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?

Dyson airwrap

@Draineddraineddrained

Counselling. Cost me a lot of money over the years but saved my sanity on several occasions.

The kids obviously!

Train travel to London. It's bloody exorbitant from my city but I'd rather roast in hell than do London traffic as a prelude to an outing.

Now can anyone help me - socks! What socks are actually worth spending money on that last? I've tried every kind from Asda multipacks to £15 per pair from Seasalt Cornwall and they all go through at the ball in about three wears!!! I'll pay any money to have a pair last more than a year like they used to!

I wear glenmuir ladies' boot socks which were from tk Maxx. I can't remember how much they cost, somewhere between 2 and 4 pounds per pair. They're thick but they have lasted So Well.

In the summer I use primark's cushioned trainer socks. They do go into holes eventually but I've been using them for 5 ish years and only lost 2 or 3 pairs so far.

Venn cleanser and all-in-one concentrate. Eye-wateringly expensive, but does what it says on the tin and has streamlined the bathroom cabinet as well as making my Clarisonic obsolete.

Private school fees

@TopCatsTopHat re sofas have you tried sofa dot com - not sure I'm allowed to link!?

Have 3, oldest is around 10+ years old and I've bought one set of new covers for it, other two are around 6 years old and like new! Highly recommend

My Aspinal and Strathberry work bags. Beautiful, beautiful bags that brighten my work days.

My children's nursery and clothes. Spending a bit every few months to get them some nice baby Boden etc pieces fills me with joy.

My cleaner!!

Profhilo, my dog, my kids, my renovations to our new home post divorce to make it a lovely nest for the kids & I

A good lawyer!

My DS's pony. He calls him "his happy place".

Cat
My flat in London
Cashmere, silk and Egyptian cotton everything
Proper wood furniture
Laser hair removal
Laser eye surgery
Proper diamond/gold jewellery
Nanoblading my eyebrows

@mowly77

Maybe drive tractor to town *@Onairjunkie* & save on expensive train fares

Good grief, no. The congestion charge is bad enough, but the traffic calming in the bridges would be prohibitive.

My rent. I love my flat so much and it's so good for my mental health to live alone somewhere decent.

To those saying laser hair removal, mine is about £40 for six sessions? I'm not rich but I'd say that's quite cheap?

Nuxe lip balm, I won’t use anything else now.

Private health insurance - I resented the cost until I was diagnosed with cancer and then I was SO grateful to have it.
Private school fees
Thermomix
Regular holidays/weekends away

My garden, absolutely worth buying this house for the garden and absolutely worth the money spent on it for the enjoyment we get daily (even in winter)

My i22 incline treadmill from nordiktrack. Eye wateringly expensive. But have given me from never exercising to running/walking on it daily. Am the fittest I have ever been now at nearly 50. And with iFit I get to travel the world from my treadmill. Have so far done a series on Egypt and currently touring italy from my bedroom. Life changing.

@Pluvia

Camper van. Not an expensive one: already nine years old when we bought it and still going 13 years later. Even a single night away, parked up with a beautiful view and peace and quiet, feels like a little holiday. We've had wonderful cheap weeks and fortnights away to places we'd never have gone if it had involved hotels. We've been able to park up and attend parties and not had to have a taxi home afterwards.

Fantastic days at the beach, with a private place to change and shower and have a nap. Extra accommodation if we invite too many people to stay. Office accommodation during lockdown. We've lent it to others so they can have family to stay, too.

Best thing of all is that even after all this time, it's only worth around £3k less than we paid for it!

@Pluvia can I ask what kind of camper and how expensive was it?

The dog
Cleaner
Swim spa
Bean to cup coffee machine
Velvetiser
Underfloor Heating in bathrooms

Original artwork that you love. You buy it once and keel it for years,beyond when you’ve replaced things like furniture.

Pact decaf ground coffee.
Illy decaf coffee.
Our coffee machine (gaggia classic, was a wedding present but is now 14yrs old and we use it about 6 times a day)

Polarised RayBans, my last pair did 6 years of almost daily use as I wear them when driving on a long school run.

Sheepskin boots and cashmere anything if you have raynauds.

Hotse
House
Laser hair removal
Private health checks
Cosmetic dentures

My Tesla

Tumble dryer
Dishwasher
Rotating car seat
Moving to Germany
Visiting home
New/lease car - the peace of mind from the modern safety features compared to what we could afford second hand. No haggling or depressing experience trying to sell when we want to change it. The comfort/luxury experience when you get to select options etc.

Shibumi dressing gown
Knomo suitcase