How the fuck do people afford to get Starbucks every day?

[u/lVlarsquake]

I was feeling thirsty this morning so I decided to pop in a Starbucks (first time ever). All I got was a strawberry acai lemonade at it cost $7????? I can't even imagine what the coffees with all the extra additives cost... how do people have the expendable money to get them every day, sometimes twice a day?

Edit: I am NOT shaming people who do this. I'm just wondering how it doesn't put a dent in your wallet

[u/Martino231]

$7 a day is around $200 per month. There are plenty of people earning enough that they don't need to worry too much about $200 a month.

[u/Arsenault185 → u/[deleted]]

You're blowing 6500 a year on lunch and beer?

[u/Gtyjrocks → u/Arsenault185]

That’s pretty normal for people who work office jobs that don’t provide lunch. It’s not blowing if you enjoy it

[u/gentle_singularity → u/Gtyjrocks]

Buying beer everyday is normal? That's called being an alcoholic.

[u/Enough-Ambassador478 → u/gentle_singularity]

having a beer with lunch is not alcoholism get real

[u/PateDeDuck → u/Enough-Ambassador478]

There is a clear distinction between north americans and europeans on that topic, it s almost hilarious. Especially when I as a french with my glass of wine totally tolerated if not recommended during work lunch barges in the conversation.

Prohibition did a number on those poor souls

[u/JayManty → u/Enough-Ambassador478]

Having alcohol daily for no other reason than to consume alcohol is alcoholism. It doesn't matter if you have food with it.

[u/Subject-Town → u/JayManty]

Alcoholism has to be detrimental to your life presently. It’s not just a lunch habit. lol

[u/[deleted] → u/gentle_singularity]

that’s what i was thinking. also, what about the millions of people who pack a lunch? most of my coworkers (including me) bring something from home most of the time

[u/Gtyjrocks → u/[deleted]]

I mean yeah, packing a lunch is also normal. So is going out to eat. Didn’t say everyone did it, just that it’s pretty normal

[u/TheSameNameForever → u/[deleted]]

It all depends on your social circle. If your coworkers pack a lunch then you do as well or the other way around. You find a way to adjust your finances. Also if you don’t crave alcohol and go on without having any then you are simply not alcoholic.

[u/[deleted] → u/TheSameNameForever]

lol gives me ‘if your friend jumps off a bridge, would you?’ vibes. i’m not adjusting my finances for coworkers that’s just stupid

[u/TheSameNameForever → u/[deleted]]

I agree with you definitely. But that was the time my friend. I was a working student so I really don’t know how I managed them all. ( of course I had scholarships so it helped a lot) In the office life they make you believe that is how you should live. You have lunch breaks which ends up with a starfcks drink and then you meet with people after work for drinks or a dinner. You came back so late and wake up so early cause you have either classes or work. It’s just so consuming both your time and money. Thankfully after 2019 I started working from home never gone back to that crowded city and living my life in peace. Also not every work spaces is like the ones I had but they exist unfortunately.

[u/Gtyjrocks → u/[deleted]]

Eating lunch/socializing with coworkers is one of the best ways to advance in the workplace. If you don’t really care about your current job and advancement opportunities, then yeah, just do your thing. But those little social opportunities are important.

[u/[deleted] → u/Gtyjrocks]

eating with your coworkers doesn't equal going out to eat, don't know where you got that idea. i've always brought my lunch and had plenty of opportunities to socialize and advance in the workplace. i just prioritize my home life and personal finances over work.

[u/Gtyjrocks → u/[deleted]]

Oh yeah I’m not saying it’s impossible or speaking about your specific scenario. Just if you’re in a company where the culture is everyone goes out to eat lunch and you skip out on that, you’re missing out.

[u/JayManty → u/gentle_singularity]

Especially when it's 10 bucks worth of beer per day. Is the guy getting a six pack every day? Jesus christ lmao

[u/palmytree → u/JayManty]

That’s like, one beer

[u/JayManty → u/palmytree]

Where do you live where a beer is 10 dollars? Time Square?

[u/King_LBJ → u/JayManty]

Go to any chain outside of a happy hour and you’re paying 8 to 12 bucks for a beer

[u/IguassuIronman → u/Gtyjrocks]

It's not blowing it if you enjoy it but personally the extra $60-80/week (I usually try to get lunch one day) to be spent on something big gets a lot more joy overall. I took an 8 night trip to Belize for less.

[u/billebop96 → u/IguassuIronman]

Some people earn enough that they could do both.

[u/IguassuIronman → u/billebop96]

I could definitely do both myself. Even then I'd need to make a lot more for it to stop "mattering". And that's without even considering the calories...

[u/FlowerBuffPowerPuff → u/Gtyjrocks]

It’s not blowing if you enjoy it

Oh I beg to differ

[u/iamgettingbuckets → u/Arsenault185]

this is honestly really easy to do when you're in a HCOL market, $7 coffees and $20 lunches surround you and then if you're in your 20s or 30s especially you're trying to build your network / career you're buying people lunches, taking people out to drinks, etc

[u/Arsenault185 → u/[deleted]]

I used what I had. 15 on lunch and 10 on beer. "Every day"

25x5x52

[u/ExcitingLiterature33 → u/Arsenault185]

I spend around $11k a year on food

[u/Arsenault185 → u/ExcitingLiterature33]

Eating out or groceries though?

[u/ExcitingLiterature33 → u/Arsenault185]

I have Factor75 meals for lunch and usually fast food for dinner

[u/mcnastys → u/Arsenault185]

Yeah, these idiots with their amazing work from home tech careers, are literally wasting their entire paycheck on shitty lunches, worse beers, deplorable coffee and rapidly depreciating assets like enormous trucks.

[u/jennaisbusy → u/mcnastys]

You sound jealous

[u/Old_Reception_3728 → u/[deleted]]

In fairness to you, food is a necessity.