Looking back at my old grocery receipts from 2022 made me cringe

I saw I was spending $200 a month on single-serve snacks and drinks, which was the push I needed to start buying in bulk. What's one small spending leak you finally plugged?

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skylerp316d ago

My coffee habit was the big one for me. I was stopping at the gas station every morning for a $3 cup. That's over $60 a month just on average coffee. I bought a decent thermos and started making a full pot at home. It tastes better and the money adds up so fast you don't even notice it at first.

patriciareed6d ago

Same here, but with those overpriced vending machine snacks (they really get you).

annawebb5d ago

Oh man, the coffee one hits hard. I was doing the exact same thing with those fancy bottled iced teas from the corner store. Grabbing one every afternoon was just a habit, and I never added it up. When I finally did the math, it was like a hundred bucks just vanishing every month. Switched to brewing a big pitcher of sun tea at home and it was such a no brainer.