Coffee always seems to make the top ten wasteful spending list. Either #1 or #3 on the list depending on the list you look at.
Here’s 2 articles:
http://finance.yahoo.com/banking-budgeting/article/103379/Top-10-Money-Drains
http://www.wsfa.com/global/story.asp?s=10260385
My problem with these list is I think they are put together by non coffee drinkers. And if you order the coffee online, in whole bean form, and grind it yourself then their argument breaks down. I will admit that going to a coffee shop an paying $2-$4 a cup could be classified as wasteful, but sometimes coffee can be your entertainment and food budget. And I don’t see movies on those lists…