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As a busy coffee student, I have to be able to make quick coffee that I actually enjoy.

To make things easy, I use the Ninja Luxe Café Pro. While the initial price might seem a little intimidating, it has more than paid for itself over the past year.

I love how easy it is to use, and I can have my coffee ready in about five minutes, which is honestly less time than it can take to sit in a drive through first thing in the morning. If you’re someone who loves coffee but wants to save money and time, it’s been a great addition to my morning routine.

I also bought a 100-pack of disposable coffee cups. Since I’m away from home for more than eight hours a day, I don’t really want to carry around a cup with leftover milk and coffee sitting in it all day. So, in my mind, I’m justifying the purchase as a convenienc and honestly, I’m pretty happy with it. 😂

It’s not the most glamorous coffee accessory, but sometimes convenience wins.

I also don’t have a working ice maker in my fridge, so, naturally, I decided to buy an ice maker.

It has honestly been so convenient. It makes ice really quickly, and the basket holds enough ice for my iced coffee without me having to constantly refill it. If you make iced coffee as often as I do, having ice ready to go is a small thing that makes my mornings so much easier.

My go-to coffee beans are the Boxcar beans from Lowes Foods. One of my favorite things about them is that on Fridays, their bags of beans are half off, so I can pick up a bag for around $7.

I usually go through a bag about every two weeks, which makes it a pretty affordable part of my daily coffee routine. The beans are also freshly roasted that week, so I’m getting fresh coffee without having to spend a ton of money on specialty beans.

For me, this is one of the easiest ways I’ve found to make better coffee at home while still keeping my coffee budget under control. A good cup of coffee doesn’t have to cost $6 or $7 every morning!

These are my daily coffee essentials, and honestly, they have made my mornings so much easier. From finding affordable, fresh coffee beans to having ice ready to go, each of these little things has helped me make coffee at home more convenient and save money in the long run.

I hope sharing what works for me helps you find a few ways to make your own coffee routine easier and maybe save you some money along the way, too!