Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Nothing at all to do with babies.

Except for the fact that this is about saving money, and babies eat money, this has nothing to do with babies.

How to Get Even With Starbucks:

I love the tea lattes at Starbucks. I do. But do I want to spend $4 for a tea latte? No. Not really. So here is my solution.

#1 Buy Tazo Chai mix at Costco. This breaks down to a box for about $4, which is about $1 a cup (plus your milk). Obviously cheaper than the $4 at Starbucks.

#2 Do you like the new Vanilla Roibus? I do. Love it. But really, all it is is Roibus tea, milk, and two shots of vanilla syrup. There are two ways around this.

a) Go to starbucks. Buy a hot Roibus tea. ($1.80) Ask for two shots of syrup ($.50). Go to the bar and add milk. There you go. You just made a $4 drink only $2 bucks.

b) For home. Buy Roibus tea (HEB sells 20 bags for $2, so for those of you reaching for your calculator, $0.10 a bag). Buy French Vanilla (fat free please) Coffemate creamer in your dairy aisle, and the milk product of your choice). Brew 1/2 c tea, add 1/3 c milk, and creamer to taste. There you go. For about $0.50. Seriously, tastes almost exactly the same.

#3 Get your brother-in-law and almost-sister-in-law to buy you a Moka pot and make espresso at home. :) A very yummy option. Get same people to buy you a frother, and you are ready for home-made lattes. YUM!

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