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Financial planners, best-selling investment gurus and a number of advice columnists have been warning consumers for years that seemingly insignificant daily spending on such luxuries as gourmet coffee can, over time, sabotage savings and hobble a person's financial future.

This article is aimed primarily at college students who borrow heavily to pay for tuition and other expenses of obtaining an education. If school officials are this concerned about how much money is being "wasted" by students who buy expensive coffee drinks, maybe they should consider lowering the tuition.