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Nov 23, 2007 -- Making gourmet coffee at home can save you money
Clark's wife loves drinking coffee and often makes her java at home. She uses pre-packaged coffee blends in her electronic barista and enjoys ultra-fancy, boutique-style drinks. The packets cost 25 cents each, which is about 5 times more expensive than it costs to make a no-frills cup o' joe. So how does Clark feel about this added expense? He loves it! It's not hard to see why when you consider that the alternative is to pay upwards of $3/cup at a Starbucks.
The Financial Times reports that people are now making more cups of coffee at home rather than buying them out at coffeehouses and restaurants. Starbucks wants a piece of this market, and the chain plans to offer its blends at grocery stores so you can brew it yourself at home. If you're like Clark's wife and brew yours up on a fancy machine, you can take solace in the fact that the return on investment is incredible. Though it may cost a few hundred dollars to buy the machine, you'll quickly earn that back when you cut expensive coffee runs out of your budget for a few months. Or you can just go for the less-expensive Dunkin' Donuts coffee, which Clark's executive producer Christa says is the best in the world!
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