As I sit here drinking my morning coffee, I realize just how much I rely on this morning “jolt.” Some days, coffee – the smell, taste and caffeine boost it provides – is the reason I get out of bed!

No matter what, I always have 8 hungry mouths to feed, but I purposefully get up a bit early so I can brew my first cup or pot of coffee and drink a cup before I have to begin feeding the masses! It makes me a happier morning mommy! Because I drink so much coffee (about 4-5 cups per day minimum) I have to replenish my supply often, even though I am the only coffee drinker in my house, obviously! It is an expensive “hobby”!

I recently tweeted at length about my love of coffee, my broken coffee machine, and Keurig. The company’s wonderful customer service department replaced my machine (and according to your tweets back to me, many of your overused machines)! Regardless, coffee is quite an expense, albeit a necessary one, when you’re a mom. As a mom of 8, I need all the energy my caffienated coffee will dole out to me… and more!

Not long ago, I altered my coffee routine to help me cut costs. I recently bought a French press to make a quick pot of coffee. It is not as quick and convenient as my Keurig machine, but it does help me save money as it uses ground coffee versus those ever expensive K-cups. So, I use both methods daily, but I do use less K-cups since integrating the French press. By having two wonderful home methods to make coffee, I also save money at Starbucks because I make a cup of coffee and take it with me instead of running through the Starbucks drive thru, which saves me up to $80 a month!

Coffee may be an expensive habit, but it flows through my veins! It is never something I could cut completely out of my budget, but I CAN caffeinate wisely. People ask me, “How do you do it?” and I always say “Lots of determination, prayer… and coffee!”

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