Yeah the "summer vacation fund" part is SO real. I did the math and I was spending like $15 every Saturday just on fancy lattes. Switched to a simple french press and that money is now my "new guitar pedal" fund. It adds up crazy fast.
Man, fifteen bucks every Saturday sounds low. I did that math once with my mid-week coffee runs and it was like a car payment over a year. You skip ten fancy coffees and suddenly you're halfway to a new delay pedal. What were we even buying, warm milk and a feeling?
Totally switched to cold brew at home and it was a game changer. The upfront cost for a jug and filters paid for itself in like two weeks. Now that coffee money just sits in a separate savings account for gear.