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I calculated that I could save roughly 280€ a year by switching to a cheaper brand of coffee (feddit.uk)
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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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[–] 667@lemmy.radio 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

…it's getting rarer and rarer to find ways to pocket savings of this level anymore.

Point of diminishing returns. If your enjoyment of the coffee ritual takes a larger hit than the dollars you’re saving, it’s not worth it.

[–] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 day ago

The cure shouldn’t be worse than the disease, as they say.

[–] dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 day ago

You can't really reduce enjoyment to a quantity, making comparison difficult to pin down in any precise way.

But that's OK - I find there are still indicators you can look at, e.g. for a while I tried living only with cold showers, and I started to struggle to feel like getting out of bed in the morning. I realized my mood couldn't handle the removal of hot showers from my life, at least not at that point in my life.