I’m a 16-year-old white girl and I’ve never set foot in Starbucks coffeehouse.

Seemingly everyone in high school is running on fumes, getting maybe six hours of sleep per night, some days spending more time at school than at home. When students have to wake up at 6:30 a.m. for yet another day of the whirlwind of school and clubs and sports and homework, we’ll take anything we can get to get us going, and caffeine is a great source of temporary energy.

But you don’t need it. I’m living, breathing proof teenagers can run on minimal caffeine.True, I do drink a few Dr. Peppers per week, but that’s nothing compared to a coffee or two every morning. According to The New York Times, people get mildly physically addicted to caffeine. If they stop, they can experience headaches, lethargy or depression.

A stronger reason for kicking the caffeine habit is the cost. The average American worker spends more than $1,000 per year on coffee, according to ABC News. If teens could decrease or even end their coffee intake before they hit the working world, they can use that $1,000 to pay off student loans.

Right about now many are wondering, “How will I ever be awake enough for that first hour test if I don’t get my venti vanilla soy latte with extra whip?” Well, according to the Huffington Post, staying away from screens right before bedtime can help people get a better night’s sleep. A simple Google search will bring up about 14,800,000 ideas on how to feel more awake.

Even if caffeine doesn’t harm your body, it harms your wallet. If I can survive high school without stepping into a Starbucks, so can all students.