
Latte-factor spending: the small leaks that drain your account
You go over the month and there’s no single big expense that explains it. No emergency, no unusual purchase. And yet the numbers still don’t add up the way you expected. Chances are the problem isn’t a big expense at all, but a leak of small ones: the coffee on the way to work, the app that renews itself, Thursday’s takeout order because you didn’t feel like cooking. Each one looks harmless on its own. Together, they’re the difference between saving something and saving nothing.