Here’s What You Could Buy If You Quit Your Crazy Starbucks Habit

If sipping on a store-bought cup of coffee is one of your daily rituals, you could be laying out a lot more cash than you realize. Sure, a standard 16-ounce grande cup of plain black coffee at Starbucks

If you could give up your coffee addiction or get used to the free brew in your office, you could save that money, or use it to buy a host of other treasures. You might not have the energy to enjoy them at first (hello, caffeine withdrawala week

For sake of simplicity, the infographic calculations below were based on Starbucks’ pre-tax grande-sized coffee price ($2.25), assuming the drink is purchased once per weekday per time period. (Perhaps you have the time to brew a pot at home on weekends, or you treat yourself to an extra-fancy, extra-pricey java at brunch). And if you’re Frap-happy, scroll scroll down: if you buy a plain grande Frappucino ($4.45) every weekday for a year, well, you’re probably being fiscally irresponsible (and likely over-sugared

The numbers may be alarming, but you canBuy store-bought beans