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Starbucks has six new fall drinks this year: This includes an Iced Pumpkin Cream Shaken Espresso and two banana bread-inspired drinks.
Some new Grande drinks can top $7: Depending on the drink and location, you may end up with a fairly expensive treat.
Don't pay high prices all fall: Use Rewards strategically, bring your own cup, and try making the easiest drinks at home.
Pumpkin Spice Latte (PSL) season is officially back. But the PSL isn't really the news this year.
Starbucks launched its 2026 fall menu on August 25th with six brand-new drinks, alongside returning favorites like the Pumpkin Spice Latte, Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew and Iced Pumpkin Cream Chai.
And if you're tempted to work your way through all six newcomers, your wallet might feel the fall chill, too.
The 6 new Starbucks fall drinks
Here's what's new this year:
1. Iced Pumpkin Cream Shaken Espresso: Blonde Espresso shaken with brown sugar and cinnamon, served with oat milk and topped with pumpkin cream cold foam.
2. Iced Pumpkin Cream Matcha: Iced matcha topped with pumpkin cream cold foam.
3. Pumpkin Spice Chai: Spiced black tea, steamed milk, and pumpkin sauce finished with pumpkin spice topping.
4. Iced Banana Bread Latte: Blonde Espresso, banana syrup, and milk topped with brown sugar cream cold foam and cinnamon dolce topping.
5. Iced Banana Bread Chai: Chai and banana syrup topped with brown sugar cream cold foam and cinnamon dolce topping.
6. Iced Chaider: Chai combined with strawberry-acai flavors to create a surprisingly cider-like fall drink.
The Banana Bread Latte and Banana Bread Chai are expected to stick around beyond the fall season, while the others are part of Starbucks' seasonal lineup.
Now for the expensive part
Trying them all isn't cheap. Depending on the drink and location, some grande seasonal drinks can cost more than $7.
At $7.25, buying three drinks a week works out to $21.75 a week or about $87 every four weeks.
Fortunately, you don't necessarily have to pay full Starbucks prices every time.
Hack #1: Make the easiest copycats at home
Don't try recreating a 12-ingredient Starbucks masterpiece. Instead, focus on copying the simple ones.
For an Iced Pumpkin Cream Shaken Espresso-inspired drink, start with espresso or strong coffee, brown sugar, cinnamon, ice, and oat milk.
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The average American household spends more than $10,000 a year on food.
Food accounts for 12.9% of the average households annual spending, making it the third-largest expense category.
Younger and older generations have noticeably different habits when it comes to fast food, meat, snacks, and beverages.
Between groceries, takeout, snacks, and the occasional coffee run, food spending can add up quickly.
A new analysis from CashNetUSA offers a closer look at just how much American households are spending on food and how those habits differ between generations.
According to the analysis, the average household spends more than $10,169 on food each year. That represents 12.9% of its overall spending, putting food behind only housing and transportation. Housing, by comparison, accounts for 33.4% of household spending, while transportation makes up 17%.
The analysis also comes as food prices continue to change. The report notes that food prices increased 3.2% between April 2025 and April 2026, although some categories, including beef and fresh fruits and vegetables, saw larger increases.
How the analysis measured food spending
To examine Americans eating and spending habits, CashNetUSA analyzed data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024 Consumer Expenditure Survey.
The researchers first calculated average annual household spending and then broke food purchases into different categories. They also converted spending into percentages and compared the results across five generations: Gen Z, millennials, Gen X, baby boomers, and the Silent Generation.
The analysis uses the generation of the households reference person, which the Bureau of Labor Statistics generally defines as the person who owns or rents the home. All of the figures represent total household spending, and the data was current as of May 2026.
Spending habits vary
The results show that food spending looks different depending on a households generation. Gen Z spends the largest share of its food budget on food away from home, at 41.5%. It also directs 23.3% of its food and nonalcoholic beverage spending toward fast-food restaurants, compared with 19.6% for Millennials and 11.4% for the Silent Generation.
Other everyday purchases add up, too.
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