My First Post - Love Coffee? Its On! Save Money!!

With this tough economic climate - who is NOT cutting back on their grocery bills? I learned this little technique in the early 90's, when we were again facing the economic climate of Trickle Down economics.

I, like my sister, enjoy the fresh ground coffee (or as in my case, specific gourmet blends found at the grocers, and then ground.) Savings here - fresh coffee ground, kept in refrigerator - no Coffee Grinder to Maintain. Another note: Where to Buy Your Coffee. I use Winco. 1 lb. is 5.98. That's right. I DO pay attention to the sales (such as for Tullies prepacked at Safeway, and note not only the price, BUT THE PRICE PER POUND - matters in a 2fer sale). $5.98 per pound is AWESOME for fresh coffee beans. Look for similar discount, big box stores that offer that same kind of pricing (up to $4 or more from other Stores and Brands).

Use a 10 - 12 cup coffee maker. You can then tailor the amount of coffee you want to make. You don't need Starbuck's latest equipment to make your coffee. Over the long haul - the imported Coffee Makers work well, and need to be replaced every year or two (I use mine daily).

However, here is the meat of the savings. Use TWO coffee filters, yep that's right, TWO. This strategy is 2 fold. For 10 cups, you can use 3 scoops (hint, the finer the grind, the better this works) of coffee. Experiment with 3 cups if you like. You will get the gist of the amount you want, to the strength you want. Now, you have the additional quality of Starbuck's coffee. Add on with your favorite creamers (I use International Delight - was 2.59 in August, went up to 3.10 in September, but still cheaper than Safeway, Albertson's). And you have coffee you can take anywhere, for MUCH CHEAPER.

But wait - there's more. Don't throw the coffee from Day 1 away. The next day (assuming you have a moderately clean household - no mold flying around) - for 10 cups, add 2 or so scoops to the preexisting coffee. You get the same strength, have saved a scoop of Coffee, and used the same amount of Coffee filters. Its the TWO coffee filters that makes this system work.

You can add cup differentials by using the smaller filters for 3 -4 cups or the larger filters for 8 - 12 cups. I've actually made the mistake of buying the smaller filter, and using it for the larger size (but they cost the same - so it doesn't really matter).

They are out competing for your dollars. They are creating smaller packages AND increasing prices to hide the TRUE cost of inflation. Using common sense - you can still get some of the luxuries in life you crave, for over HALF THE COST. Vote with your Pocket Book.

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