If you had 1K to spend on yourself

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What would you do?

I got an unexpected bonus from work recently and in a fit of indulgence bought a Gucci bag. Ridiculously expensive and wasteful but, on balance, I don’t regret it

Book myself in to a hotel by the sea and have a few days of peace and quiet. Am craving time to myself with a good book and chilled wine to drink whenever I feel like it ,with some tasty food and dips...bliss !

Leg and underarm hair laser treatment I think. I love a holiday but I put money away for those anyway. Beauty treatments never make my list so a spare pot of cash would be a lovely treat.

Style revamp.

An Opal necklace

Yes, also laser hair removal so I never need to really shave my legs again! Would save so much time and faff (I live in a reasonably warm climate so often 'legs out').

I'd also splurge on an amazing dinner with a couple of my best friends who are equally foodie and would really enjoy it.

Residential fat camp
@FancySomeChips - that's what I was going to spend my grand on. But then lockdown happened. I am SO glad I didn't get to go to the residential camp, because having a PT instead taught me how to build a lot of fitness into my regular everyday life, and now the money for a PT has gone, I still do the cheap bootcamp sessions. If you get the chance, spend it on fitness that can become a real routine. It's easy to live on a cup of miso soup and half a lettuce while doing mini triathlons if that's all you have to do all day. But back home with DC squealing and DH bringing home multipacks of chocolate biscuits - it's easier to stay fit if you have a routine built into your real-life schedule.

I'd get my teeth fixed. Straightened, overcrowded wisdom teeth pulled, whitened (after years of mh related neglect).

They're a constant reminder of a really shitty time in my life. They used to be basically perfect, straight and white with no fillings (I still have no fillings but awful gums). Now they are awful. They need multiple hygienist appointments to get them properly clean and get all the tartar off them so I can get them back into a reasonable state. But being on minimum wage in the middle of a pandemic it's not going to happen any time soon.

If there was any left over I'd go on holiday to Greece and go on lots of history tours

I've just come into one thousand pounds too OP (raises glass to dear old gran!)

My attempts at cash squandering have been somewhat hampered by covid shopping ie endlessly taking things back, but so far I'm delighted with my new Sorel winter boots, they're definitely for keeping.

I'd love to have my grans old garnet ring reset too but I don't really know where to start with that one.

Head to Orkney for some peace and quiet on the islands...and some (more) sheila fleet jewellery while I was there.

No idea. Maybe lots of sets of lovey new bedding.

I’d buy a new saddle for me horse

@happytobemrsg

I’d buy a ring from VCA 🥰

me too...although I really want the pendant but that's double!

I'd sort my teeth out too.
I had veneers put on my front teeth as a teenager on the NHS, legitimate reason.
24 years later they're cracked, moved away from my gum line, that hard to brush bit is now stained brown, it looks awful but dentist won't replace them on NHS until they fall off and I can't afford to replace them otherwise.

Dentures.

Either

1. permanent hair removal on my jaw/chin/lip which I think could eat up a lot of it, maybe a night away with dh in the lakes to

2. a two night spa break just for me incl treatments and food and some new underwear

I would use it for the next year's hair and beauty treatments.

I've had my legs lasered and it was worth it!

Because you get it done weeks apart it's not a lump sum so it was more affordable than I expected.

Teeth, a bit of straightening in the bottom. And botox.

Something for the house, probably put it towards a beautiful vintage rosewood sideboard to replace the IKEA monstrosity we have at the moment.

Purely for myself, a couple of tattoos, and some new clothes from whatever is left.

A hotel where I could see the sea and mountains all on my own. I'd stay there until my £1000 ran out.

I would go into town and buy the black Vivienne Westwood cross body bag that I've had my eye on. Then a nice lunch, strictly no children in sight, and probably the rest on a cover up tattoo.

I just spent a similar amount and am getting tooth whitening and composite veneers