What do you really need to spend money on but your putting off?

[OakieDoc]

Hair is an absolute birds nest with roots for days.
Nails are awful, I used to get them gelled every two weeks and now they are a chewed up mess.
Need new vests, knickers and socks but that seems indulgent as nothing seems to be cheap anymore.
DD needs a new hat
DS is going into 12-18 clothes so he needs all the basics.
What do you need to buy but your putting off?

A divorce.

Root canal 😞

Major = A new roof and windows

Medium = redecorating the bedrooms as theyre looking tired

Minor = heat protector spray, socks, eyebrow filler inner stuff

Tooth implant

Haircut
New carpets
Getting someone to decorate the hallway
We put off doing our bathroom for about 10 years, it’s finally being done at enormous cost and the time it’s taking has validated our delaying entirely😜🤣

Clothes for myself, kids are okay for now but i look scruffy and need new stuff for work and leisure but can't afford it.
Sitting room needs to be redecorated but that's down on the list right now

I have one pair of jeans that are about to get a hole where my thighs rub together so jeans definitely. I’m really putting it off though because of the cost. I need new glasses too so dreading that expense. Eldest has almost out grown his school shirts so will need them and a coat soon as he is almost grown out of last years. And that’s before I even start on the list of things needed on the house!

The dent in my car.
It doesn't affect usage so it's staying for a bit longer!

Two bay windows need repairing / sash double glazing 😭 I can’t bear the expense

smaller: school trousers, thermal vests, Christmas pjs, air pods x2, gold earrings, beauty advent calendar, a collapsible goal. All presents, waiting to see if Black Friday means any reductions before pulling triggers

Haircut. I have really thick, fast growing hair that needs skilled cutting to thin it out. My hairdresser left the area in June so now have an unruly mop on my head that is just increasing in volume as it grows (not in a good way).

I'm loath to part with decent money for a cut that doesn't do the job, but until I take the plunge with a new hairdresser I don't know of they are capable of doing the job. I definitely don't want someone hacking at it with thinning scissors!

Everything else I can cope with until the kids have another growth spurt, but my hair is driving me to distraction.

Wooden front door and single glazing - needs replacing and a porch putting in, it's freezing.
2 single glazed wood windows - ditto.
The render on the front of the house is blown - internal plaster is going mouldy.
Ceiling in the hall is coming away (old artex) - bit worried it'll fall down altogether.

No money so meh.

This thread is both sad to know I’m not alone and comforting to know I’m not alone at the same time.

Mine is 2 broken teeth
car dent
car tyres
car suspension arm pin
shed which is falling down, but has electricity running to it and is also full, so combination of money, stress and faff for that one!

Bras that have both wires in. All mine only have one now😔

Paschal I've got about a million takeaway containers if you want me to post some to you? Plastic rectangular with lids from the local Chinese takeaway. I feel guilty just putting them in the recycling!

You’ve all reminded me I need bras too. 😩

If you have a small fan heater, that works really well with an ordinary clothes airer, and unlike an electric airer, can be used elsewhere.

Fixing my shoulder. I don’t want to spend more money on surgery but I’m in pain every day. 😬 (US based).

New floor in front room and all that goes with it - replastering/skirting/painting. Can see through to the earth under the house as it’s a suspended floor from 1903. 🥺 fingers crossed it’ll be ok until next year when I might have saved enough ££££ to pay for it.

A new bin
Sooo boring but the mechanism on ours has broken and it's really infuriating

New bras. But I find bra shopping so eternally stressful. Have big boobs, need a lot of support, but also don't want to dress like my Nan.