to ask you what things people spend money on that you just don't understand?

[FeelinTwentySixPointTwo]

This isn't a judgey thread or a bashing thread. People are absolutely free to spend their money on whatever they choose. Horses for courses.

But that said.. what expensive things do you see other people spending their money on that you simply don't "get"?

Mine is personalised numberplates. Cannot compute why anyone would care what combo of numbers or letters is on their car.

Interested to see what others think!

Totally agree. Living with illness & pain means I feel rubbish and a bit of botox or profhilo does wonders! My kids have ASD & one has a restrictive diet so takeaways are frequent.
There are lots of things which arent necessarily my cup of tea 🤷‍♀️
I hope your chemo is helping & that you're not feeling too awful xx

Theme parks. I just do not get the appeal and they are soooo expensive, especially if you have a few kids in tow.

Although right now I'm inwardly cringing at how judged I feel on this thread being a person with a private plate, expensive handbags and a penchant for a bit of Botox and fillers!! 😂 having said that it's very subtle - no one has EVER noticed it (or mentioned it to me at least!). I'm just not coping very well with aging and it simply makes me feel better about myself. I willingly admit that Im a very shallow person and get a huge amount of joy from nice things!! 🙊😂

Black pudding is delicious. It might be niche now but it was obviously 'invented' to help use up every bit of the pig.

And also because a lot of rehoming centres dont allow dogs to be placed in homes with children.

She's giving people a chance to rest and recuperate and talk about themselves, and that is very helpful.

Plastic grass/turf.

When I was in my 20s I was house sitting for my parents and poured myself a glass of wine from a bottle in the fridge (the general rule was anything in the fridge was fair game). It was so disgusting I decided it must have 'gone off' and poured the whole lot down the sink.

When my parents returned it transpired it was a £200 bottle of pudding wine gifted to my dad by a client. He never let me forget it, God rest his soul!

I don't get that either.
The people I know with it spend time hoovering it, and covering it in disinfectant.

Real grass is so much more low maintenance.

Huge eyelashes.
Tatoos. They just look like bruises to me.
Coffee in take away cups.
Designer handbags. They look the same as cheap ones to me.
Big fat lips.
Just Eat food 🤮
Vapes and cigarettes.

Definitely this. It's hideous.

My parents picked private school, believing it better, I hated the experience and was horribly bullied. My DC are both so happy in their state schools, and this makes me so happy. The oldest is in a large secondary and youngest still at primary. No regrets.

Junk food, alcohol, eating out, holidays abroad, expensive cars, beauty treatments, designer clothes, more than one dog,
I’d love a designer bad though.

Fancy cars, cosmetic surgery eg Botox, gym membership, cars on finance, designer clothes, shoes and bags.

Nothing. Honestly. To each their own.

I’ve got pedigree cats. It’s not my fault the shelters are full- that’s the fault of the people who put them there in the first place.

Trout pouts
Tattoos

I can understand personally most things people coukd have an interest in even though there's not a chance in hell I'd spend the same kind of money

The one that I really can't wrap my head around though is 'designer' shoes and bags.

I love a nice pair of boots or trainers and have a massive shoe collection but have never spent over £200 on a pair (they were DMs) and for that I would have to really really love them and be something really special.

I also get spending a few hundred on something like a really nice leather coat or bag but it's when it gets to the £1000s I stop getting it

Half the stuff I see for those prices is really ugly to me anyway, but maybe that's just my taste!!

I'm a bit 90s grunge so designer anything or things that are a 'must have' or 'classic' item isn't really my cup of tea

My numberplate spells my name, I have owned it for over 20 years now, can’t explain why but I do cherish it.

We had this issue. We had to wait about a year for a puppy from a rescue centre as they wouldn’t let us hav an older dogs whilst we had kids

I’m glad your kids have a school they are happy with. And a state school too so free.

Our local state school let kids beat my child up day after day after day without meaningful consequences because ‘the bullies are in care so we can’t exclude them’. We moved my child to private and I could cry with gratitude. They’ve stopped self harming. They’ve stopped telling me every day how much they loathe themselves. They’re just happy, The ludicrous fees are money well spent to safeguard my child’s mental and physical wellbeing.

Well pedigrees have so many health problems with big vets bills. I really wanted a Maine Coon but they have heart problems. so I’m happy with my 2 rescue tuxedo cats ☺️

Sending the ironing out. You really have that much? What're you ironing?

Spending a fortune on a cruise and then moaning that they can't afford anything.

For me it's fingernails and hair extensions. I personally don't understand why anyone has long hair, especially that needs so much attention. I like to just wash and go.

What’s wrong with camping???