Many people know that kicking that drive through coffee habit can save you so much money, but did you know that you may be spending more than you need at home as well? Spend even less with these tips for saving money on coffee at home!
Think outside the box when it comes to buying coffee. Coffee can be bought in some of the oddest places you would never think to look. For instance, outlet stores like Ross, TJ Maxx, Marshall’s and Burlington Coat Factory often have gourmet coffees for sale. These are perfectly fine and since they are sealed, they are just as fresh. You can often get these for less than $5 per package.
Shop online for higher end coffee makers. You can often buy them on Amazon for a lot cheaper than in the stores. I often see coffee makers that sell for over $100 normally for 20-40% off on Amazon. Just keep an eye out in the sales sections of the site and snag one when they go on sale as they tend to go fast at really low prices.
Skip disposable k-cups. They really are just a complete waste of money as they create lots of waste and you are mostly paying for packaging. Instead, invest in a small reusable k-cup pod that you fill yourself and place in your machine. You can fill them with any coffee you like.
Don’t waste money on higher end coffee brands. It is mostly a marketing ploy. Some of the best coffee I have ever found came from lower end brands and if flavor is your thing, buy syrups to jazz them up rather than paying high prices for the flavored bean.
Store your coffee right to begin with. You will need an airtight seal to store coffee and it should not be placed in the freezer as once thought. Storing it right will maintain freshness so you will end up tossing less coffee in the end due to it going stale.
If you buy a lot of coffee, consider a club. You may be able to get free coffee with enough purchases. You often get free shipping with these clubs and some even auto-send like a subscription so you never run out. Some stores like Cost Plus World Market even offer an in-store coffee club that allows you to buy so many bags and get one free.
Be flexible on brands. Pick a couple of brands you really enjoy and be flexible on what you buy. This way, you can look for whatever one is on sale and stock up when you see a really great sale.
Use your leftover coffee for something rather than throwing it out. It can be made into ice cubes that can be added to drinks to cool them down or even made into smoothies.
Buy at restaurant supply stores. There are many restaurant supply stores that allow the general public to come in and buy things at wholesale prices. This includes coffee and flavored syrups for coffee. I often see the large bottles of syrup in these types of stores for less than $3.00. What a steal!
Pam Buttikofer is a co-founder of Imperfect Women. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband of 37 years and enjoys spending time with her husband, sons and her lovable pups.
I drink far too much coffee to use those k-cup things. And using coffee in chocolate cake makes for the richest cake you’ll ever eat.
It’s funny you mentioned it because one of the few places that has the K-Cups I like is at TJ Maxx. I found them there by accident one day and bought every box they had 🙂
This is a great way to save money for those people who drink a lot of coffee on a daily basis. I will definitely be drinking a lot more now that the cold weather is coming.
We try to shop for coffee when it’s on sale, and usually one brand or another is. Not too picky about brand over here.
I usually buy my k cups at bed bath and beyond with the 20% off coupon.
I thought those were cockroaches at a first glance! I love my coffee iced, but I guess anyone could make coffee and just put ice in it. I think this would be a great way to save on my coffee intake!
WOW! Lots of cool ideas here for saving money on coffee at home, thank you so much! I’m going to take you up on a few of these ideas!
I’m a tea drinker but these are great tips. Love the idea of making ice cubes!
We do not drink coffee but we do drink tea. We always buy ours on Amazon (unless we run completely out), it is always cheaper.
These are such great tips. I am not a coffee drinker but my husband drinks one cup a day and yes it’s one of those stupid k-cup machines. He was hitting Starbuck’s everyday and the machine was actually a gift but it does save us from what he was spending. The funny thing is you can get it at Lowe’s Hardware store cheaper than even Walmart. Like $2 less a box!
Great ideas. We actually have a one pot, small coffee maker at home. We are fortunate that we don’t have to use it much because Matt and I both always have coffee available (for free) at work, and that’s really the only time we drink it.
These are great tips! All we use at our house are those disposable K-Cups, unfortunately 🙁
Great tips I turn left over coffee into ice coffee in the afternoon instead of buying it from fast food places.
I use leftover coffee. I won’t tell you what for since your blog isn’t gross like mine. LOL… Great tips on saving money on coffee. Now, I just need to get my Hubs to read this.
There is only one coffee that I am in love with and it is expensive BUT I did learn fast to get rid of the K cups and use the refillable ones. Saves so much money.
Coffee is expensive! These are great tips.
I never would have thought about restaurant supply stores. Thank you for the tips.
Husband loves coffee and drinks it often! Such great tips I’ll have to pass along!
I don’t drink coffee at all. But these sound like great ways to save
We have a Keurig, and I wasn’t aware they have reusable K cups! We will most certainly have to invest in some of these!
I also use the disposable K-cups but I don’t drink coffee everyday. It’s more of a treat for me :).
I am not a coffee drinker, but these are great tips. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Great tips! My husband has those cups for the Keurig that you can put your own coffee in. Saves him a ton!
I’m so lazy – I got one of those reusable k-cup dispensers but then after a week I decided it was too much trouble and went back to the disposable k-cups. 🙁 (I don’t care about the cost so much but I feel guilty about the landfill.)
I just picked up a box of k-cups for half the price I’d have paid in the store, at TJ Maxx. It wasn’t expired. I was happy. 🙂
I still like the store bought k-cups, but I also use the pack your own one too. It really does help cut costs.
Lot of great tips on how to save. I really like the idea of joining a coffee club.
I never thought of freezing coffee in an ice cube tray to use later. We always have left over coffee.
I might be one of the few people in the world to say this…but I do not drink coffee. Never really liked it and so never got into it. I have lattes and french vanilla’s ever so often, but that’s about it.