What if you got paid for every cup of coffee you made? Would you invest your earnings?

How often and for how long have you been making a cup of coffee? Months, years, or probably decades? 

Now, imagine if you got paid for every cup of coffee you made. If a simple cup of coffee was chargeable and you were able to earn an income from it, would you go ahead and invest that sum? Let that thought sink in.

For as long as I can remember my mother dutifully prepared a cup of coffee for my dad every morning and sometimes in the evenings on the days he wasn’t at work. 

This makes me think about how the responsibility of serving a hot beverage lies on the shoulders of the women in the house. 

When it was my time to learn to make that cup of coffee, I refused! 

I insisted that if I were to learn this task of making a cup of coffee and had to serve others, especially my partner then, I shouldn’t be the only party learning how to make it. Upon my insistence, my mother reluctantly invited my younger brother into the kitchen to train us both on the task of coffee making (My brother’s partner can thank me later for breaking this deeply patriarchal tradition). 

One such evening I couldn’t help but think about the possibility of women charging people for this inane task they performed every day without fail. 

Just imagine, if you are someone who makes a cup of coffee at home for another member of the family and if you were to charge them for this cup on a daily basis then how much money would you make on a monthly basis? 

If I were to grossly compare the rates of coffee at a premium coffee shop like Starbucks, then we’re looking at the cost of 1 cup to be between ₹ 200 – 300 depending on the brew. 

Let’s stick to averages and for one brief minute assume you were to charge ₹250 per cup then, you’re looking at making ₹ 1750 per week (250*7). This is while assuming you make one cup, if you make 2 cups then the numbers multiply. Now, let’s take that number and calculate the per-month charges. 1750*4 = 7000. This is your monthly income from making coffee alone.

Now, imagine you did earn this money by charging for that one cup of coffee, by the end of the year you will have earned ₹84,000. What if you invested this monthly ₹7000 into Mutual Funds? 

Even if you don’t charge your family members for making every cup of coffee, you can start putting aside the hypothetical cost of this cup of coffee. 

Did you know that you can invest in mutual funds through a SIP (Systematic Investment Plan)? Well, mutual fund houses have this option for investors who want to choose to invest a smaller sum frequently rather than a lump sum amount and can put aside a fixed sum of money regularly, either monthly, quarterly, or annually into a mutual fund.

The best part of all this is the magic of compounding. If you happen to pick a long-term investment option then you are also likely to get higher returns. Let’s take a look at how this will work for you.

Investment Plan: SIP of ₹7000 done monthly for a long term in mutual fund portfolio, with target return of 14% for 7 years

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