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You have £3k to spend on yourself

160 replies

Janesandian · 01/01/2021 17:08

What do you buy?

The rules are simple: it cannot benefit anyone but you. So if you wanted to go on holiday, that’s fine, but anyone else would have to pay their part completely. You cannot buy anything for anyone else including children and you cannot pay off debt.

So in this dreamland, what are you buying?

I was thinking a VCA necklace but even in this fake world, I can’t imagine spending so much on one thing!

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cazisalittlenuts · 01/01/2021 18:05

New gaming pc, capture card, streamdeck, professional mic. Plenty of yarn and knitting supplies

itbemay1 · 01/01/2021 18:07

Botox, fillers, facial and products. Then decent hair colour and cut. Smile

OutedByHobby · 01/01/2021 18:13

Also adding driving lessons, a Canon DSLR camera, one to one lessons in photography, and a 5 star holiday on my own to the list.

OutedByHobby · 01/01/2021 18:15

I love big time retail therapy but the above purchases have given lasting pleasure whereas dropping £3 grand on handbags and clothes, which I have done at low points, gave just fleeting pleasure.

IAmAMalenkyBitPoogly · 01/01/2021 18:18

£550 IPad
£600 gym membership
£800 on wish list of kindle books
£280 Chanel Boy perfume
£115 velvet bedspread
£80 Hourglass powder/blush
£155 lamp for bedroom
£50 silk pillowcase
£200 silk peignoir set
£150 sapphire Pearl ring

(These are all specific items I actually have on various wish lists...I typed it all out then realised it should be one thing Blush)

So it would have to be a sapphire and diamond vintage ring I think. Or pearls.

wibblewombat · 01/01/2021 18:26

You can get a sauna for 3k, comes from Birmingham not Sweden but perfectly effective. Zoki. 😁

HayJkl · 01/01/2021 18:28

Botox, eyebrows done, nails done, hair done, massage/spa day, new outfit & shoes and a few new books & candles. All things I would never spend money on for myself normally.

Baileyscoffeeandcampfires · 01/01/2021 18:28

Invisalign braces - hate my teeth

Justcashnosweets · 01/01/2021 18:33

A couple of nights in a posh local hotel, full board.
Some high end waterproof warm boots.
A Cavalier King Charles Spaniel or Clumber Spaniel puppy.
If there was any money left (doubtful) I'd probably get some botox.

Wildswimmer2020 · 01/01/2021 18:35

Laser eye surgery for sure!

YouBoughtMeAWall · 01/01/2021 18:35

Top of the list would be a new mattress. I sleep alone so only benefits me. I might go the whole hog and buy a new super king size bed and bedlinen too.

And then I’d book an all day massage session to get rubbed from top to bottom.

AriesTheRam · 01/01/2021 18:35

Lipo without a doubt

TechnoDino · 01/01/2021 18:58

A couple of city breaks, teeth whitening and a painting I have my eye on. Anything left over I would spend on a gorgeous winter coat and a travel bag.

Bearlyclearly · 01/01/2021 18:59

I’d get a personal trainer, and then one I was feeling fit blow the rest on a holiday to Canada. I’ve always wanted to see the Rockie mountains

Chuckleknuckles · 01/01/2021 19:01

Fillers

MrsBobDylan · 01/01/2021 19:02

Either a vintage diamond ring in platinum, 1960s multi stone cocktail ring

or

Converting my garage into a sitting room with lovely bi-fold doors which would look out into a courtyard garden (instead of the concrete yard where the dogs poop.

I think the ring would win out!

PickAChew · 01/01/2021 19:05

An overlocker and a ton of beautiful fabric. I'd soon get it spent!

pissoffwhydontyou · 01/01/2021 19:10

Cream cakes and gin

Omeara · 01/01/2021 19:11

Peloton tread and a shed to keep/use it in.

TheChosenTwo · 01/01/2021 19:19

I would go to the ice igloos in Finland.
No idea how much it costs though! I reckon about 2K all in for a few nights?
That leaves me with a grand which I would spend on a city break to Dubrovnik.
Lovely!

thefirstmrsrochester · 01/01/2021 19:21

I would get my teeth done without hesitation.

cosmikdebris · 01/01/2021 19:23

i had to sell all my music equipment a year ago to pay off some debt. id buy myself a top end bass guitar and a bunch of basic music production gear so i can persue my music making dream again!

Shmithecat2 · 01/01/2021 19:24

Botox and dental work.

MissCalamity · 01/01/2021 19:26

I'd get my teeth whitened, but not stupidly white.
I'd probably get a personal trainer to just get me into gear and see a bit of a weight loss in order for me to carry on doing it by myself!

Mincepiehangover · 01/01/2021 19:26

A week in Vegas with the girls - no men allowed!