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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skylerp316mo 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.

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patriciareed6mo ago

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

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annawebb6mo 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.

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