Monday, May 11, 2009

When to Invest in an Expensive Espresso Machine

Well, the simple answer to this question is /now/, but the reason behind that is bigger than you think. There are multiple espresso machines out there landing around $1,000, which may seem like a luxury that you can only afford when all of your lottery ticket investments pay off, but the math there is simple. If you are daily drinking a latte at your local coffee house, that will run you about $3, but probably slightly more than that. If you and your spouse are both coffee drinkers, and let's face it, who isn't?- then you are looking at upwards of $6 per day for your family coffee plan. That amount per year is around $2,000, which is being modest, since we all know that you will probably be adding muffins to those latte purchases or even drinking multiple coffee drinks per day. Already, within six months, you can have the high class espresso machine of your dreams! And from there, your savings are endless. You are saving $2,000 per year, so you can buy one for all of your family members and friends too. How nice of you!

My point is not to sell you numerous espresso machines but to point out how we are all potentially being duped by the convenience of local coffee houses. This is one of those concepts where you have to give a little to get a little, so if you do initially shell out around a thousand dollars for your espresso machine purchase, then you will be saving an exponentially greater amount in the long run. Many people are not wanting to do that right off the bat because the math has not hit them right in the face, or the wallet, for that matter. Many of the latest espresso machines are so top notch it is like you are buying your own little home barista. The only things that you have to factor in is that you are also saving time by no longer waiting in line with all of the other coffee addicts that have not yet purchased their own espresso machines. I will admit that I am biased to home espresso brewing since your options will be endless in all that you can create. Latte art, anyone? But what I am not biased about is the simple math that will be saving you some cold hard cash. For me, there is really nothing better than hardly rolling out of bed to be able to make myself a double mocha latte type drink where I can then create a little leaf on top since I am attempting to improve on all of my latte art designs. Yes, it may take a little effort on my part to perfect my home espresso brewing, but that is much less than the gas it takes for me to actually drive to the corner coffee caf�.

If you are reconsidering the expense of your coffee habit, don't give up! Your best bet will be just to give in and purchase a bit of coffee real estate that you can take home with you and enjoy for years to come!



Autor: Mark Ramos Mark Ramos
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Also known as Chuggin McCoffee, Mark Ramos is the CEO of thecoffeebump.com and coffee connoisseur....

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Added: May 11, 2009
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