A Small Way I Cut Down on Coffee Expenses

Well, doesn't that calculation seem a bit off? Once you add in the cost of beans, milk, cleaning, and electricity, 80,000 won seems like an exaggeration. Unless the office coffee beans are covered by the company.

5500 won is really too much lol—even budget coffee franchises are 1500 won

Oh, I didn't know this. I guess I'll start helping myself to the office coffee beans from tomorrow too.

I made a similar switch, and since I drink two cups a day, it added up to a difference of over 100,000 won a month. At first, grinding beans and washing up was such a hassle that I just made it half-heartedly for a few days, but once I got into the habit of brewing it in advance and carrying it in a tumbler, it actually saved me the time of going to a cafe, so I'm satisfied. That said, if you use cheap beans, the taste drops off a lot, so in the end, finding decent value-for-money beans was the most important thing.

Saving money on coffee is nice and all, but sometimes I think I'd be better off using that time to do one more thing. It probably depends on the person, but for me, those 10 minutes going to the cafe feel like a breath of fresh air, so I just can't give it up lol

Agreed—I also switched to the office coffee two years ago.

Got a source? How did they come up with the 80,000 won figure?