What did you buy on your 40th birthday?

[ReallyConvolutedCareerHistory]

I'm turning 40 next year - July. Still a long way to go, but thinking of buying my first designer bag. Although I don't really like bags - I like shoes.

What did you buy on your 40th?

[WildwestWind]

A trip to Paris for my 40th with lunch in the Eiffel Tower restaurant on my actual birthday.
Nothing for my 50th as my darling husband had died six weeks earlier. Sat in the garden drinking myself into oblivion.
For my 60th I don't know what I'll do but im getting lots of ideas from this thread

[soupmaker]

A NorthFace snow boarding jacket. It's bright turquoise which is my favour colour and was in the sale. Still going strong.

[OutToGetYou]

Me too Tehmina - but I want more quality things too, less crap.

First pay check in new jobs (and I have a LOT of new jobs as I work on short term contracts) I buy a new bag, but not designer or anything, most I'd spend is £100 I think. I had an inheritance about 18m ago and thought I would buy a designer handbag but I just couldn't do it when it came to it.

[Groovee]

I doubt I will buy anything due to me still being on a weight loss journey.

[Gah81]

Every big birthday (and every first paycheck of a new job) I buy myself a piece of antique jewellery.

[tehmina23]

Oh dear... as I get older I just want more things! To fill a gap I think

[BlueEyedWonder]

Husband bought me a retro record player and the all the old vinyls I listened to in my youth.

Friends bought me a silver bangle.

I didn't buy myself anything. As I get older, I want less things I find

[Ponks]

I have no recollection of my 40th at all (7 years ago).

If there is nothing particular that you want, why not wait until you think of something special? Why waste money on a designer bag when you aren't interested in them?

[QuimJongUn]

A Mulberry Bayswater and three slices of cake from Patisserie Valerie. All for me.

[tattiehat]

A pregnancy test ( it was positive)!

[DirtyDancing]

My big 40 is next year. Weekend in Mykanos and a Chanel handbag for me please.

[Floisme]

Mine was 21 years ago so I guess it depends on your definition of new!

I hope you treat yourself to something nice.

[OutToGetYou]

Can't be that new, my 40th was nine and a half years ago. But, to be fair, I didn't do it cos it was something anyone else did, I have no idea if people did. I just did it because I wasn't going to get any presents.

[Floisme]

I think it is quite a new thing though. I don't think it's judging to notice that and remark on it.
As I've already said, it never occurred to me to buy myself something for my fortieth and I don't know anyone else my age who did. But I've made up for lost time since then

[SerfTerf]

No, that makes sense.

I didn't know if it was something like that or, well, I don't know.

[OutToGetYou]

SerfTerf

Well, no idea why anyone else did but I did it because I was single and have very little family so no other fucker was going to buy me a birthday present. I spent my 40th at home on my own. I expect I will spend my 50th similarly next year.

I didn't know I needed a reason though, nor that some internet stranger would later judge me.

[SerfTerf]

Is this people buying themselves presents because? Well why? I've never heard of this.

[OutToGetYou]

I bought fab bed linen. Well, I thought it was fab - White Company, but it actually didn't last very well, it wore out and one night I put my arm through the duvet cover when I was turning over (this was a few years ago and I'm only 49 now - I've never had any other bed linen do anything like that) and I now buy even more fabber bed linen from King Of Cotton.

[Floisme]

I have NO designer bag at all but wondering if I should get one.
I'm sorry but that sounds bonkers if you're not into bags - and you've said you're not.
You do like shoes and boots. If you don't want expensive, get two midrange pairs.

Or don't buy anything. It's not compulsory and you could treat yourself for your 41st or when your weight stabilises.

[WineBeforeCake]

I climbed a mountain so I bought a new rucksack 😏

[Justgivemesomepeace]

Went to copenhagen

[3wayburger]

I went to New York

[Twofurrycats]

I was convinced I would buy myself either some expensive shoes or a mulberry bag. I didn't: went to Florence and saw some fantastic diamond earrings. I still love them.

[loveisasecondhandemotion]

Mine is in January! I'm debating what to do.

For my 30th I turned vegetarian.
Stuck to it for almost 10 yrs now...

When i was 30 I bought GHD straighteners with money I got, they lasted 8 yrs.

For my 40th I may do the same, no other pair have lived up to them.

[ReallyConvolutedCareerHistory]

Why not buy a really fab pair of shoes?

I'm not into expensive shoes. Just leather boots, etc. Mid-range. I probably won't buy a really expensive pair of shoes and just admire them from afar....

Now for leather jackets, this one I probably will go for, but my weight keeps changing. I have several BLK DNMs (not super expensive but in the high-price range, at least for me) that I can't wear now coz of weight gain.