Having been a Starbucks aficionado for well over 10 years, I still cannot believe all the years I paid for overpriced espresso-based coffee beverages including Cafe Americanos, Cafe Lattes, etc., without blinking an eye. The reality set in when I finally came to learn many years later, I could virtually brew my own espresso-based coffee beverage—at the time, a Cafe Americano—for a fraction of the price it cost me at my goto coffee shop/cafe using far better ingredients starting with 100% natural spring water, top of the line espresso gourmet coffee, etc., listed in the table below whereby I was able to brew a 12 ounce cafe latte for well below a comparable size espresso-based coffee drink at Starbucks. In fact, if you were to purchase only one cafe latte at Starbucks per day over a period of 30 days, you could easily realize a ROI of $80-90 or more per month depending on the size and number of espresso-based coffee beverages purchased per day/week.

Unfortunately, the money I had saved by quitting a-pack-a-day cigarette habit 14 years ago was soon gone/spent at Starbucks, Wow! However, based on the table provided below, I was able to save enough money within 30-days brewing one Cafe Latte per day equivalent to a Starbucks tall cafe latte to purchase a basic Casabrews espresso coffee machine. Needless to say, imagine the savings to be realized if you were to purchase several or more cafe lattes per week from Starbucks? At this rate anyone who enjoys drinking espresso/espresso-based coffee drinks could virtually save more than enough money to purchase a decent espresso coffee machine for $500 in as little as 2-3 months. To begin, perform your due diligence to purchase an espresso coffee machine using a credit card (Hint: If you don't have one, apply for a credit card with a 12-18 month zero introductory interest rate). Next, follow the instructions provided on this website purchasing the ingredients listed in the table provided below to brew one-or-more espresso-based coffee beverages per day/week, the more the better. Next, use the money you save brewing your own espresso/espresso-based coffee drinks over the next 2-3 months to pay off the zero interest credit card amount used to purchase the espresso coffee machine. (Note: the author was able to pay for a Casabrews basic espresso coffee machine in just 30 days with the money saved brewing one 12 ounce cafe latte per day containing a single shot of espresso for less than $1.00 based on the cost of ingredients listed in the table below).