I do not spend thousands of dollars per year on coffee. I love coffee, but I make it myself at home. You would be amazed at what you can do at home with coffee on the cheap. I have nothing against coffee shops, we have a number of them. Starbucks, Caribou, Dunn Bros. etc. They all serve fine coffee drinks, but I do not want to go broke just to enjoy coffee.
I also grind my own beans and I make a mean espresso, and I mean , MEAN. I like my coffee strong, but I do want my coffee to actually be coffee and not everything else but coffee, for I enjoy the flavor of coffee. Each to his own, different strokes and all that stuff.