What do you spend on that is just for you?

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This is regardless of income I'm curious what you buy that is just for you? It could be something you need / want or something completely indulgent!

I don't set any sort of monthly budget as such and some months I hardly buy a thing but when I do spend I will spend on things like nice stationary, good skincare, perhaps a magazine, a quality candle, tea and cake out, books and sometimes tech, ipad, smart watch etc. I have netflix and an amazon music subscription but I let dp use them.

Plants for the garden and coffee flavoured ice cream.

@Stompythedinosaur Ah coffee flavored ice cream that would be a very personal indulgence!

Ginger beer. Nobody else likes it, which makes me buy it all the more.

Oh gosh, now I think of it, lots of stuff. In my defence, I do work hard and I also like to treat others, when I can.

I spend on:

Books and magazines
Clothes ( although much less so recently)
Regular beautician treatments
Gym membership
Garden stuff now and again
CPD for work ( not always necessary but interesting)
Riesling and English wine
Lovely cheese, lovely chocolate
When pandemics permit, days and meals out with friends. I love festivals, galleries, book talks and concerts.

I have a couple of dear friends who aren't badly off but who sometimes seem to make a virtue out of their self-denial ( one pair of jeans, maternity cut, youngest is 5 etc.). As the above list demonstrates, it's one thing we can't agree on.

Cinema membership- obviously that's pointless at the moment but I love going out to watch a film by myself

Books! I also have Kindle Unlimited and Audible subscriptions and definitely get my money’s worth out of them.

Skincare and books :) Also clothes sometimes!

Wine.

And gluten free bread.

Loads. I get my nails done every 3 weeks, eyebrows once a month and hair every 2 months. I go out for cocktails fairly regularly. Takeaway coffee a couple of times a week. Spotify premium. Netflix. Concerts and city breaks when I can. I'm not massively into clothes so I don't buy them that often.

I can afford it and DS gets plenty too.

Tatler subscription - frivolous escapism - particularly enjoyable with a glass of Aldi champagne (£10 a bottle!)

Personal training, fitness classes, books.

Fitness classes, tennis lessons, manicures and hair!

Pilates.
Trevor Extra Strong Mints (a sneaky treat I add to the click and collect weekly shop, then ruffle through the bags in the car park to find so I can consume on the way home. My treat for doing the online shopping and collecting too)!

^Trebor, not Trevor 🤭

Hobbies

Gym and personal trainer. But I can only afford the PT till Christmas.

Red wine and books.

85% chocolate - no-one else will touch it
All the fruit
Illy Decaf coffee (see chocolate)
Cremant
Books

I love buying really good quality stuff second hand on Ebay. Think cashmere, expensive brown leather handbags, lovely snuggly winter jumpers.

I am a support worker so don't earn a lot, but I'm usually top to toe in lovely second hand stuff which lasts and is beautiful.

Sometimes, I just browse and save stuff and then pick the best. I must have four Phase Eight dresses now, all worn with red/black DMs I found on there too.

I operate a one in/one out policy on say jumpers or dresses, so over time my wardrobe gets better.

Next project, a structured wool winter coat. Missed out on an AMAZING one by Karen Millen not so long ago.

Its £25 here and there and makes me happy.

I regularly get my acrylics done
Buy books all the time
Games on my switch although dh plays some of them
Loccitane or molton brown shower gel
Latest in beauty box subscription

Garden stuff. Nobody else gives a toss but I love my garden.

The relaxing things like
Get acrylics every 3 weeks
Get hair treated/dyed every 2 weeks
Eyebrows every months or so
Occasional spa day
City breaks/Weekend trips to a European Capital or City
Cocktails and Wine

And the everyday things that no-one else can use
Netflix
Apple Music
White Chocolate
Starbucks
Kindle
Gin
Gum
Wine
Gardening

And even for my family, we like having a takeaway each week and a maccies breakfast every now and then

Clothes, nice tea or coffee from Whittards or Fortnum & Mason, Spotify Premium, nice mugs from Emma Bridgewater, cozy slippers and & pyjamas.

I have natural ringlets and spend a FORTUNE on specialist 'Curly Girl Method' hair products.

In my defence, a litre bottle lasts forever and nobody else touches them, so it works out reasonably economic in the grand scheme of things.

Dark chocolate
Gym membership
Beauty treatments