Thrifty Thursday

I've decided to dedicate my Thursday posts to thrifty things that I've discovered.  Sounds thrilling, doesn't it? Feel free to quit reading now...  Okay, so for this week's thrifty post, my first matter of discussion is going to be coffee.  I am 100% addicted to caffeine and therefor Starbucks.  I recently added up how much money I spend monthly on my morning coffee, and it's enough to buy a new pair of Tory Burch's every other month.  It's absolutely insane to spend that much money on coffee, or in my case nonfat venti iced lattes.  It's really ridiculous, especially since we have an espresso machine at work and a Keurig at work.  My main problem, like most people's, is that taking the time to make a latte every morning takes too much time when I'm already running late (which if you know me at all, is pretty much every day).  So, what I've decided to do is to forego my morning latte and have a morning iced coffee instead.  I can put on a pot of my favorite coffee the night before and let it sit until morning.  Then it only takes me a couple seconds to add some Truvia and ice, and out the door I go!

Next problem, Keurig cups.  Those little suckers are convenient, but expensive!!!  I've found two ways to combat that expense.  The first way is to try and find the K-cups on sale at Homegoods, T.J. Maxx or Tuesday Morning.  This is, of course, hit or miss.  I did manage to find some K-cups at Homegoods the other day that are made specifically for iced coffee.  Score!  But when you can't find those, there is a fabulous little invention out there that makes it possible for you to make your own K-cups.  This is perfect for my iced coffee conundrum as well as my picky taste in coffee.  All you do is buy this little contraption (we got ours free from a coworker that didn't use hers), add your coffee and proceed as instructed!  It does take more time and you have to clean out the filter after every use, but it's worth it in the end to save a few bucks.

So there you go.  More Thrifty Thursday tips to follow next week!  Until then, go buy yourself something on sale!