2018: How much will you spend on tea this year?
I hate to put a number down because I’ve been blowing past my limits. I hope to spend less than $1,000, but more importantly, buy less than 2 kg of tea. I want to move up the quality ladder as I have tons of daily drinkers.
I spent about $1000 in both 2016 and 2017. I’m planning on keeping it at that level – well hopefully less – as my stash is out of control. I’d like to drink up my less liked teas and focus on the ones I really love.
I’m planning on keeping the W2T club at least for this year ($360) so I’m left with $640.
Jan – Mar ~$20
Little Woods $20
Apr $67
White2Tea $67
June $5
David’s $5
July $14
Little Woods $14
Aug
Floating Leaves $52
Little Woods $32
Oct
Crimson Lotus $91
Nov
Bitterleaf $119
Crimson Lotus $48 (silver teacup) I totally caved on buying this but I’ve been thinking about it for at least 6 months. No other BF stuff so far. :)
Total: $468
I think I’m under budget. :) Overall total: $828
My 2017 spending totaled a whooping $1,857.95, which is nuts. In 2018 I am returning to school and with the debt that comes with that, I have to be saving which means my budget has to be a whole lot less. Thankfully I have enough tea to last a while.
January: $159.07
A Quarter to Tea $29.04
52 Teas $99.49
Necessiteas ($15.15) – reimbursed
52 Teas ($5.14)
Finum Filters $20.31
Sips By $30.52
February: $147.89
A Quarter to Tea $28.44
DAVIDsTEA (mugs) $88.14
Sips By $31.31
March: $61.59
A Quarter to Tea $29.75
Sips By $31.84
April: $61.51
A Quarter to Tea $29.77
Sips By $31.74
May: $83.99
A Quarter to Tea $29.79
DAVIDsTEA (*does this count if I was basically buying gifts/tea for other people?) $54.20
*I’ve also spent another $50 at DAVIDsTEA but using a gift card
June: $30.00
A Quarter to Tea $30.00
July: $43.19
52 Teas $43.19
October: $60.70
DAVIDsTEA $60.70
November: $70.00
DAVIDsTEA $70.00
December: $0
TOTAL: $717.91
I didn’t keep track last year… but am terrified of knowing the total if I had. Eep!
I like the idea of setting a limit. I’m also terrified I’ll quickly be unable to keep to it…
I thought $600 for the year sounded reasonable ($50 a month) but I’ve already spent $126.54 this month. >_< I’m not very good at this…
I have an absolutely tiny apartment that simply doesn’t have the space for a very large tea collection, so hopefully my ever growing need for more tea storage space (seriously, I’m afraid I’ll need to move house or take out a storage unit at this point) will slow me down for a while.
2016: $2000 USD
2017: $800 USD
2018: $200-500 USD.
I honestly have enough (some may say, “There’s no such thing”), so the budget is down to a minimal amount this year. We shall see how I can prevent the temptation from setting it. ;)
It’s about quality, not quantity this year, too! The range given may be between one or two cakes….
My official tea budget is $1000 for the year, plus the White2Tea tea club, which adds another $360. However, I’m also tentatively planning on picking up a tong of at least decent puerh (just bought a house, so I have room to actually store it), which could run anywhere from $300 to $1000+ (probably end up being more like $500ish). I also may or may not be getting a spot award from work relatively soon, and those tend to go towards tea, since they’re extra-budgetary.
Though I didn’t keep track, I must have spent around $1,200 CAD last year, which is hard to justify given the size of my cupboard. On its own, the Eco-Cha Tea Club cost about $450 CAD. The only problem is that some of my favourite teas came in the Eco-Cha boxes, and I don’t want to miss out in 2018. However, I also have club boxes that I’ve yet to open because my stash is too large.
I need to:
1. Stop buying teas that I rarely drink but that I hope I’ll eventually develop a taste for (i.e., green tea, Wuyi oolongs).
2. Try to sell some of my superfluous stock.
3. Skip a few months of the Eco-Cha Tea Club. I tend to like Eco-Cha’s roasted and bug-bitten teas more than their greener offerings, so I’ll probably suspend my membership over the summer.
4. Postpone my search for the perfect 100 ml porcelain teapot until I have more cash.
I want to get my spending down to around $700 CAD, while still being able to try a bunch of spring and winter oolongs from Taiwan. I’m not optimistic that I can do this, but I guess we’ll see!
I just started getting into tea’s about July of last year. I’m new at this. I believe I spent a good $2000. I might not buy for another few months as I do have a good amount left. I think I’m going to aim for under $1000 for 2018.
I haven’t played this game before. I’ve been scared of the reality. I definitely did better last year then I have in previous years. Staying off Steepster helps limit the exposure to new and exciting teas. :/
I did a 52teas order of $11 on the 30th of December, but didn’t get the tea until the new year, so I feel like that should count towards my tally for this year.
January: 62.75
Tea Embassy $47.75
Whole Foods bulk section $15? Forgot to check my receipt for specifics.
March: 91.34
A Quarter To Tea $54.34
Phoenix Collection $37
April: 79.48 not counting teaware
David’s Tea $74.50, around 25 of that was teaware.
Nina’s $29.98
June: TWG $32
July: $30 at Zhi Tea
August: 125.5
41.50 AQ2T
$35ish? Bought a Mariage Freres tin and another MF tea in bulk, but didn’t get a receipt.
$49 at Lupicia
September: $125 at Bird and Blend, some of that was shipping fees.
November: 194
$50 at the tea festival
$34 David’s Tea
$48 AQ2T
$62 Fortnum & Mason
My total for the year is $740.07. :( That feels like a LOT! New goal for 2019… don’t buy any tea and drink down what I have.
haha see i put it where i actually spend it. So that when tea arrives in the new year, it’s like free tea for this year!
Yep, I’m on the same page as Sil here. Otherwise I would have a big Bluebird bill that would have me over $200 spent already.
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