Do you have a tea budget?

I try to keep to making large purchases (100 or more) 4 times a year but I do get caught up getting bag or two in between esp when I have time to relax at the local tea shop or on travel. I’m trying to get organized w/ my research and personnel inventory so I buy the teas I like most in largest quantities to last and keep my habit in control LOL

Answering the post, calculation is simple as the retailer I purchase from, keeps a record of my orders which I can easily look up online.

As for the budget, I should have one but I do not. Meaning, I have not set any parameters for the amount of tea I buy. For this year, it teeters on absurd as the amount of money I have spent on tea is USD2000.

I won’t calculate how much I have spent on tea this year. I’d rather not know how out of control I’ve been. I never set a tea allowance. I just buy when I want to buy. :)

And don’t even ask me to calculate what I’ve spent on teapots, teacups & saucers over the last year!

I don’t have a budget for tea or most things. I try to purchase new teas when I can snag some cash out of what is not needed right away. I purchase teas on impulse if there is fund. Right now I am very low on teas and most other things.

Writing does not pay at all especially when invisible and lazy. My household has been suffering ever since I have ventured on this Internet tirade…it has done harm than good. But I am not able to stop returning. Most sad.

Answer to question: No tea budget, but purchase when I can.

I mostly try to stick to a one-in, one-out policy. I’ve recently cleared out more space, though, so I’m splurging right now.

The Seattle Tea Snob you are a brave one to look over your spending. For me, ignorance is bliss! I was recently upset at a loved one for gambling, yet I’m sure I’ve spent at least $400 over the past couple of months on tea. Yeah, that’s not as much as you’ve spent but its A LOT for me to spend on a brand new interest. I think the initial outlay is high because I started with nothing- no tea balls, no mugs, no nothin’. Now I’m the proud owner of an electric tea kettle ($40), rock sugar, organic honey, agave nectar, metal tins, 2 ceramic mugs with infusers and lids, a 40 oz thermos (and searching for a new, improved one), about 10 tea balls, and about 15 different teas (and counting). If my partner asked me how much I’ve spent on my tea habit I would truly be embarrassed to say.

All of my friends and family tried to stage an intervention on my tea spending. Then I started a tea company to finance the habit. :) I just wrote an article: “An Open Letter in Defense of the Tea Budget,” aimed at those people in our lives who question our tea spending. I think making room for fine tea actually saves money in the long run. http://verdanttea.com/an-open-letter-in-defense-of-the-tea-budget/

I should have a tea budget, heh. We’re probably spending $100/mo at this point. But everything’s still shiny and new.

I don’t buy that much new tea a month, but if it’s particular tea I covet I will pay whatever amount is asked.

I don’t have a tea budget yet as i’m fairly new to drinking loose tea. I suspect that in the near future i’ll need to have one though so that i actually go through the tea in my house before i buy new tea!