To ask, what's one item that you didn't realise was expensive until you became an adult?

[AvocadoHo]

Mine is toilet roll and cheese! 🙈

Builders
Council tax
Paint

Front doors

Bloody bras!

Pillows

Sofas
Loo roll
Dishwasher tablets
Salmon!

And bin bags- I really resent buying something that’s purpose is to be thrown away!

Hoovers

I always like the cheapest pillows in the shop best! Three quid is about my level

Reupholstering.

It costs so you much you might as well just buy a new one.

Rent.

I saved up to buy a flat because I was so incensed at how much money was lost on rent.

Petrol, I never really understood how the price per litre translated to how far you could drive in terms of cost, eg it costs £25 to get to PIL and back, DS just thinks brilliant going to see grandma. Although to be honest I think petrol is a lot more expensive now than when I was a child

Riding lessons.

Foil. Hate buying it!

School shoes.
Sanitary products
And as someone has just said houses..

Yes to sofas!

Also petrol, food and utility bills.

So many demands on your money.

Children’s shoes!!
Berries
Days out
And yes to curtains!!!
Nice picture frames

@gggrrrargh

My family don’t let me forget that when I first found out how much a sofa cost I was planning to make my own out of chicken wire and paper mache..

I was going to say 'sofas' as well.

I think your idea has legs

Children

Wood, nails and building things - life isn't built by 'meccano' and 'lego' apparently.....

My taste. I'm always picking the most expensive thing in the shop

Pets! Not really an ‘item’ I know but my god the ££££.

Life

Going to the cinema - once we’ve paid to go in and got sweets and a drink that’s half a week’s food shopping money gone

Holidays! As a child I always wondered why we didn't go abroad. Well, now I know!