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Every day we spend money on little bits that really, when you think about it, we don't need.
Because of this, we're going to start taking a look at what all your little habits are costing you, in an attempt to help you save cash (and by 'save' we mean 'collect it all in one place and splurge on something stupid' because that's what millennials do, right, older generation?).
This week: coffee.
Many of us consider ourselves well and truly hooked on coffee. How many of us out there struggle to utter our first word of the day before the Americano hits our bloodstream? Most of us, probably – in Britain we drink 70 million cups of coffee a day. That's a lot of coffee.
What's worse is the price. No longer is instant coffee an acceptable solution to your caffeine needs. Instead, British people are hankering for artisanal, French drip, freshly ground stuff. Which, as any of you who live near a wanky coffee shop will know, hikes up the price tag. When did it become OK to pay upwards of £4 for a coffee?
By and large the most popular coffee in the UK is Costa. They boast more outlets than anyone else (2,121), along with over 6,000 Costa vending machines. They've even got their own coffee taster, Gennaro Pelliccia, who has his tongue insured for £10m.
Since Costa is so popular, we're going to take their prices as an across-the-board average. Let's go with a latte – the most ubiquitous of coffee drinks. In Costa, these cost £2.45. Buy one latte, five times a week, for 50 weeks of the year (you've got to go on holiday some time, right?) and that's £612.50 you're spending annually on coffee. That, my friend, is a lot of cash.
So what ridiculous, outlandishly millennial things could you purchase instead? Let's take a look.
Gucci homeware
The full price list for Gucci's fan-flipping-tastic new homeware collection (launching September) hasn't been released yet. But it's safe to say you're going to need a big wedge of money from somewhere to get involved. Candles start at £150, and the dreamy screen you see there in the picture is a casual £23,000.
£612 therefore should get you a tray, or maybe even a pillow. If you're lucky.
Flights to Sri Lanka
Still super-high on everyone's list when it comes to long-haul travel, Sri Lanka is just about the friendliest country you'll ever have the pleasure of visiting. Head there between November and February to get the best weather, and give yourself at least two weeks to explore the southern coast, head inland to Kandy and up north to Jaffna.
Emirates Airline, as well as being totally luxurious is also totally reasonable when it comes to ticket prices. Book in advance for £410 return, which means you've got £200 left over – which you should probably splash on one night in this palace near Galle.
A good night's sleep at Glastonbury
If you're getting too old for this queuing-up-for-showers, sleeping-on-the-floor-in-a-sweaty-Tesco-tent malarkey, then use your coffee cash to take your Glastonbury experience up a level and invest in a rather more sophisticated sleeping arrangement. A bell tent is £600 and sleeps four people so if you split that and add your ticket price, you've still got nearly £200 left over as spending money. To the cider bus we go.
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Smooth legs forever
Because, quite frankly, why bother with shaving when laser hair removal exists? Oh, right, because laser hair removal costs money. And a lot of it. £596 for four half-leg sessions at one notable clinic in London.
Luckily, because you've now quit coffee, that money is (theoretically) there! Enjoy your hair-free legs*.
*Unless of course you're happy going natural. In which case, power to you. Spend your cash elsewhere.
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Enough avocado toast to help you forget you can't afford a house
If we imagine your average avocado toast meal will cost a tenner (might as well go fancy if you can't afford a house, no?), that's 61 avo toasts you can afford by ditching your coffee habit.
Next year, though, give up eating altogether if you really want that house deposit.
The most comfortable mattress in the world
You know you're getting old when... all you want is a lovely mattress.
Eve, a newish cool mattress brand (because such a thing exists now) is supposedly the most comfortable mattress in the world and, compared to the mattresses of yesteryear, is pretty cheap at £549 for a double.
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This magnificent necklace
Best worn with a Saint Laurent blazer sure, but at £600, your coffee money is only going to get you the Saint Laurent necklace.
Going topless is 100% the next best option.
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