Comments on Career Mom Speaks: Coffee And Your Spending Habits

Are the Starbucks coffee sizes in Pinas same as in...

2009-08-04T19:43:43.549-07:00

Are the Starbucks coffee sizes in Pinas same as in the US? THe smallest here is the TALL, which is in itself a contradiction hehe.. no wonder why the high price.

I buy STARBUCKS ground coffee and brew at home. I save a lot doing so :) But your right. Starbucks is actually gourmet coffee and the price is dictated by the image. You buy Starbucks when you need something more than ordinary so you pay a bit more. Otherwise I'm quite happy with Tim Hortons, Coffee Time or the Dunkin Donuts in the US.

Mari, there is a money speaker anbd he speaks of t...

2009-08-04T17:26:37.973-07:00

Mari, there is a money speaker anbd he speaks of the "latte' factor". He asks people what the latt'e factor is in their life.

Latte' is any small ("inexpensive") item that when purchased habvitually can account for that plane ticket we could not nbuy, or the new car we had to wait to get...

I have to look carefully at my own "latte'" factor. Maybe I am not eating at McDo or buying cofffee right now....but what other things are keeping my bank account from being all it can be?

Subukan mong uminom ng kape sa Manila Hotel. Baka ...

2009-08-04T02:40:45.785-07:00

Subukan mong uminom ng kape sa Manila Hotel. Baka Nescafe lang na instant yun pero ang mahal ng isang tasa (P50 noong '90s).

Merong kapehan sa likod nung hotel. Doon ako nagkakape. Kaya hindi rin kasinungalingan kung sasabihin kong nagkape ako sa Manila Hotel. : )

dagdag info lang, dito sa qatar, QR18 or php243 na...

2009-08-02T04:10:27.569-07:00

dagdag info lang, dito sa qatar, QR18 or php243 naman ang mocha frap grande compared sa php120 sa pinas. doble! kaya masaya na ko sa sarili kong timplang kape or 3-in-1. hahaha!

once lang akong bumili sa starbucks dito. pero hinahalukay ko pa nga yung kape dahil baka may nakatagong free na laruan sa ilalim ng kape kaya sobrang mahal. surprise! hahaha!

The best way to pay one's self during pay day is t...

2009-08-01T12:43:21.756-07:00

The best way to pay one's self during pay day is to make sure that the pay is slowly but surely enhancing one's financial well being. It has been said many times that at the end of the day, what really matters is not how much money we make but it's how much money we get to keep.

The current global crisis reminds us that the old fashioned virtues of thrift, sacrifice and discipline still matter in this world.

I don't drink coffee or any beverages for health r...

2009-08-01T10:56:50.534-07:00

I don't drink coffee or any beverages for health reason. I just drink bottled water or fridge filtered water. I brown bag my lunch to save money and to control my weight.

those little luxuries end up sinking the boat you ...

2009-07-31T14:04:57.793-07:00

those little luxuries end up sinking the boat you know.

i think coffee is the only luxury that i give myself. if and when we go to starbucks we always order the americano which is under 3 bucks for the venti :)