What do you spend your money on that is worth it?

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Inspired by a thread on here which was what can you afford but you don’t spend money on..

showed what value people place on “stuff”

so obviously disregarding basic food, health stuff what do you value enough to splurge your hard earned cash on?

Botox

Really good conditioners and shampoo, prob my only real luxury but my hair likes it.

The cat. She has more scratch boxes than she knows what to do with. My last cat would get really excited when was bought a new scratch box (cute) so it's a hangover from that.

A jacuzzi bathtub big enough to fit two of us comfortably.

As I get older, I’ve decided I’m choosing one extra luxury per year. Last year I decided to always have fresh flowers in the house. This year, I’ve started getting my nails done.

Holidays
Expensive Spa membership, I’ve made lots of friends and gained new hobbies.

Korean soap

Books
Prescription goggles
Good socks

Teeth. Invisalign and private dentistry. Expensive but worth it

What brand is that please?

Agree on the toilet paper. I refuse to buy cheap there.

And I buy books. A lot of them.

I’d love to buy thicker toilet roll but I find our new build toilets eco flush system can’t handle it 🙄

Fresh flowers every week .

A cleaner

Hidats/travel. We live frugally to afford it, travel frugally. It's my survival & I honestly don't think I'd be able to cope with the drudgery, and constant mental battering of my life without them.

Life is repetitious, pulled in so many directions, expectations, locked into work, chores, etc. Being ND day to day life is hard. From the moment we leave on holiday I feel free, no routine, no one telling me where I have to be, new scenery, adventures and just.... freedom.

Theatre and opera tickets - once we paid of our mortgage, as well as putting up my pension I could finally buy these fairly regularly. I get a lot of value out of this, and the opera is something I share with my oldest DC (as DH isn't into it at all). TBH, you can probably get cheaper tickets for the opera than than west end theatre - West End you're usually talking minimum £60 a seat, but often £80+. Even with money, I still usually get tickets on special offer where possible. Opera houses start nearer £35.

But with DC starting uni and us covering some of their costs to avoid a maintenance loan, I think I'm going to have to stop again. 😭

Scent
Plants for the garden
Good shoes

Gary Numan

Blow dries 2-3 times a month. I colour my own hair and don’t bother with nails so this is my thing.

Sing it sista it’s what I love for x

Travel
Gym membership with outdoor pool
Campervan
WLI
Lego
Experiences - tickets, shows, days out

Crafts. So many crafts

Mounjaro -and would buy it at 3 times the price
changed my life

Good food and taxis. A taxi can save so much time vs public transport.

I spend more on these things now than I would have when younger:

Posh hair conditioner
Face serums
Botox
Tooth whitening treatment
Massages
Cleaner
Taxis to/from airport
Tickets for live ents
On rare times I do drink, I'll have expensive cocktails or champagne

Meat and fish

Organic dairy

Biscuits and chocolate

Toilet roll

washing powder and fabric conditioner

skincare

Bedding, towels and bath mats

Pjs

Shoes/ slippers/ boots/ wellies

Natural fibres linen, wool, cotton and cashmere

outdoor waterproof clothing

rucksack/ work bag

Coffee from coffee shop on my way to work 3 days per week

Coffee cup

Notebooks

Mugs

Christmas