What is your biggest lifestyle indulgence?

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Mulling this over as I look through job listings. I think for me it is enjoying fitness classes at different expensive studios, well pre covid it was. Not sure when we will be able to do that again! But I really enjoy it so much and it is definitely not an essential, I'm fortunate to be able to do so. We do live in an eye-wateringly expensive area so I guess that is partly a luxury, although we do need to live in this city for my partner's work.

What would you say is the most luxury aspect of your lifestyle?

Pre house and kid I bought a few Chanel handbags. None now for a few years. Still regularly use what I have.

And people say Mumsnet is middle class! 🙄

Organic food
Good quality bed linen
Minimalism - it's so nice to be able to give myself permission to get rid of things instead of hanging onto them just in case I want/need it later. I never do, the lack of clutter is so relaxing and buying less stuff means what I do buy can be nicer. E.g. I only have 5 pairs of shoes now rather than the 10+ I used to but they're not crappy ones that fall apart after a year any more (Samuel Vimes theory in action!)

I'm cheap, don't really do beauty or expensive clothes, don't have a cleaner, I do like to eat out and enjoy theatre or music gigs.
If I splurge on anything its expensive musical instruments for the kids (harps and piano), or art.

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You're welcome to join! I have 2 cats who sometimes drive with me but they're not great at conversations...

I dont have any more - focussed on paying off the mortgage and now we have kids our costs have risen somewhat.

When I was young and children DH and I various expensive sporty hobbies. We now have a garage full of the old gear!

*childfree!

When not in lockdown holidays. Treating grandchildren. Wine.

We go on lots of holidays, none of them expensive, always cheap.

Hairdresser..weekly blowdry..monthly colour. All before lockdock . Now l look like a sheep awaiting a good shearing. It has disadvantages as l have lost the knack of doing my own hair.

Botox. Although I only have it once a year.
And eating out/getting coffees.
That's it!

Lots of weekends away and nice experiences. We also used to spend a bit of a ridiculous amount of food and alcohol (we used to go out a lot!)

Pre lockdown eating out and cinema. Private school fees.

Cleaner once a week

My car - not an expensive one, but not really essential in Central London

Pre-Covid, regular weekend city breaks. Also nice restaurants. We deliberately only had one child so we could travel and do lots of nice things.

My 16 year old daughters 2 horses. Old horse was meant to be sold when we got new horse but 6 months on he is still here.
Old horse needs remedial shoes so £££ and new horse is a WBxTB who seems to have cut on her leg every few days so vets bills are a nightmare.
But keeps my girls mental health on an even keel so worth every penny.

Our children. I don’t really do luxury and can’t abide a focus on image or brands.
I do like nice bedlinen, good coffee, fresh crustaceans, good wine and good cheese. I like flying business if it’s more than three hours.
I do like fresh flowers but my husband buys those each week.
Tea. I don’t like sawdust tea.
I like nice soap.

I dislike paste. I dislike cheap scent.

Are the cleaners, the gardener and using a laundry luxury? I suppose they are now the children have flown.

Previously holidays. Now all of our spare cash is going into our house deposit fund. I can’t imagine what we’ll spend an extra £2k a month on once we’ve finally bought somewhere but this thread is great inspiration

Food, shoes and coats

Eating out
Days out
Holidays
Hairdressers
Pets
Botox
Subscription boxes
And unfortunately smoking. This is my biggest 'indulgence' and I hate that I do it. Need to stop and spend that 3k a year more wisely.

Horse(s)🙂

I guess I would say it's not having to budget, or even check the prices of things in (most) shops. I wouldn't go into Harrods and do that, but I don't regularly check the prices of things in supermarkets or high street clothing stores for example.

Taking a full year out for both maternity leaves and then working part time for about 7 years after that before going back full time.

The children's private school.