For many of us, spending $5 each day on morning coffee is about as routine as brushing our teeth or hopping in the shower. But what if you chose to put that five bucks into something a bit more beneficial? To show coffee lovers just how far their $5 can go if they opt out of their daily caffeine fix, a user on Instagram took part in quite a shocking experiment.
In the Instagram video above, Jon Erlichman (@jonerlichman) showed users just how much they can earn if they put that $5 into Starbucks stocks each day instead of coffee. And let’s just say that the results have us heavily reconsidering that afternoon Iced White Mocha.
Over the span of just one year, instead of shelling out $1,825 on coffee, you could see a profit of $1,820 by investing in Starbucks stocks. If you’re truly dedicated, by the 10th year, you’ll see a profit of $26,729. Hello, dream trip to Bora Bora!
For some people, though, the sacrifice of going without their daily coffee is just too much.
“But then I wouldn’t of had 3,650 delicious coffees,” one person wrote.
“Yeah but this never addresses the fact that you’re living a life without coffee,” another user added.
One Instagram user pointed out that without coffee drinkers spending their hard-earned cash at Starbucks, there would be no stocks.
“If no one would buy a Starbucks coffee there would not be Starbucks to invest in 😂 so thank the coffee buyers 🙌❤️,” they explained.
Would you be willing to go without your daily coffee fix for that trip to Bora Bora?
Danielle Harling is an Atlanta-based freelance writer with a love for colorfully designed-spaces, craft cocktails and online window shopping (usually for budget-shattering designer heels). Her past work has appeared on Fodor’s, Forbes, MyDomaine, Architectural Digest and more.