Recently, I was challenged by a friend of mine to share with the world about what life is like being a coffee hater.

I understand how some people might find my hatred for the substance known as coffee disgraceful, tasteless, sickening and sad. But those are the reactions that I have when I'm around coffee, or even worst, taste it. My soul weeps in deep despair at the mention of the substance. But that's a story for another day. While I will admit that there's so much I don't understand and don't care to understand about coffee, I can honestly say that being a coffee hater is one of life's greatest pleasures.

First and foremost, being a coffee hater saves me a few coins. I walk into coffee shops from time to time, looking to see if they have anything unhealthy to eat. Dunkin Donuts offers donuts, Starbucks offers cookies, cake pops, etc. Naturally, my eyes point north towards the menu to check out the prices. In my opinion, some coffee shops have reasonable prices for coffee.

But on the other hand, some of the prices for the beverage known as coffee can get pricey. The advantage of being a coffee gives me the financial benefits of saving money. For example, if someone pays $5 a day for coffee and gave it up for one year, they would save $1,825 a year. That's enough money to buy two textbooks from your college bookstore. So from a financial standpoint, I have the advantage of saving cash.

Another advantage that I have from being a coffee hater is that I don't have to worry about understanding the weird and complex menus. If you read my previous article about my experience trying coffee, you'll remember that I ordered a skinny iced caramel latte from Starbucks. I'm convinced that some of the names for these drinks are written in hieroglyphics. My soul is still recovering from the L that I caught on that day. To me, these coffee menus are too complicated, which tends to give me a headache. Some would call this a health hazard. By hating coffee, I can bypass this health hazard.

Lastly, I believe that by being a coffee hater, I have a true understanding of what good food and beverages taste like. I'm of the mindset that the unstable substance known has coffee has destroyed innocent people's taste buds over the course of human history, or whenever the first cup of coffee was brewed. Coffee gives people that energy boost that they need to get through the day. But being a coffee hater forces me to try new things to find energy. Sometimes that means going to bed a little earlier or eat foods that allow me to get the energy that I need to make it through the day. As you can tell, being a coffee hater has its perks.

A wise man once looked at a cup of coffee and said, "Coffee is nonsense in a cup." The wise man who said these words happens to be me after buying coffee for a friend. The bottom line is, it's good to be a coffee hater.