When the small stuff adds up to something big
Not sure if you should buy that second coffee of the day? Something that helps a lot of people is to calculate how much small, frequent purchases add up to in a year. So here’s a quick list to get you pondering:
Cup of coffee @ $2.50 x 5 days a week = $650 / year
Lunch @ $8.50 x 3 days a week = $1,326 / year
Newspaper @ $1.25 x 6 days a week = $390 / year
I’m not saying you should stop buying these things altogether, but you can see where cutting back on say, a couple of coffees a week can leave you a good chunk of change for other things.
