What will it be like to drink coffee in 2019? It could make us wealthier, healthier, and happier...
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As we head into the first days of 2019, speeding along like a rush-hour Acela train, everyone I know is trying to frame the coming year, even as they are still processing 2018. My main goal for the upcoming year is to become thriftier. I try hard, but I’ve certainly missed the mark more than I’d like to admit. I found lots of inspiration on the internet. In fact, since the beginning of written history wise people have extolled thrift as a competitive advantage. “Cannot people realize how large an income is thrift?” ---Cicero "Cultivate these, then, for they are wholly within your power: sincerity and dignity; industriousness, and sobriety. Avoid grumbling, be frugal, considerate, and frank; be temperate in manner and speech; carry yourself with authority." ---Marcus Aurelius But even virtues have their limits. For example, although I love coffee unconditionally, I JUST got a new coffeemaker after 13 years. That’s a long time that I relied on my Gevali