $8 or $9 apiece...they last 4 or 5 days, so that's only 15 cents saved if we make them last 5 days at $9. Factor in half and half at $1.80 a quart or whatever it is, and there's really no savings at all! There is something so wrong with that!
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I think that you might be making your coffee wrong if you are going through a pound in 4-5 days! With a finer grind, you probably can get away with using less coffee and still have a strong flavored brew. Also, make just half a pot. If you are looking for just your two cups of coffee, are you brewing 8-10 cups each time? I have a little 4 cup coffee maker in my office. Since it is usually just for me, the coffee tends to stay around a lot longer since I only brew what I need.
If you do brew a whole pot, consider making your own iced coffee drinks. Mix up your extra coffee with milk (Half and half if you like the fat), sugar or however you usually take it. Put it in recycled glass or plastic bottles. You've got something every bit as good as a Starbuck's Frappucino at a lower cost.