What’s the one thing you always spend top dollar on?

[Spiderin]

For me it’s bedding. Even when I was on the bare bones of my arse I still wouldn’t buy polyester and saved saved for one set of perfect white company bedding. It’s lasted years.

Food.
Of course, food.
Never top dollar though. Aldi food.

Do you know, I don’t spend money on anything other than food and even that is very tightly restricted due to budget.

I’m such a sad fucker.

We like nice food, nice clothes and decent cleaning products that smell lovely.

Food, it's our second biggest expense after rent.
And more rarely, car seat covers. The days of cheap sets from Lidl or the dodgy car shop in town are long gone and I spend top dollar on proper Land Rover ones that fit beautifully, don't bunch up and actually keep the seats clean.

Without doubt food esp meat. If h is going though a lean period I just feed the children as normal and we live on basic vegetarian food such as bean stew.

Coffee - cheapy instant jar stuff gives me terrible tummy ache, so I get the nice organic ground stuff. Always get it on offer though.

Yoga leggings - just got another decent pair made of some environmentally friendly material that doesn't shed micro plastics when washed and I wear them every day. And that's how I justify a £50 purchase for something I could otherwise get for less than £15.

Other stuff like skin and hair care isn't so much top dollar expensive as fussy, so no parabens and silicones etc but I still baulk at £10 and upwards for a bottle of shampoo even though I know that's relatively cheap in hair care world.

The DC’s clothes and shoes. We don’t have a lot of disposable income and otherwise I’m very careful with money, but they always have properly fitted shoes from an independent kids’ shoe shop and clothes from hard-wearing, well-made ethical brands. Though I do buy most of the clothes second hand it still often costs a bit more than buying the same in a supermarket. It’s one of the few areas of expenditure DH and I agree is important as he spent his childhood in poorly-fitting cheap shoes (and has chronic foot issues as a result) and embarrassed about his clothes - not because his parents couldn’t afford it but because MIL thought it was a waste of money to buy children nice things, so would buy everything two sizes too big and then make him wear it until he literally burst out of things. Otherwise I tend to prioritise money on food and essentials and he would rather live on beans on toast mostly and get more takeaways/ go on days out more. So we meet in the middle.

Tea. I like buying loose leaf tea from my local independent tea and coffee seller. It's an affordable extravagance because even very good tea is never that expensive!

Stationery. I like nice pens, notebooks etc and just spent a ludicrous amount on an imported Japanese journal.

Supermarket food is a tricky one, because I genuinely don't think higher price always equals higher quality. I shop mostly at Aldi and find the quality of most things just as good as elsewhere, though I make my own bread and sometimes buy mest at the butcher's.

Spectacles.
I won’t take risks with my eye sight.
I don’t buy cheap sun specs.
I’d never buy,specs over the internet .

Sofas and mattresses. My back was bad in my 20s and I don't want it getting worse.

Food, especially wine,meat and fish. I think this is an area where you get what you pay for.

Not necessarily top dollar but good quality meat, tea, bed and bedding.

Oh and the hygienist at a specialist clinic so I can keep my lovely teeth It's just my gums that are shit

Meat, especially now we’re living in the US. Too many stories about chlorine washed chicken etc to trust cheap meat.

Fruit
Bedding
Make up
Skincare
winter coats
Children’s shoes

Meat
Winter boots
Dishwasher tablets
Restaurants - I'd much rather spend £££ once a year on something amazing than £ at Prezzo all the time.

Bras. As a bigger-of-boob woman, after many years of trial and error I’ve finally found a brand that is both properly supportive and comfortable all day. Sadly can’t find them for less than £70. But worth it. Even before the most recent revelation I was on £30-40 bras, but still so often would be cutting in to my sides by the end of a 10 hour shift. No pain + boobs in place = worth £70.

Meat/dairy (organic, higher welfare) and toiletries/cleaning products (eco).

Batteries

Trainers

Hair care. Good shampoo, conditioner and styling products (usually Kerastase or Aveda). make a huge difference.

Education and meat.

Same as you OP.

I have a £70 duvet and £50 bedding set 350 thread count Egyptian cotton (that was the same price too). I could not go back to cheap bedding!

*sale price

Meat
Washing up liquid
Laundry detergent
Glasses ( I'm as blind as a bat so it's a good investment).

Meat and food generally. But when very poor I still made sure I bought cruelty free meat.

As I've aged, I have realised that dry menopausal hair does better with quality products.

Scented candles. I would rather burn a gpod one once a fortnight.

Mattresses. You spend 1/3 of your life on it so for me it's crucial getting a good one