Herald Sun article about saving money by making coffee at home (10th May 2009)

"Mother of two Sue Heinrich got an espresso machine for Christmas and has recently done a home barista course to improve her coffee-making skills.

She did the course at Jetblack Espresso, in the Sydney suburb of Cremorne, where shop owner Debbie Monteleone said they had experienced a rise in coffee machine sales and barista course enrolments.

Mrs Heinrich, a travel consultant who works from home, makes herself one or two coffees a day rather than visiting her local cafe.

"I rarely buy takeaway and I'm saving a lot," she said.

"A bag of beans is about $12, and it lasts us two weeks, with my husband and I having one or two coffees each per day."

The couple are saving $78 per week by making their own coffee. Four takeaway coffees per day, at an average price of $3 each, would cost $12 per day or $84 per week.

Making their coffee from home costs $6 per week for the beans.

That means that within just six weeks, they will have saved enough to recoup the cost of a $468 espresso machine.
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Read the full article here.