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Millennial discovers budgeting

Blog post at 11!!

I track all of my spending. I spend $0.088 per day on ground coffee, of which I drink 500ml every morning in the week and two extra on Weekend days.

That's over £2 per month !

Starbucks sells expensive boiled water.

True. But they actually sell a service, right? We all pay for services and like it. In fact America has been called a 'service economy'. Software folk could be said to be selling electrons or something.
My point being more that reflecting on your outgoings and measuring their value to you is important.

And these insights give you benchmarks for your daily life.

I can compare the $20 for a single meal eating out against the $9 I otherwise spend per day on home cooked meals.

"Is this meal experience worth more than a whole day's regular food?"

"Do I get value from the $10 per day I spend on my car?"

"Is $400 per month for a leased car reasonable?"

Great way to think of it! I was never a coffee-shop person until my Sister started one. Now I patronize her shop every day. But otherwise I wouldn't think of spending $5/day
"So I googled what I could buy for that. It turns out, I could buy a 2002 Mercedes Benz..."

So the author figured out that he could stop wasting a little bit of money on coffee every day, but then thought it might be a good idea to waste it all in one shot on a flashy car? Think of all the money he'd have left over if he got a 2002 Toyota Camry instead (assuming he needed a car in the first place).

Thankfully living in London buying a car would be more hassle than its worth.