Splurges that are worth it.

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Anonymous wrote:Spend the extra for organic non-antibiotic, non growth hormone, non-gmo food. Much cheaper than cancer in the long run.

Oh so that's how you cure cancer.

Prevention is much easier than curing.

You really believe that you are preventing cancer by avoiding GMOs? So when a friend comes down with cancer, are you secretly thinking, "Well, she really should have eaten organic food"?

I do buy organic produce and humanely raised meat most of of the time, almost completely because I hate what pesticides are doing to pollinators and I think factory farm practices are disgusting. But if you really think you are preventing cancer by buying organic/non-GMO food, well, you've been hoodwinked.

I suspect these people actually do think that. My mother died of lung cancer. She never smoked a cigarette or drank a sip of alcohol in her life. She exercise every day and was slim and healthy until the day she was diagnosed. Not to hijack the thread, but I really do believe some people think that people are to blame for cancer. Despicable.

New poster--My mother is currently in remission from cancer. She went to Cancer Centers of America and they highly recommend that patients take up an organic diet. Since that time she only eats mostly organic and has changed her entire diet around. I also completely changed my diet and eat mostly organic. Never had cancer but I notice I no longer get ovarian cysts, which I had been struggling with almost every month. It's a shame that organic food is so expensive though.

OK, but do you eat the exact same kinds of food, only organic? Or did you switch from a junkier diet with more processed foods to one that is mostly whole foods, cooked at home? I don't discount at all the health benefits of a good diet. I've read a lot of studies on organic food and health benefits, though, and there's no proven link. There are definitely proven links between diet and health, obviously. But you don't have to eat organic food to eat a healthy, unprocessed diet.

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Anonymous wrote:liposuction and brazilian butt lift, it totally changed my life! I used to be square and flat butt and now I have a great shape!

Who was your doc?

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At age 62 where do I begin:
1. Front of the plane - if I don't fly first class my children will
2. Monthly massage - didn't need one 30 years ago!
3. Country club golf - cost per round obscene but it's a nice walk in the park
4. Housecleaner/Yard person - did it for 30 years and we weren't getting any better at it!
5. Luxury used cars - let someone else eat the depreciation
6. 529 plans for grandchildren - because we can!

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Barre3 membership
Turning Natural habit - love their smoothies and black bean burgers

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Anonymous wrote:At age 62 where do I begin:
1. Front of the plane - if I don't fly first class my children will
2. Monthly massage - didn't need one 30 years ago!
3. Country club golf - cost per round obscene but it's a nice walk in the park
4. Housecleaner/Yard person - did it for 30 years and we weren't getting any better at it!
5. Luxury used cars - let someone else eat the depreciation
6. 529 plans for grandchildren - because we can!

Love this - someone with money and a sense of humor.

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A last family vacation before the oldest child leaves for college.

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Who still irons? I iron maybe 15 minutes a year. I think I can handle it.

How else do you get wrinkles out of shirts? :/

Buy no-wrinkle shirts from Lands' End.

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Brooks Brothers no-wrinkle dress shirts. Absolutely a splurge that is worth it.

Do you only buy Brooks brothers no-wrinkle dress shirts? I also like to buy no-wrinkle dress shirts, but unfortunatley, I am unable to exclusively buy no-wrinkle dress shirts.

Get it?

But you can afford a $250 steam iron station?

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-Good quality, comfortable shoes
-High quality kitchen knives
-Good bras, especially sports bras (I need the support!)
-Cleaning service
-Dogwalker - we sometimes even have a dogwalker come in during the weekends, if we’re going to be away for most of the day (weddings or visiting family). It’s so nice to have that option, so we don’t have to worry about rushing back.
-Artwork – we have lots of original stuff from local artists – oil paintings, framed photos and numbered prints, and pottery. Nothing high end or investment level, but it really makes our house a bit more homey, and makes me smile. I started buying back when I was living in a crappy apartment with housemates (even $100-200 was a huge splurge back then) – I didn’t want to invest in nice furniture that might not fit in the next crappy apartment, but the artwork made the dingy apartment a little bit nicer. Plus, it’s easy to move!

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My weekly milkshake. Makes me happier than wine.

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For us, the worthwhile splurge is definitely the weekly house-cleaner. I can't wait to get home each Tuesday after work.

I'm intrigued at how many PPs listed "vitamix" as one of their worthwhile splurges. I'll have to check it out.

And to the PP who listed "expensive gin," are you my DH posting on this forum? (I'm not a drinker and so I think it's a waste to spend $ on alcohol.)

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good quality TP

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My boat.

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Sharpening kitchen knives and buying decent knives
Paying someone to handle the trees, bushes, etc.
Flowers from a florist delivered to my grandma (she LOVES to show them off to the other ladies in her active senior community)

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Orthodontist! Worth every penny.