Relational Drift
What does the mentor coffee cost over 25 years?
The Mentor Coffee
60 minutes, 4 times/year, 25 years — the long-term cost is 100 hours.
How the number's built.
The missed mentor coffee rarely looks final. At 60 minutes across 4 openings a year, it becomes 100 hours over 25 years.
If you changed one thing
Half the openings stay.
50 hours return.
No rush. It keeps until you want it.
A way through
keeping half the openings
2.0 hours/year returned
× 25 years = 50 hours returned
The Math
60 minutes / opening
4 openings / year = 4.0 hours/year
× 25 years = 100 hours
Assumptions
- Each opening lasts 60 minutes.
- 4 openings happen each year.
- Timeline spans 25 years.
- The calculation counts shared time, not relationship quality.
The arithmetic of mentor coffee
Last reviewed: May 2026.
An estimate built for reflection — not financial, medical, or legal advice. The figures follow the assumptions above.