What is your splurge-worthy item/service that you never regret spending?

[Anonymous]

I would consider a splurge anything we would ditch if we were having money issues. That includes:
Gym Membership
2-3 vacations per year (beach, Disney, etc)
Pest control
Amazon Music/Kindle Unlimited subscriptions

We are frugal in general, so these are not Safari's lol. Produce does come from Whole Foods (on our Amazon CC) but not always organic. Their quality is normally the best in general. Other items mostly from Aldi, unless Target has a cartwheel discount or Safeway has a Just4U freebie or good sale. We only have 1 car, live walkable to metro, great school pyramid, and neighborhood pool/playground. We could've purchased a more expensive house but are very happy in our townhouse for our little family of 3.

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Anonymous wrote:Private schools for both kids
$10-12k worth vacations every year
Weekly in home massages
Perrier
Kombucha - we spend $250 every month and can’t stop. Tried making at home twice and didn’t work.
Dirty dozen produce bought organic
Lawn work
Lawn treatments
Routine house maintenance
My high end suv
DH’s Tesla
Bi weekly cleaning service
Monthly meal at true food kitchen - lol for the quantity this really hurts at $100 for 4 people no booze. And we eat out twice a week.


You “don’t make much”? Get a clue, lady!

Home schooling for many years so no income over 10 yrs. Will have only worked 15 yrs when I retire since so many years spent on expensive education. We don’t make much but both kids will go to in state public and will do a combo of aid and loans. We lived frugally till house was paid off.

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Good winter boots. Waterproof and also stylish for ski resort, Helly Hansen jackets for kids. Travel. No cleaning lady, had lawn service, too flaky, do it myself now. But, will spend money on travel, steaks too! But, will go to Aldi as well. I am a spending contradiction.

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30hr a week housekeeper.

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Wash and fold.

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Anonymous wrote:I summered in the Hamptons, 11 summers. Met numerous celebs, dated a few models, had a Mercedes SL and a Jeep Wrangler at summer house as my Day/Night cars.

Jeep for beach, Mercedes for clubs. Pretty much I blew all my money 100 percent doubt stuff like this for 11 years. Loved it!!! Consider it money well spent

Now your on government subsidies?

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a single mom on a decent but not lavish income. I get a teaspoon of child support but no actual physical presence in my child's life from his father. I have a very limited support system and take on a lot emotionally and physically taking care of my child by myself.

Since I work hard and work a lot, my splurge is our vacations. I spend thousands every year for 2-3 nice trips. These give me and my child time to get away from the hard grind of our daily lives and focus on our bond. I consider it money well spent and don't regret a dime of any vacation $$ I've spent. Our memories and time together are priceless.

My second splurge is our home. I bought at the top of my affordability range to make sure we are in a safe area with excellent schools and close to major job centers. It has worked out well and I have no regrets, even though I do still cringe at my mortgage and tax payments sometimes. But the peace of mind is worth it.

Thirdly, since I have limited time, I splurge on healthy prepared meals for us. I don't have the time to cook a lot or grocery shop, so this has helped save my sanity.

How old is your child and what are some of your trips? Also where do you get good meals from? I’m preparing to be a single mom with no support. I admire what you’re doing.

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Anonymous wrote:Airline should price seats by the pound.

This is a genius idea.

Only if it’s a height/weight ratio. I’m almost 6’ tall but thin. Still gets me to 150lbs. Unless they adjust leg room for height so the shorties don’t recline onto my 34” inseamed legs.

My splurge is my housecleaning service.

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Anonymous wrote:Are we the only ones with weekly cleaners? Is that indulgent? It's probably a wash costwise and it seems to be easier on our lady to come each week and lightly clean. We are not messy but we have two dogs so it's mostly floors/bathrooms.

We do every-other-week. It's a bit of a hassle to prep for the cleaners and for us it doesn't seem worth spending more to get the full cleaning weekly. We wipe down our bathrooms daily and will vacuum the living area in the off-week. I feel like the full deep clean is only needed every 2 weeks.

We have the house cleaned weekly, but it seems most people go with every other week. Growing up, my parents both had professional jobs and so we always had the house cleaned weekly. Every other week does not seem often enough to me.

Weekly cleaning here and we do not prep for cleaners.

[Anonymous]

Weekly private Pilates lessons
Massages a couple times a month

I have a terrible back exacerbated by pregnancy and breastfeeding hormones. I’m such a happier person to be around and more functional with these luxuries.

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Cleaning lady once a week
Dry cleaning servifor stuff that can be washed at home (ironing takes forever)
Massage every month
Pilates/yoga classes (I don’t pay gym memes and run and exercise outside)
Good hair color
Travel ( we travel a lot, but cheap). I usually find a good deals and we can squeeze Europe vacation for 4 in $2k. But again, we don’t stay in the top resorts, Airbnb or camping a lot). My youngest kid will head to college in a year and I am so happy we traveled with kids around the world. They have awesome memories and I cherish that family time

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AVOCADO.

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Tutors and prep classes for 3 kids who went to MCPS magnet schools and are in STEM fields now. Allowed us to not pay for private schools and live in a beautiful house that was very affordable in a fantastic area with not-so great public schools.

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Anonymous wrote:I would consider a splurge anything we would ditch if we were having money issues. That includes:
Gym Membership
2-3 vacations per year (beach, Disney, etc)
Pest control
Amazon Music/Kindle Unlimited subscriptions

We are frugal in general, so these are not Safari's lol. Produce does come from Whole Foods (on our Amazon CC) but not always organic. Their quality is normally the best in general. Other items mostly from Aldi, unless Target has a cartwheel discount or Safeway has a Just4U freebie or good sale. We only have 1 car, live walkable to metro, great school pyramid, and neighborhood pool/playground. We could've purchased a more expensive house but are very happy in our townhouse for our little family of 3.

We could ditch the following -
Magazine subscriptions
Buying books from Amazon (instead of borrowing from library)
Maid service from 2 times a week to once a week
Eating out from three times a week to once a week.

Things like organic food, lawn service, lawn treatments and home repair/maintenance I would keep.

[Anonymous]

Once a month cleaning. Eat out with family 1 week. Car wash vert rarely. Damn, I am frugal! I’d love to be the pp with the long frugal list above. The frugal thing I really wish I could do is sew my own clothes.