How much DID you spend on tea in 2014?

I bought a steeper ball last month. So that makes $5 (plus tax) this year.

I think I’ve done pretty good for myself this year, so far.
Feb – $40 at the Toronto Tea Festival
March – $10 at David’s Tea (trying to use up my gift card)
April – So far none!
Goal for the year: $150

May Update

Budget: $600 Prediction: $1000…proooobably need to change my prediction to closer to 2k lol

January Purchases – 174.70 USD 20.00 CAD
February Purchases – 76.13 USD
March – None
April – 178.75 USD 106.80 CAD

May Purchases (181.44 total so far)
Looking at Verdant for restocks on blends and Butiki for new blends…

Verdant – 63.25 USD
Butiki – 54.61 USD
Lupicia – 63.58 USD

Running Total 2014 – 611.02 USD 126.80 CAD

January total – $35.90
February Total – $14.45
March Total- $15.00

April (most expensive so far) – $25 (traveling tea box shipping & contributions) + $41.55 (ESP)=$66.55

Total this year $131.90

(My budget for the year was estimated at $200. m at $32.975 per month now. I’If I keep going at this rate this rate, I will spend my $200 by the beginning of August and will have spent a total of $395.70 by the end of Dec.)

Alright – I really do need to do this. If for no other reason than that it keeps me accountable.

I have an Excel spreadsheet from 2011 onwards tracking my tea purchases. In 2011 and ’12 I spent $400-ish, but once I got a steady job at the end of 2012, my purchases skyrocketed and I ended up spending $650 in 2013.

So far this year, as of May 4 (today), I have spent $268 so am on track to spend $700+(!?) this year. I would REALLY like to whittle that down to 500 max, so hopefully I tighten up my spending habits.

As it is I have enough tea to keep me hydrated for several years at this point. :)

jan $30 tea sampler
feb 0
march $43 oolongs
apr $71 misc (stocking up on each type of tea)
may – $25 so far (verdant preorders for june)

prediction ~3hunna-450

I’ve been neglectful in posting here…I was embarrassed by the amount that I’ve spent, and blew past my expected budget of $500. New goal: under $1500.

Jan = 166.45
Feb = 161.01
Mar = 99.00
Apr = 225.00

Total to date: 651.46

Revised Prediction: $1200

Actual:
January TOTAL: $234.66
February TOTAL: $213.00
March TOTAL: $125.00
April TOTAL: $119.00
TOTAL: 691.66

May Purchases:
Amoda: $12
Simple Loose Leaf: $20
Butiki: 42
Lupicia: 70

Current Total: 835.66

Ugh. I’ve slowed down, but at this rate I’ll probably beat my new budget too!
Thank you to everyone else who’s spent like crazy. Whenever I see someone’s total under $50 I get really fidgety and guilty and those of you in the hundreds are making me feel a bit better. Thanks for enabling me! :D

May Update:

(Budget: $50/mo, total $600)
January Total: $77
February Total: $78
March Total: $41
April Total: $50
Running total: $246

I spend about $400 on teas a year(including the rare times I’ll buy bottled tea, too). I try to make the money count, on teas I can rebrew multiply times. Even on the third brew, I will cold brew it over night to get as much flavor out of it as I can.

Tea is a thrifty girl’s dream! I can buy such a high quality product for such and such price, and get it down to a 25 cent drink (including rebrews in cost), verses when my friends buy a $6 coffee drink that’s only one go, loaded with cream and sugar.

I also find tea to be so healing, I consider it part of my health insurance.