I like it! I drink coffee early in the day and Unsweetened Mate afterwards for a less jittery afternoon

You definitely should. First time you aint gonna like it but as the time goes by it will became a habit. While you could replace one with the another they are completely different beverages, and personally I find the right moment for both. Nonetheless, this might help you to reduce the amount of coffee you ingest on daily basis. More why(s), this is a social-gathering-beverage , if you find a group of friends that enjoy drinking mate, it is perfect excuse to invite them to hang out for a couple of rounds of mate (a.k.a. mateada). It is also known as a healthy beverage as it delivers some benefits to your body. Fact: before C19 you typically seen groups of friends (two+) sharing a single mate. Now as we're leaving this pandemic in the past, you could start seeing this so friendly habit back. Hope you enjoy it!