What is expensive but worth every penny?

[Teadrinker11]

Following on from the previous thread about expensive purchases that weren't worth it, what is expensive but actually is worth it? What do you own or have done that is very expensive but you don't regret it at all?

I have loads

Airwrap
Chanel boy bag (% increase similar to property! Not that I’ll sell)
A few expensive / considered purchases per year over 20 years = brilliant wardrobe which from then on only needs tweaking
Cleaner
Antique rugs in almost every room
Similar vein: good doorknobs and light switches! Make a massive difference
Restored chandeliers, again in most rooms. Cannot bear just a boring drum shade, too small, in the middle of the ceiling.
Regular pedicures
Highlights two / three times a year
Yoga teacher / membership OMG she is brilliant

West End tickets are getting me through this pandemic and worth every penny.
My cleaner. Expensive but worth it.

How punchy are we talking? £2k?

Christ, no @linchinton, nothing like that. I’m out of London and I pay £320 per session. You need two. It’ll last up one to two years.

Nordika slippers. I’m not an extravagant person at all and have few luxuries, but Nordika slippers (well, they’re house shoes really) are The Only Shoe for me.

Good shoes! Fairfax and favor leather explorer boots are still looking immaculate after about seven years and quite often daily wear. Same for la chameau wellies, coming up on ten years of heavy use whilst working in agriculture and still in great condition. Before that I’d go through a pair a year of things like outdoor boots and wellies.

An after school nanny throughout primary school. Very very expensive compared to other options, but it made all of our lives so much better.

@Thelnebriati what brand are your winter boots?

High thread count sheets
French salted butter
Premium meat

Is Lapland worth it when you have a 13 year old and a younger child who is on the cusp of not believing?

Dyson air wrap
Skincare
My hairdresser
Virgin family membership

@Stopsnowing YES! Lapland is ALWAYS worth it! We love it.

All right.....spill! What are the facial rejuvenation injections???

I have Botox, very subtle and effective filler (my brief when finding my doctor was ‘I want someone as good as whoever does Kate Beckinsale’s injectables’), and Profhilo. I’m only 30s still so it’s a light touch at the moment and mostly ‘preventative’. But I feel fresh and so confident. Even when I’m barrelling around at home. And that’s priceless.

School fees & our holiday home! I didn’t think we would enjoy one as we like to go to different places but we love being able to ensure all our family can have holidays even if money is tight.

A couple of paintings in our lounge. The first one I bought years ago and it is an original. The second is a signed print by a very famous British artist. Both were very pricey but should we ever fall on hard times we will more than get our money back for them. We didn’t buy the art as an investment but it seems that is what they are.

@Onairjunkie

All right.....spill! What are the facial rejuvenation injections???

I have Botox, very subtle and effective filler (my brief when finding my doctor was ‘I want someone as good as whoever does Kate Beckinsale’s injectables’), and Profhilo. I’m only 30s still so it’s a light touch at the moment and mostly ‘preventative’. But I feel fresh and so confident. Even when I’m barrelling around at home. And that’s priceless.

Me too.

I wake up in the morning
Look at my skin
And think…. Hell yes!! Not bad for early forties

Botox
2x week Sisley home facials
1x 2 months hydra facial

Aveeno body cream

It’s more expensive than other creams but it’s the only one that really helps with my very very dry often itchy skin

@TokyoSushi

Laura Mercier body soufflé, smells like I imagine heaven would.

Sorry if this has already been answered, I’m only on page 1! But which heaven scent :) do you have/recommend?

Hiring professional movers rather than trying to do it myself with a hire van etc. The difference it makes in terms of time and stress levels is unbelievable.

Dyson V11 cordless hoover

@MimosasInFrance

Hiring professional movers rather than trying to do it myself with a hire van etc. The difference it makes in terms of time and stress levels is unbelievable.

Yes. 100%.

Divorce/family lawyer, I was the only one of the four 'affected parties' who bothered and it shows. Get a loan, do some of the leg- work yourself but leave the strategic thinking to the lawyer. (Don't treat them as a counsellor-that gets very expensive).

Well I have bought RDJs autograph but I am still waiting for it to be shipped from the USA, it cost £861 in total, I pre ordered it in september, he was doing loads of signings and the money goes to The Footprint Coalition (his charity thing that gives cash to green start up companies).

Robert Downey Junior?! You paid £861 for an actor to write his name on a piece of paper and you weren’t even there at the time?!
I always thought the point of autographs was to prove you met someone!

My 3 professional 5 string banjos were all quite expensive £2k plus each and my tools. Give me a lot of pleasure though. Love music and fixing things.

@MimosasInFrance

Hiring professional movers rather than trying to do it myself with a hire van etc. The difference it makes in terms of time and stress levels is unbelievable.

Yes and to be honest it cost less than I thought

@boombastic22 yes I am real, I realise I am very lucky and I don't take anything for granted. We have made our own money and had no family help.

I have just been on the 'regrets' thread and feel very sad that there is a lot of misery that people have to live with day by day.

I work in mental health and I believe that good mental health is more important than all the material things in the world put together.

If you find it difficult to appreciate a sunny day, a smile, a warm pair of slippers and take for granted lovely people and friends then it doesn't matter how rich or poor you are, your life will be coloured by negativity.

Having positive mental health is so invaluable because it allows you to dream and if you don't have a dream how can a dream come true.

When I was little our family life was very sad and tragic ( my brother took his own life) and it was shadowed by my parents' poor mental health.

I knew from an early age I needed to make decisions in life that would have a positive impact on me.

So I kept to that path, always looking forward to tomorrow if the day or the past had been crap. Happy, positive people were like radiators to me and I was inspired by kindness.

I avoided toxic people probably because I had developed an allergy to them by being uncomfortable around them.

I am inspired by 80- 100 year old marathon runners, gymnasts and athletes and want to be like them one day.

A positive mental outlook is priceless.