The solution? They had the Travis Air Force Base’s Phoenix Spark Innovation Program 3-D print the handles, which were designed with a curved handle so it wouldn’t be so fragile. “The handle currently on the hot cup has a square bottom which creates a weak point on the handle, so any time it is dropped, the handle splits shortly after impact,” said the Travis Air Base officials. It was said that the handles of these army coffee cups were insanely fragile due to their square and sharp shape, and you can’t order replacement parts – so they just had to order new ones. In 2018, the 60th Aerial Port Squadron stated it spent $56,000 to replace these broken cups over the past three years. What a time to reminisce the good old days when the US Air Force shelled out $1,200 on a metal cup that almost always broke when you dropped it. ![]() US Air Force Airmen assigned to the 60th Aerial Port Squadron perform a cargo load during a readiness exercise at Travis Air Force Base, California, (DVIDS) That does seem pretty handy, and the Air Force is well known for being the service branch most dedicated to comfort items for its personnel. What can the cups do? They can reheat coffee and tea on air refueling tankers. The US Air Force notoriously spent a whopping $1,200 (per cup) or a total of $300,000 from 2016 to 2018 to buy coffee cups. Were you surprised by how much you could save by skipping Starbucks? Let me know in the comments.No, that’s not a joke on the headline. By investing even small amounts and compounding your returns you can turn your daily Starbucks habit into a 6 figure sum. It’s easy to become complacent and think it won’t matter in the long run, but that’s simply not true. That’s why one of my favorite money saving tips is to try and eliminate a few dollars of expenses each day. So next time you think a few dollars a cup isn’t bad, ask yourself if it’s worth $13.īen Franklin once said, “A small leak will sink a great ship.” While a few dollars for a cup of coffee may not seem like much at the time, all of those cups can add up. Based on the total savings, the average price per cup is around $13. Over 30 years, you would have purchased anywhere from 2,160 to 10,800 cups of coffee. If you’re one of those people that opt for the more expensive drinks, the amount you can save will be even higher. The table below outlines the total savings depending on if you go to Starbucks the average 6 or 16 times a month or every day. Coffee or RetirementĪssuming you invest at a compounding monthly rate of 8%, over 30 years you would be able to save between $28,000 and $143,000! Even skipping one trip a month, adds up to almost $4,700 over 30 years. To many people that amount of money could be the difference between retiring on time or having to work later in life.Īll of this assumes you spend $3.15 per coffee. Using a simple compound interest formula, it’s easy to see how dramatic the results of skipping your daily brew can really be. The reason each cup ends up costing you so much is due to the power of compounding.īy investing you daily coffee expense in the stock market, the small amount you save begins to grow exponentially over time. Well, if you would save that money every month and invest it, then that’s about what each cup costs. You probably would drink significantly less Starbucks. While $3.15 a day may not seem like much, what if I told you that cup really costs $13? ![]() But when you’re trying to find more ways to save money, all of those little purchases add up. And when you look at it in a vacuum it really may not be. ![]() You may be thinking a few hundred dollars a year isn’t that bad. Using some simple math, it’s easy to calculate buying coffee costs you between $19 (6 times a month) and $96 (if you go every day) a month. And if you’re really addicted (caffeine will do that to you), you probably go more often than that. ![]() If you’re like other average customers you visit a Starbucks between 6 and 16 times per month. The average cup of Starbucks coffee costs around $3.15. While ordering a smaller size is an easy way to save money, you could save dramatically more but eliminating Starbucks altogether. While most of you probably know that Starbucks is expensive, you probably never realized that it’s actually costing you tens, if not hundreds of thousands of dollars. Many of these cups are sold by Starbucks. Every day, Americans consumer some 400 million cups of coffee.
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