Starting to Save

My name is Julie, and I'm a Starbucks addict.

I love Starbucks, and I don't just go there for coffee, my friend. I love their pastries, breakfast sandwiches, even the protein boxes and lunch items from time to time. I go there when I need a hot tea and am too lazy to make it at home. But mostly, I love mochas. And cinnamon dolce lattes. And frappaccinos. And regular coffee.

But, all good things add up, and boy oh boy does the cost add up at Starbucks.

So I've decided to make a lifestyle change and am going to document it here to ensure I keep it up.

This morning I reviewed my spending activity from the last week. Literally, just the past 7 days. And wow, I think it says it all.

Today is Feb 12, 2020. On Feb 6, 2020, I added $10 to my Starbucks card. On Feb 8, 2020, I added $10 to my Starbucks card. On Feb 9, same thing, $10 to Starbucks. Feb 10, also $10 to Starbucks. That's $40 in just 5 days actually.

Going back earlier, on Feb 2, 2020 I added $20 to my Starbucks card. And Jan 29, 2020, I added $15 to my Starbucks card.

I could probably go back to the beginning of the year, but this already makes me see that I need to make a change.

So, here's the idea that popped in my head this morning, as I started thinking of making a trip to Starbucks for a nice hot mocha on this cold, rainy day.

What if instead of putting money on my Starbucks card each time I fancied a coffee, that I put it into my Savings account? I wonder how much money I could actually save if I keep at this for a month. That's about as long as I think I can do this for now. Maybe after a month I'll be able to go longer. We'll see.

So this morning instead of making a trip to Starbucks, I filled up a bottle of water to bring with me to work and transferred $15 to my Savings account.

This brings my savings account total to $16.

Let's see how this week goes...