Ya Got Champagne Taste On A Beer Budget?

by coffee_slut
4 contributors
-
March 25, 2009
+ Add To This Guide

Rate Guide

(2)

2 discussions

We all want things we can't afford sometimes. Ok, for me... all the time. However that's never stopped me from getting what I want! Nope. There are ways to squeeze every last penny out of that beer budget. I have a few tasty strategies of my own, but how do you drink champagne out of a beer glass?

Save Some Coffee Bucks

I only go to coffee shops that reward my coffee addiction. Sometimes I prefer lattes, but that can be WAY out of my price range. Here is my strategy:

- Only order regular cups of coffee (that you can decorate as you wish) and continually get your card stamped after each cup.

- Then on your free cup, (about 10 cups or so. Which for me is an easy week.) You can reward yourself with a latte!

Keep in mind that lattes can be very expensive, this tactic works for me. I get my caffeine and am rewarded in the end.

Add Comment

Trader Joes Wins Over Whole Foods

I was addicted to Whole Foods for a very long time. Secretly I still am. It doesn’t help that one is around the corner from me!

I have found that Trader Joe’s. is much much cheaper and can still buy organic food! Yes, twice as many groceries for half the price of what I would get at Whole Foods.

Screw you Whole Foods!

Add Comment

H & M

22 N State St, Chicago, IL 60602

If you haven’t discovered H & M yet, you’re crazy! Hip and trendy clothes galore here! So you don’t have to sacrifice your hip look or your hip wallet.
Yes, I have a very hip wallet, OK.

Add Comment

I shop at cheap grocery stores

I don’t want to shop here. I want to shop at Shaw’s or Stop & Shop or Whole Foods with their big, wide aisles and organized displays and cheery patrons. But, instead, to save money (my calculations have determined it’s about $50/week) I rummage through wooden bins of crackers, can’t buy my beloved Chipotle Tabasco, and get stuck behind elderly shoppers as they saunter around the bargain aisles of no-frills Massachusetts icon Market Basket.

added by mswen 03/25/2009

Add Comment

Shop At Thrift Stores

Thrift stores carry brand names (if you’re into that) plus, clothes that are back in and trendy!

I prefer to thrift and pay less, but still look oh so cute!

Careful though, most jack up their prices because they know that vintage is “in”. So choose your thrift stores wisely!

Add Comment

Hollywood Farmer's Market

Ivar and Selma Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90028

Shop at farmer’s markets for your produce. not only can you get good deals (especially toward’s the end of the day), but you’re supporting local business so you can feel superior, which is what we’re all going for anyway.

added by GillianS 03/24/2009

Add Comment

Guides We Think You'll Like

Discussions

: by the_mean_bean 03/26/2009 Reply

I have all of those punch cards, its amazing how many “free ones” you can get when you spend lots, and lots of money…lol.

: by rayz84 03/25/2009 Reply

This title so describes me, lol. Heck, I wish that I even had a “beer budget”, lol.

All Discussions (2)

About The Author

coffee_slut

Boyztown

I am not loyal to any one place that serves up coffee. I like to hop around from place to place until I have found the perfect cup of coffee, or at least until my heart gives out. I love to poke fun at people, places, and circumstance. You can be a Coffee Slut too. Let's chat over a cup...