Friday 12 December 2014

Not bad for £1.80

Today’s frugal pleasure did involve a little bit of expenditure.  One pound eighty pence to be exact.  And it’s a pleasure which many frugal websites would tut tut at but I think it’s worth it.

Today I met up with a friend for a coffee.  No we didn’t take a flask; we went into the café at a farm shop.  We were meeting at a point between our two homes and for the price of a cup of coffee we had a comfortable warm place with lovely seasonal decor for an hour’s chat.  This is not the season for a picnic!


I know I’ve already written about friendship in this series but that was about friends I won’t be seeing.  Today I’m talking about the pleasure of meeting with a friend and having a really good laugh.  £1.80 may be quite an expensive coffee in comparison with putting the kettle on at home but as the cost of a day long smile after an hour of laughter – brilliant! 

5 comments:

  1. I'm meeting friends on Tuesday and Wednesday next week for coffee. I'm really looking forward to it.

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  2. Does you good once in a while. Glad you enjoyed it.

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  3. I did the same on Wednesday.....it is a lift on a gloomy day. Mx

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  4. Coffee with a good friend is one of life's true pleasures. I know the real true frugalers will do the math and calculate what could be done with $2 a week X 52 weeks if you avoided the weekly coffee house run, but sometimes it is more economical to meet somewhere, and the therapy is priceless!

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  5. I think it is money well spent. I mean, after all, it was warm and cheerful, you were in good company and that is a lot for a very reasonable price. I might even ask my hubby out for a coffee date this evening!

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