What's the most extravagant indulgence you buy for your DCs?

[peaceanddove]

Inspired by another thread over on AIBU, but just wondered what crazily indulgent treats have you bought your children?

Ever since she started wearing make up I've always bought Chanel foundation for DD because I was determined she wasn't going to have that dreadful orangey-chalk face beloved of so many teenage girls.

Books. High quality food. Music, tennis and riding lessons. Travel. Good quality clothes.

Healthy foods and educational or enriching pursuits are far and away the most indulgent budget lines for our children. We don’t spend much at all on toys, gadgets, or designer things.

Clothes and shoes. I learnt my lesson when they were young and will never buy from cheap shops again. I appreciate how quickly they outgrow things but I can’t stand the waste of buying something only to find holes in it after one or two wears. I haven’t been to primark for years, the quality is just appalling. Their school shoes are always either dr martens or Clarks.

I spend a lot on books for all of us, at least £100 a year.

@peaceanddove

LindaEllen yes, but it won't look anywhere near as good as Chanel foundation.

I always buy my DDs expensive foundation too; it definitely looks better than a cheaper one.

Evaporated hour there's plenty of cheap make up that can look absolutely fine, but cheap foundation always looks like cheap foundation.

Horses!

Dd likes Lush bath bombs, she has one in every bath pretty much so I spend a fortune on bath bombs every month.

@WoddleWoddleMyBelly

My DD has to have £65 schools shoes (Dr Martens) thats probably my biggest expense. She also has some expensive coats from Monsoon and similar.

That is reasonable. My 9 year old is a size 4 and her Docs were £140 🙄

I think for dd it has to be a portable dance floor from Harlequin. It’s been invaluable during lockdown.

Decent shoes. One of my DCs needs strong supporting shoes in particular so I will spend what I need to to get decent fitting shoes, usually kickers and Nike air max trainers. Pre lockdown it was activities, drama, gymnastics, swimming etc...now probably Lego, but we all enjoy it as a family. LOLs & Shopkins have been big in the house but not so much these days.

Her pony - having my own at home it was pretty much inevitable that she would want to ride , and mine wasn’t suitable, so we ended up getting her one , who is possibly even more spoilt than mine. He’s her best friend though , and I always know what mood she’s in, by how she gets his stable ready . If it’s immaculate, she’s upset.

@peaceanddove

Evaporated hour there's plenty of cheap make up that can look absolutely fine, but cheap foundation always looks like cheap foundation.

I totally agree! I'm still traumatised from my teenage years wearing Rimmell foundation about 500 shades too pale for me!

I honestly thought this was a spoof thread after reading the first couple of pages Holy shit there are some indulged children of mumsnetters

Saved for uni, they are having a lovely uni experience knowing they haven’t got money worries. If they didn’t go to uni then it would have gone towards a deposit.

Independent school fees. I made a spreadsheet before we started paying for the first one and was horrified at what it would cost. We factored in significant fee increases and have been fairly accurate in what it will have cost by the end. It’s a lot of money, but we made financial choices early on which enabled us to afford it and have this significant luxury.

I’m hoping to fund uni living costs and put aside the money to pay off the course fee loan too as soon as I can see if the career direction will result in having to pay it off. I’d like them to start debt free. If I can’t cover the course fees, just covering the living costs the debt will be smaller.

Uni fees saved for three teenagers, able to give them a deposit for a house as long as we keep earning. Foreign holidays (before COVID)
We’ve saved hard so life is a bit easier for them than it was for us growing up. I think they appreciate it.

@Iminaglasscaseofemotion

"Packs" on their xbox/PlayStation. Absolute waste of money, and no matter how many you buy there is always something else they want a couple of days later, but I'm a complete pushover (sometimes just say yes to shut them up).

This is me I have no backbone... I HATE wasting money on roblox/fortnite but I generally cave in

@tigertubbie

My 3 year old has a lush bath bomb almost every bath time. Sometimes I substitute for cheaper ones and mix them in the lush box.

I'm so ashamed writing that. It's literally money down the drain.

Howling at this as my 10 year old is the same we cut them in half as a compromise! And baths are a treat now he's old enough to shower independently.