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Goodbye Coffee

After being a morning coffee drinker since I was a teenager, I decided back in January to make the switch to drinking only tea. Why, you may ask?

1. Coffee is already expensive, and with the situation in the world (climate and political changes) that's only going to get worse.

2. Because of my lactose intolerance I have to use non-dairy creamer in coffee or I get a stomach ache in the morning. The one I prefer is also becoming more expensive and harder to find now.

3. While I like coffee, I prefer tea, in which I don't use any creamer. I also drink herbal tea at night, and it's more relaxing for me.

4. Tea is much cheaper than coffee, and I have it on hand anyway. This matters because I am still looking for ways to live more frugally, and by me giving up coffee we'll save almost thirty dollars a month, which is $360.00 a year.

5. According to this paper it's possible that green tea may help me avoid suffering from cognitive decline in the near future. While it doesn't have a lot of caffeine, I like the thought that my morning beverage can help me with the problems I'm facing as an older person.

I've been using up the last of my stock of instant coffee, which I hope by the time this post publishes is gone, and then I'll drink only tea after that. My guy will keep drinking coffee but he has only a couple of cups in the morning, and can use regular creamer.

I'm really looking forward to ending my dependency on coffee. I'll also have an excuse to use my teapots again. :)

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