What is your secret that you waste money on?

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We must all have one thing that we secretly treat ourselves too... or waste money on.... for many women it seems to be shoes or a nice handbag etc.
Me? I waste my money on flight upgrades

What about you?

Fab rooms and upgrades on cruise ships.

Haagan Daz Peanut Butter ice-cream.

Knitting yarn. Although I would argue that it's not a waste as I make things from it and it gives me a lot of joy.

Take a Break Fate and Fortune...for Texas the Psychic Horse. He contacts people’s dead guinea pigs in the afterlife!

cocaine

Covet game on the ipad
Mildly addicted
Complete waste of money

or more seriously - expensive seats in the theatre. although not always a waste as i'm short.

Beauty products. Stuff for hair, skincare, makeup, body lotions, deodorants, body sprays etc etc. I probably use about 20% of the beauty products I own.

Buying my lunch, a small daily expense that adds up.

Make up and wine 🙈😂

Coffee shop coffee and coloured pencils.

I have more coloured pencils than 5yo ds

Every now and then I buy a painting, when I really should spend the money on more prosaic things.

Intensive hair masks (I go through loads), white vests and knickers (I then use them for nightwear when they start to even go slightly grey), books, Converse (bought a pair today so that’ll be 14 pairs now ), cheese, bedding!

Good, I'm glad I'm not the only one who buys stuff they don't need!
I was recently on a flight and got asked if I wanted to travel in business class for £400 and I though hey fuck it, why the hell not. Paid it and then felt enormous guilt

Tiny, lovely, Scandi or handmade clothes for DS. He grows out of them so fast it's a total extravagance but it brings me genuine pleasure and I try to buy handmade clothes or from brands with decent eco credentials, so it's probably better for the world than my previous ASOS habit.

Acrylic nails

It used to be face masks and double deckers... but DH has just been demoted to the tune of £10,000 less a year. Now it'll be the square root of fuck all!

Real butter

Plants.

I text DH from the garden centre car park to tell him I bought a coffee and a bag of compost, whilst simultaneously loading up four rhododendrons into the boot.

Onuga herring roe 😋
It's basically fake caviar. I got some when I did a little party once to make some fancy smoked salmon canapés. It was just so good that I buy a couple of jars and hide them in the veg drawer of the fridge - and when I get a moment to myself I eat it straight out of the jar!

Socks. No one needs as many socks as I have, but if I see a nice pair I just can't resist buying them. I have almost 2 drawers full and I never seem to throw any out!

Weird house plants.

It's now extended to weird outdoor plants ... DH laments as to why I can't grow 'normal' strawberries or maybe a carrot

Beauty products, definitely. Books for my dc, I always think it’s only a fiver. Plants for the garden.

A few times a year I’ll splurge £30 on scratch cards and keep spending the winnings until it’s all gone.

The garden. I think I could have basically gotten a professional landscaper in for the amount I’ve spent so far, except I’m doing it in £20 increments from b&q, and every other thing dies or gets dug up by foxes.