£40 to spend on myself - WWYD?

[MoiraNotRuby]

I have £40 to spend on myself. What would you get? I am so used to being frugal I don't want to waste this, I don't want candles, gin or smellies - I want something I never knew existed that will change my life...

My interests are running, yoga, and raising teenagers. My entire house needs decorating but obviously £40 doesn't go far on paint/curtains etc so I don't really want to put it towards that kind of thing. Pre covid I loved browsing charity shops and would have spent it in them, getting random lovely things and also knowing a good cause would benefit.

I'd probably spend it on some nice sports gear, really nice leggings or something. I've become obsessed recently

I’d get a magazine subscription as it’s something to look forward to every month.
Or...
Chilly’s water bottle series 2
Pizza stone for the oven or bbq
Bird box camera with night vision
Ice-cream maker
Spacemasks

@wellthatsunusual

I'd probably spend it on some nice sports gear, really nice leggings or something. I've become obsessed recently

But ARE there any nice leggings?! I have tried about 3 kinds and they all bug me. Now I run in scratty baggy joggers previously used for decorating!!

@Fivemoreminutes1

I’d get a magazine subscription as it’s something to look forward to every month. Or... Chilly’s water bottle series 2 Pizza stone for the oven or bbq Bird box camera with night vision Ice-cream maker Spacemasks

Never tried a spacemask, are they as good as the hype?

Thanks for all the ideas

I'd spend it all on books...

Are space masks the things that heat up? If so, yes they’re as good as they say!

I'd buy cake, or get an afternoon tea delivered

Over lockdown I have really enjoyed a couple of adult paint by numbers sets from amazon. Just half an hour to myself in the evening painting is quite therapeutic

Bunch of flowers - I bought myself some beautiful tulips in Aldi yesterday for about £4 and they make me smile
Nice bubble bath
Books, Wine and Chocolate to enjoy in bubble bath

I'd buy a heated throw and a new mug. I got my heated throw so I could read books in the garden in the spring/autumn and find it total bliss.

@Findahouse21 that sounds good. Would you mind sharing a link? I tried knitting but it hurt my fingers

£40 2 bottles of Molten Brown shower gel.

Books and good tights. I'm easily pleased.

Fairy lights - if the house needs decorating this will disguise the fact and give it a nice cosy glow. If there's money left over then chocolate!

I'd probably buy guide books for the next long distance routes that I plan to walk so I can sit and read them whilst in lockdown and getting bored of walking from home.

Some lovely skin cream or oil, fancy bubble bath, luxury chocolates, a new book, some new underwear, hand cream, new pyjamas, fluffy bed socks, new slippers or a new scarf.

For me the list is endless but I can understand that you don’t want to waste £40 when you have been so frugal recently. Just remember you are worth the treat - whatever you choose.

I've got a bluetooth headband for running - much more comfy than earbuds or headphones. They cost about £20 from Amazon. Get the one that you can remove the main unit for washing though!

Oxfam online shop is available for an online charity shop fix! They might even have leggings!

I’d buy a really good quality, pretty bra as I am also frugal and normally end up with something either badly fitting or ugly from the supermarket sale rail.
That would tick both boxes for me, a treat and useful!

I would buy myself a good quality thicker yoga mat, my knees would thank me. Or some proper running socks where the price usually makes me cringe, or a hat that didn’t slip about and make my head too hot.

I like the idea of a magazine subscription too.

Oh yeah good fitting bra that’s a good idea @BeastOfBODMAS

I’m coming off this thread ... fifty ways to spend £40 might bankrupt me.

I would buy leggings from sweaty Betty. Not cheap but so much better than my other ones.

Saw a code on here last week with 25% off.

I treated myself to a neck/back massager last month. It's the best thing I've bought solely for me in a long time. So far 3 colleagues have bought one purely based on my incessant chattering about it 🤣 under £40 on amazon.

I’d hang on until the charity shops open up again and go wild in the aisles

I'd buy a good quality leather purse