Frivolous things you used to spend money on?

[Lemon221]

What did you used to spend your money on that your now seems completely extravagant and frivolous? I’ll go first, jo malone candles ridiculous how much I spent on wax!

Magazines. Many many magazines 🤦‍♀️

Taxis. I used to take so so many taxis. And this was pre Uber so often actual London black cabs

Eating out or takeaways. Not often but they’re now a thing of the past.

Taxis when I lived in London

Ubers, eyelash extensions, lunch out pretty much most days, always bought things on ASOS!!

But I refuse to give up on hair & skincare That's the line I've drawn.

Highlights

Heating
Food

Getting my roots done/ eyebrows dyed and waxed, I do them myself since the lockdown and it’s saved a fortune (and so much time too!).

Taxis. Would think nothing of spending £20 for a taxi home. It’s much cheaper now (and I hardly need to get one)

Underwear that I hardly wore even bought from Agent Provocateur the bras were not even comfortable ridiculous as if anyone really appreciated it

Nails

Petrol. Long drives for the sake of a cheap, nice day out.

@Cedarfire

Getting my roots done/ eyebrows dyed and waxed, I do them myself since the lockdown and it’s saved a fortune (and so much time too!).

Yes! Much easier and cheaper to tint eyebrows at home!

Flowers, just have lots of plants now.

When I was a teenager, pre-internet and mobile phones, my friends and I wrote one another a lot of letters.
It was a 'thing' always to send these letters first class, to show you cared. With first class stamps about to go up to 98p each, that now seems utterly frivolous, but in our defense, stamps were cheaper then in relative terms, and it was our only real way of keeping in touch..

Posh toiletries - I used to love Clarins and Origins. Nowadays it’s Nivea!

also magazines- about £15.00 a month. I stopped last year and have not missed them at all.

Flying lessons. (I hope one day I'll do it again, but it'll probably have to be once the kids are grown up!)

Magazines for me too. Most of the ones I used to buy I barely flicked through. Total waste of money.

Dud you knew w tgat if you have a library card, they have a huge list if e magazines you can download for free?

@Cedarfire

Getting my roots done/ eyebrows dyed and waxed, I do them myself since the lockdown and it’s saved a fortune (and so much time too!).

Which eyebrow tinting kit do you use? Interested to try this

Yes, this as well. Just being able to jump in the car and go out without agonising over how much it’ll cost. And I don’t mean far either these days, half an hour down the road is too much and I live rurally so that’s everywhere…

When younger - booze. So much booze all the time on nights out. What an absolute waste of cash.
Now - probably highlights but yet I haven’t stopped. They make my hair look thicker and nicer. Shall I stop?! I have debated it to save money

Clothes, though at least I don't need to buy any now as I probably have enough to see me out.

Lunch out every day, coffees, magazines, dinners…. So much eating our

Lunch. Taxis. Cocaine 😳