Tina Rahman is a big fan of coffee. She buys up to four a day for herself, in addition to those for her clients, for a total of £130 per week. This comes up to more than £6,500 a year simply for flat whites and iced lattes. The 32-year-old Romford resident belongs to a generation that has been ruthlessly criticised by some for its incapacity to purchase property due to its alleged addiction to coffee and avocado toasts.

But there may be some truth to the matter – millennials spend more money on takeaway coffee than any other generation, according to a new study by McDonald’s. It found that those aged between 28 and 43 spent an average of £728 on coffee – three times the amount spent by baby boomers every year.

on takeaway coffee in their lifetime – which would take Rahman just four-and-a-half years to rack up.

Her habit began six years ago. As the founder of HR Habitat, an employment law consultancy, she works from coffee shops and takes clients out for meetings each week, each time ordering another cup.
Recent months have been particularly damaging for her wallet: “In the summertime, my coffee consumption seems to peak higher as I always order iced coffees as well as hot coffees for different times of the day.”

Her coffee intake isn’t limited to coffee shops, either.

“When out to eat, I usually order smoothies for dessert with a shot of coffee (it’s rarely on the menu but I ask for it),” she says.