FWIW the brilliantly designed San Francisco Coffee pods are something like 97% biodegradable & pretty cheap on Amazon ($30 for 80 IIRC) and make coffee that is quite good.

Aeropress all the way. So easy to do.

I use a Senseo machine I picked up at a thrift store for $2 (it was $4 but appliances were 50% that day). I bought a few pods for it, but decided very quickly I could easily hack a pod much cheaper. I buy pre-ground coffee in bulk. To make a pod I use a 1/3 cup measuring cup, an empty cinnamon bottle, and small coffee…