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We all know that hardly anyone can survive the workday
without their morning coffee. For me and most of the people at the office,
nine-thirty rolls around and it’s like clockwork that we get up and make our daily
trip to Starbucks.

            I was
picking up a hazelnut cappuccino, not my normal order, but about once a week I
decide to go all out and also added a cheese croissant on top of that. Anyways,
I realized that I spend approximately $1,500.00 a year on coffee. That’s with
only one cappuccino or latte a morning, if I add a cheese croissant one morning
a week I end up spending an extra $200.00 a year. Now, some other people in the
office are more dependent on the caffeine to get them going and end up having
about three orders a day at Starbucks which winds up in them spending approximately
$4,350.00 a year on coffee orders from Starbucks-cheese croissants not
included. 

            There is
also another point, and that is the calories that add up in these drinks. Weigh
your options and keep in mind that a grande cappuccino with non-fat milk is
only going to cost you 93 calories, compared to a grande latte with non-fat
milk that is about 168 calories. Every pump of flavored syrup is 20 calories.
So, by this point you may be thinking you will just go with an iced Tazo
chai-think again. A grande iced Tazo chai with non-fat milk is going to be about
213 calories.

            So, it’s
not all bad, by cutting down to one order from Starbucks a day and being smart
with your options, you can consume less than 100 calories and you can save.

            The morale
of this short story, and the real point of this all is: cut down on the caffeine,
not only because it can be hazardous to your health, but also to your wallet.

Ali Magnano

Director of PR

Richter10.2 Media Group

www.richter10point2.com