The Rise of Coffee

Caffeine pills work out to $0.05/cup-equivalent, aren't going to make you take bathroom trips, aren't going to give you bad breath, and aren't going to stain your teeth. I usually keep a few in my pocket in case I get randomly drowsy in a meeting or if I'm driving far. I haven't looked back, and I used to pull my own espresso and roast my beans.

Re: The Rise of Coffee

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Post by sergiotapia » Mon, Jan 20, 2020, 1:33 AM UTC

asdff wrote: post #4

Any basic budget advice says to cut starbucks out of your life and make your $5 latte at home, but why stop there? Caffeine pills work out to $0.05/cup-equivalent, aren't going to make you take bathroom trips, aren't going to give you bad breath, and aren't going to stain your teeth. I usually keep a few in my pocket in case I get randomly drowsy in a meeting or if I'm driving far. I haven't looked back, and I used t…

I drink coffee for the taste, not the buzz!

Re: The Rise of Coffee

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Post by zepto » Mon, Jan 20, 2020, 1:35 AM UTC

asdff wrote: post #4

Any basic budget advice says to cut starbucks out of your life and make your $5 latte at home, but why stop there? Caffeine pills work out to $0.05/cup-equivalent, aren't going to make you take bathroom trips, aren't going to give you bad breath, and aren't going to stain your teeth. I usually keep a few in my pocket in case I get randomly drowsy in a meeting or if I'm driving far. I haven't looked back, and I used t…

How do they not make you take bathroom trips? Caffeine is a diuretic.

Re: The Rise of Coffee

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Post by foota » Mon, Jan 20, 2020, 1:35 AM UTC

starpilot wrote: post #3

I'm so glad I'm not dependent.

It's pretty easy to break through the physiological symptoms of caffeine withdrawal, but more difficult to stick to not drinking it, I find.

Re: The Rise of Coffee

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Post by philwelch » Mon, Jan 20, 2020, 1:39 AM UTC

asdff wrote: post #4

Any basic budget advice says to cut starbucks out of your life and make your $5 latte at home, but why stop there? Caffeine pills work out to $0.05/cup-equivalent, aren't going to make you take bathroom trips, aren't going to give you bad breath, and aren't going to stain your teeth. I usually keep a few in my pocket in case I get randomly drowsy in a meeting or if I'm driving far. I haven't looked back, and I used t…

And you can wash it down with an energy drink!

Re: The Rise of Coffee

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Post by eyegor » Mon, Jan 20, 2020, 1:43 AM UTC

asdff wrote: post #4

Any basic budget advice says to cut starbucks out of your life and make your $5 latte at home, but why stop there? Caffeine pills work out to $0.05/cup-equivalent, aren't going to make you take bathroom trips, aren't going to give you bad breath, and aren't going to stain your teeth. I usually keep a few in my pocket in case I get randomly drowsy in a meeting or if I'm driving far. I haven't looked back, and I used t…

> and roast my beans

I'm confused. If you were at a level where you were roasting your own beans, I would think that was because you enjoyed the taste of coffee. You enjoyed it so much that you went out of your way to track down non-roasted beans and roast them yourself. This is not an act of cheapness, this is a labor of love. And you decided, "Nah, I just want caffeine. This bean juice is for suckers"?

As a coffee lover myself, how/why did you make that jump?

Re: The Rise of Coffee

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Post by sin7 » Mon, Jan 20, 2020, 1:45 AM UTC

foota wrote: post #7

starpilot wrote: post #3

I'm so glad I'm not dependent.

It's pretty easy to break through the physiological symptoms of caffeine withdrawal, but more difficult to stick to not drinking it, I find.

The headaches are pretty bad.